Appendicies
- Appendix 1 - GUIDELINES FOR VILLAGE HOUSING
- Appendix 2 - GUIDELINES FOR RURAL HOUSING
- Appendix 3 - RECORD OF PROTECTED STRUCTURES (BY TOWNLAND)
- Appendix 4 - REGISTER OF NATURAL HERITAGE SITES
- Appendix 5 - LIST OF TREES AND GROUPS OF TREES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO AMENITY
- Appendix 6 - LIST OF PROTECTED VIEWS
- Appendix 7 - STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN
- Appendix 8 - SANITARY SERVICES INVENTORY
APPENDIX- 7 - STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN
- Introduction to Strategic Environmental Assessment
- Appraisal of Development Plan Policies
- Conclusion
1. Introduction
North Tipperary is committed to placing sustainable development at the heart of its decision-making. This section of the Plan is in compliance with the requirement of the Planning and Development Act, 2000 for plans to include information on the likely significant effects on the environment of implementing the Development Plan Policies.
This requirement has been fulfilled in the Plan in the form of a checklist that will help to ensure that all the policy objectives are assessed against their likely impact on the environment, and to minimise adverse environmental impacts on implementing the Plan.
This process is not a new one but it will be the first time that the County Development Plan for North Tipperary will be assessed in this way. To date no ministerial guidelines are available as to the procedure for such an assessment, therefore the following checklist has been prepared in line with the procedure adopted in heritage appraisals.
2. Appraisal of Development Plan Policy
The following tables assess the policies set out in the Plan against the following criteria:
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
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LANDSCAPE QUALITY |
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AIR QUALITY |
WQ |
GROUND WATER & SURFACE WATER QUALITY |
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CONSERVATION OF NATURAL ENVIRONMENT |
CULT |
CONSERVATION OF THE CULTURAL & BUILT ENVIRONMENT |
RESOURCES
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CONSUMPTION OF RENEWABLE & NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES |
EE |
ENCOURAGEMENT OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY & SUSTAINABLE USE OF SERVICES & INFRASTRUCTURE |
EMPLOYMENT & SOCIAL
EMP |
SUPPORTING EMPLOYMENT |
TRAN |
ENCOURAGING SUSTAINABLE FORMS OF TRANSPORT |
AM |
OPEN SPACE, RECREATION AND AMENITY |
COM |
COMMUNITY WELFARE & WELL-BEING |
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ENV 1 |
Landscape Protection |
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ENV 2 |
Vulnerable Landscapes |
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ENV 3 |
Views and Prospects |
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ENV 4 |
Surface Water Retention |
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ENV 5 |
Groundwater and Surface Water Protection |
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ENV 6 |
Water Corridor's |
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ENV 7 |
Water Corridor's Amenity |
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ENV 8 |
Protection of the Flood Plain |
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ENV 8a |
Flood Alleviation Measures |
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ENV 9 |
Agriculture |
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ENV 10 |
Agricultural Buildings |
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ENV 11 |
Rural Diversification |
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ENV 12 |
Agricultural Waste |
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ENV 13 |
Disposal of Agricultural Waste |
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ENV 14 |
Nutrient Management |
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ENV 15 |
Forestry |
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ENV 16 |
Quarries |
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ENV 17 |
Supply of Quarries |
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ENV 18 |
Waste Management |
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ENV 19 |
Disposing of Builder's Spoil |
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ENV 20 |
Polluter Pays |
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ENV 21 |
Environmental Nuisance |
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ENV 22 |
Western Area Local Area Plan |
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ENV 23 |
Settlement Fringe |
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ENV 24 |
Approach Roads |
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ENV 25 |
Towns/Village Improvements |
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ENV 26 |
Town Renewal |
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ENV 27 |
Village Renewal |
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ENV 28 |
Derelict Sites |
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ENV 29 |
Obsolete Areas |
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ENV 30 |
Brown Field Sites |
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ENV 31 |
Amenity |
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ENV 32 |
Large Scale Parks and Amenity |
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ENV 33 |
Public Playgrounds |
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ENV 34 |
Neighbourhood Amenity |
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EMPLOYMENT & SOCIAL |
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ENV 35 |
Residential Amenity |
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ENV 36 |
Passive Amenity |
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ENV 37 |
Contributions Towards Recreational Needs |
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ENV 38 |
Lough Derg |
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ENV 38a |
Private Marinas and Jetties |
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ENV 39 |
Rights of Way |
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ENV 40 |
Access to Rights of Way |
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ENV 41 |
Conservation Areas |
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ENV 42 |
Protected Structures |
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ENV 43 |
Archaeology |
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ENV 44 |
