CE Report on the Draft Plan Consultation Volume 1

Appendices

Including SEA, AA and SFRA

Submission from the Office of Public Works (submission 140)

Issues / Recommendations / Observations

Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation

Planning and Local Government and the OPW and will bring forward options and recommendations for the Government to consider as soon as possible.

the interim full consideration will be given to areas that may be at risk or vulnerable to coastal erosion or coastal change, including change associated with climate change.

(iv) Insert a new Objective in Chapter 9 as follows: Objective 9.x Coastal Change

To support the development of a national coordinated and integrated strategy to manage the projected impact of coastal change to our coastal communities, economies, heritage, culture and environment by the National Coastal Change Management Strategy Steering Group and fully consider its findings once published. In the interim full consideration will be given to areas that may be at risk or vulnerable to coastal erosion or coastal change, including change associated with climate change. While this recommendation is noted, it is not considered necessary that Objective 9.9 needs to clarify that ‘ zoning or development proposals support and do not impede or prevent the progression of flood relief schemes’. It is considered that this is implicit in the existing text of the Objective. Furthermore, development proposals will be assessed on an individual basis through the development management planning application processes, which will consider inter alia impacts on proposed flood relief works. Recommendation: No change.

Flood Relief Schemes The OPW welcomes objective 9.9 to work with the OPW in the progression and completion of FRMPs and flood relief schemes including the Lower Lee Flood Relief Scheme (LLFRS), schemes in Blackpool, Glanmire / Glashaboy, Douglas / Togher and other schemes that may be developed during the period of the plan. The OPW recommends that the text in this objective could be clarified to ensure zoning or development proposals support and do not impede or prevent the progression of these measures.

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