Tramore Local Area Plan - Waterford County Council

Chapter 1: Introduction to the PlanTramore, as the County’s Secondary Service centre, has a significant role toplay in the achievement of this vision for County Waterford. This vision is atthe forefront of how Tramore should develop over the plan period and toachieve this, a number of goals have been formulated.• To develop Tramore as a leading retail and economic centre andrealise its potential as the County’s Secondary Service Centre.• To provide high quality residential development catering for amixture of house type and sizes to provide for the current and futurepopulation of Tramore.• To encourage industrial development in Tramore through a plan ledapproach.• To provide for services and infrastructure in a coherent andstrategic manner that will compliment and aid future developmentand growth.• To ensure the educational needs of the town are catered forthroughout the lifetime of the Plan.• To develop a Town park which will provide a public amenity andrecreational facility in Tramore.• To ensure that Community facilities are provided in conjunctionwith new residential development .• To improve mobility and accessibility throughout the town and toprioritise pedestrian movements.1.3 PHYSICAL CONTEXTTramore occupies a coastal location overlooking Tramore Bay 13 km (8 miles)to the south of Waterford City 48km (30miles) to the east of Dungarvan and10 km (6.25 miles) to the south of Waterford Airport. The town is a leading seaside resort for the South East Region with good transport linkages to WaterfordCity and Waterford Airport.The existing form and structure of the town has been influenced by the naturaltopography and physical landform. Main Street forms a long narrow steep spinethrough the town and it is this configuration that has not lent itself historically tothe growth or expansion of the town. The 3 mile long strand is at the lowestpoint of the town and it is here the town’s main recreational and activity base iscentered.1.4 PLAN PERIODThe Plan relates to the development of the defined area over the period 2007-2013, and shall be taken as six years from the date the plan was made, or until itis subsequently reviewed or another Plan is made.5