Tramore Local Area Plan - Waterford County Council

Chapter 3: Residential Development3.1 RESIDENTIALLY ZONED LAND3.1.1 Residentially zoned lands requiredWhile the market dictates the demand and supply of new housing includinglocational preferences the Council is obliged to ensure that sufficient land iszoned for all types of housing over the Plan period and ensure that no undueshortages shall occur. The Council recognises that in order to sustain a diversecommunity a range of housing needs have to be catered for.The land use pattern in Tramore has been characterized by expanding residentialdevelopments of low/medium density estate type development on the outerfringes of the town. The optimum location for new residential development iswithin the existing town boundary however the majorities of these lands havebeen developed or are committed to development and there is a need to providefor lands outside the existing town boundary to cater for the continuing demandand to ensure there is sufficient opportunity for continued growth.3.1.2 Availability of existing zoned landCurrently there is relatively little land available for residential developmentwithin the town. In order to provide choice and ensure that lands can be madeavailable for development, and ensure the market doesn’t become artificiallyinflated due to a shortage of available land, it will be necessary to zoneadditional residential lands.Table 4:Residentialzonedland….It is estimated that there is currently aprox 55 Hectares (136 acres) ofundeveloped zoned lands within Tramore. This figure includes lands that havepermission and are not yet built upon and lands that are subject of an applicationor an appeal to An Bord Pleanala.Residential zonedlandConstructed/underConstructionunder the periodof the last PlanHa9.7HaCommitteddevelopmentAvailableDevelopmenttofor40.09HaCapacity for aprox 601-1202 unitsbased on a density of 15 to 30units per hectare14.87 Ha Capacity for aprox 220 to 446units based on a density of 15-30units per hectare22