Amendments to Chapter 6 - Economic Development and Tourism

Proposed Amendment

Submission No./Elected Member Amendment No.

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Amend Objective ED 1 as follows:

Objective ED 1: Enterprise and Employment Objectives

b) Ensure any proposals for lands zoned for Enterprise and Employment adjoining the R445 and the R525 and the Belmount Road include a Traffic and Transport Assessment, to ensure that the local road network and associated junctions with the regional roads have sufficient capacity to facilitate the extent of the development planned.  The cost of implementing mitigation measures arising from the assessment shall be borne by the developer.  Any proposal at this site shall ensure the provision of a minimum 20m landscaped buffer zone between proposed developments and any existing or proposed the adjoining residential developments.

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2.

Amend Objective ED 2 by adding the following:

Objective ED 2: Tourism Objectives

b) Proposals for new Walkways/Cycleways, Greenways and Blueways within the Special Area of Conservation will be subject to appropriate environmental assessments.  Any development which would have significant adverse effects on the integrity of European sites or cause a net loss of bio-diversity will not be permitted.

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3.

Amend Section 6.2 to include:

Any expanding walks adjoining or within the Special Area of Conservation which would have significant adverse effects on the integrity of European sites or cause a net loss of bio-diversity will not be permitted.

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