Part 1 Self Sustaining Town Plans - Baltinglass, Newtownmountkennedy, Rathdrum

SELF SUSTAINING TOWN PLANS (LEVEL 4)  

Baltinglass, Newtownmountkennedy, Rathdrum 

This volume of the Wicklow County Development Plan 2021 - 2027 comprises land use plans for the Level 4 towns of Baltinglass, Newtownmountkennedy and Rathdrum. In the past, Local Area Plans would have been adopted for most Level 4 towns; however, changes to the Planning Act in 2010 allow the Planning Authority to incorporate development plans for towns with a population of less 5,000 into the County Development Plan.  

This County Development Plan therefore includes the development plans for Baltinglass, Newtownmountkennedy and Rathdrum, while Local Area Plans are being maintained for Kilcoole (the plan for Kilcoole having been combined with the Greystones – Delgany LAP in 2013) and Enniskerry (the plan for Enniskerry having been combined with the wider Bray Municipal District LAP in 2018). 

The purpose of these plans is to put in place a structure that will guide the future sustainable development of each settlement. These plans, in conjunction with the County Development Plan will inform and manage the future development of the town.  

The aim of these plans is to establish a framework for the planned, co-ordinated and sustainable development of each settlement, and to enhance and facilitate the balancing of economic, social and environmental infrastructure in order to maintain and develop a high quality of life without compromising the protection of the environment and the needs of future generations.  

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