Amendments to Chapter 4 - Town Centre First Approach

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Insert the following text into Chapter 4 Section 4.3 Town Centre Health Check:

Limerick  City  and  County  Council  have been proactively working to address vacancy and dereliction across Limerick.  The active land use management tools available to the Council are underpinned by Derelict Sites Act, 1990 (as amended), the Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015 (for vacant sites), Residential Zoned Land Tax and key Government policies such as Town Centre First, Our Rural Future, and Housing for All. In addition, the Council is committed to working with property owners to reactivate long-term vacant homes and unused properties for sustainable productive use and promote public funding opportunities such as Croí Cónaithe.

The Council has a proactive regime in place, which aims to tackle the issues of dereliction and vacancy throughout Limerick. A dedicated team within the Council work on a continuous basis seeking to reduce vacancy and dereliction, through the various tools available, including compulsory purchase of vacant and underutilised properties.

The Dereliction, Vacancy and Re-Use Team of the Council will continue to engage with property owners to advise on remedial measures and give guidance on schemes and supports available to bringing vacant and derelict properties back into productive use.

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1. Insert the following new objective into Section 4.3 Town Centre Health Check

Objective ED O4: Active Land Management: it is an objective of the Council to:

(a) Support and facilitate the reuse and revitalisation of derelict, vacant and underutilised sites and disused buildings throughout Caherconlish for residential, economic, community and leisure purposes.

(b) Promote and facilitate the re-use of under-utilised or vacant lands/buildings in Caherconlish through the  active  land  management  mechanisms  such as  the Derelict  Sites  Act,  1990  (as amended), the Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015 (for vacant sites), Residential Zoned land  Tax and  also  through key Government  guidance policies  such  as  Town  Centre  First,  Our  Rural Future, and Housing for All and any replacements thereof.  The Council will continue to engage with property owners to advise on remedial measures and give guidance on schemes and supports available to bringing vacant and derelict homes back into productive use.

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Amend text in Chapter 4 Section 4.4 Retail Strategy as follows:

Remove text in Section 4.4 Retail Strategy as follows:

Development proposed on the ground floor in the village centre will be restricted to shopping and related services with active frontages to address the street

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Amend Objective ED P4: Retail Development (c) as follows:

(c) Ensure that Encourage proposals at ground floor level within the village centre are restricted to to be used for retail uses. Where viable retail cannot be sustained, then alternative uses for the property/unit will be considered. Storage use will not be permitted as the primary use in this location;

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Amend text in Table 4.2 Caherconlish Opportunity Sites and Development Potential/Principles as follows:

The proposed river walk begins north of the village centre, with access proposed opposite the estate of Ceol na Habhann on the R513. The route continues behind the former library parallel to the R513 Limerick Road through the ‘Open Space and Recreation’ zoning designation and continues east, terminating at of the village centre. to the south of the settlement boundary.

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Amend Opportunity Site 3 in Table 4.2 Caherconlish Opportunity Sites and Development Potential/Principles to provide for the revision to Groody River Walk. Map amended as follows:

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Add the following text into Table 4.2 Caherconlish Opportunity Sites and Development Potential/Principles under Opportunity Site 4:

Detailed masterplan will be required showing proposed connectivity and linkages and access points as part of any development proposal. Vehicle access shall be provided via the R513 while pedestrian and cycle access shall be prioritised to create additional linkages and permeability into Opportunity Site 1, the Square, and where possible, surrounding residential estates. 

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Amend Opportunity Site 4 in Table 4.2 Caherconlish Opportunity Sites and Development Potential/Principles to include additional lands zoned as New Residential as per zoning ‘Amendments to Maps’ and amend map as follows:

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