Appendices
Including SEA, AA and SFRA
Submission from the Office of Public Works (submission 140)
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation
SuDS, Green and Blue Infrastructure, and Nature Based Solutions The OPW welcomes the following: - The provision in objective 9.2 that all new proposals for development to provide a separate foul and surface water drainage system and to incorporate SuDS in so far as practical - Objective 9.4 requiring all planning applications for new development incorporate SUDs as far as possible, and along with objective 6.22 to encourage green roofs and green walls, and to investigate the feasibility of preparing SuDS guidelines for the city during the lifetime of the plan - Objective 5.23 encouraging all development proposals to incorporate rainwater harvesting measures - Objective 5.24 supporting green and blue infrastructure - The inclusion of and discussion in Chapter 6, Green & Blue Infrastructure, Open Space and Biodiversity - The proposals for integrated area based SuDS in the South Docks Drainage Strategy, and objectives 10.24 and 10.33 regarding its implementation CFRAM Website There is a reference to www.cfram.ie in Table 3 Predictive Flood Risk Indicators of the SFRA website which is no longer available. All documents and mapping in relation to CFRAM and background information on PFRA are now available on www.floodinfo.ie.
These observations are acknowledged and welcomed. It is recommended that the SFRA be updated to include a subsection on SuDS including reference to these Plan provisions. Recommendation: Update the SFRA to include a subsection on SuDS including reference to these Plan provisions (Objective 9.2, 9.4, 5.23, 5.24, 1024 and 10.33, as well as Chapter 6).
This reference in the SFRA will be corrected. Recommendation: Update the reference to www.cfram.ie in the SFRA to www.floodinfo.ie.
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