Tree Preservation |
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ENV 45 |
Arts and Culture |
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ENV 46 |
Proposed Natural Heritage Areas |
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ENV 47 |
Candidate Special Areas of Conservation |
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ENV 48 |
Protection of Areas of Nature Conservation |
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ENV 49 |
Development of Serveso Establishments |
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EMPLOYMENT & SOCIAL |
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HSG 1 |
Housing in Urban Areas and on the Urban Fringe |
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HSG 1a |
Master Plan for Gortlandroe and Richmond, Nenagh |
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HSG 1b |
Local Area Plan for lands at Ballycarrane/Commons, Thurles |
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HSG 1c |
Settlement Fringe |
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HSG 1d |
Borrisoleigh Master Plan |
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HSG 2 |
Village Land Zoning |
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HSG 3 |
Village Housing |
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HSG 4 |
Village Facilities |
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HSG 5 |
Rural Housing in the Open Countryside |
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HSG 5a |
Rural Housing in Special Landscape Zones |
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HSG 6 |
Housing Policy - Structurally Weak Areas |
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HSG 7 |
Rural Cluster |
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HSG 8 |
Rural Housing in Pressure Areas |
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HSG 9 |
Reuse, E-tension or Replacement of E-isting Dwellings in the Countryside |
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HSG 10 |
Commercial Use on or adjacent to Residential Sites in Rural Areas |
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HSG 11 |
Social/Affordable Housing |
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HSG 12 |
Accommodation of the Travelling Community |
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HSG 13 |
Community Facilities |
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HSG 14 |
Childcare Facilities |
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HSG 15 |
Nursing Homes/Elderly Accommodation |
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HSG 16 |
Granny Flats and Special Needs Accommodation |
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ECON 1 |
Employment Growth and Promotion |
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ECON 2 |
Strategic Employment |
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ECON 3 |
Local Area Plans |
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ECON 3a |
Local Area Plan for Archestown, Thurles |
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ECON 4 |
Environmental Improvement of Employment Areas |
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ECON 5 |
Streetscape |
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ECON 6 |
Non-Conforming Uses |
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ECON 7 |
Commercial Uses in the Open Countryside |
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ECON 8 |
Rural Employment |
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ECON 9 |
Tourism and Lough Derg |
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ECON 10 |
Tourist Accommodation |
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ECON 11 |
On Farm Tourism |
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ECON 12 |
Location of Tourism Facilities |
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ECON 13 |
Large-scale Integrated Tourism-Leisure-Recreation Comple- |
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ECON 14 |
Shopping |
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ECON 15 |
Retail in the Town Centre |
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ECON 16 |
Settlement Centre Policy |
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ECON 17 |
Townscape Improvement |
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ECON 18 |
Shop-Fronts |
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ECON 19 |
Advertising |
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ECON 20 |
Take-Away Outlets |
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ECON 21 |
Filling Stations |
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TRANS 1 |
Pedestrian Rights |
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TRANS 2 |
Transport and Land -Use |
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TRANS 3 |
Route Corridors |
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TRANS 4 |
Preserving Road Capacity |
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TRANS 5 |
Transport Interchanges |
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TRANS 6 |
Road and Pavement Improvements in Settlement Centres |
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TRANS 7 |
Contributions Towards Improvements Works |
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TRANS 8 |
Rail Transport |
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TRANS 9 |
Bus Transport |
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TRANS 10 |
Bicycle Parking |
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SERV 1 |
Storm Water Retention |
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SERV 2 |
Water Supply |
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SERV 3 |
Proprietary Wastewater Treatment |
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SERV 3a |
Pumping Station |
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SERV 4 |
Electricity Supply Lines |
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SERV 5 |
Wind Energy |
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SERV 6 |
Telecommunications Apparatus |
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SERV 7 |
Satellite Dishes |
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3. Conclusion
The above table shows that the likely effects for most of the policies contained within the County Development Plan are considered to be generally positive or neutral.
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