Tramore Local Area Plan - Waterford County Council

Chapter 5: Community & Social DevelopmentAs stated in the 2003 Local Area Plan there is no cinema or dedicated theatricalcentre in Tramore. Given the escalating population such facilities are importantto the social fabric of the town and should be catered for.5.7.1 Public ArtPublic Art has an important role to play within a town context as it can create asense of identity and can define particular areas within the townscape. Theredevelopment of the boating lake area to provide for a town park provides anopportunity for the commissioning of a piece of public art. Ideally public artshould relate to the particular area that it is displayed on and should in some wayreflect a sense of what the town is about.POLICYRecreationalfacilities ….Centre foramenitywalks…..Amenitywalkways &cycle ways…Developmentof a cinema…Protection ofexistingfacilities…PolicyREC1:.To develop a programme to ensure that all communities have qualityaccessible playground facilities.REC2: The Council shall promote the development of additional recreationalfacilities within the town to cater for the current and projectedpopulationsREC3: To promote Tramore as an area for amenity walks and to play as rolein promoting Waterford as “The Walking Capital of Ireland”REC4:.Promote and facilitate the provision of a network of quality amenitypathways and cyclewaysREC5: Promote and encourage the development of a cinema andmultifunctional building suitably located within the town.REC6: To protect the existing recreational and sporting facilities in thetown.44