Dungarvan Environs

Location
Dungarvan is central to the County in terms of its location and political and economic importance.  It is the County Capital and headquarters of the County Council. The town has its own Town Council and Development Plan. (Download Dungarvan (1,589 kbs) Map Here - 2MB) and also download the pages relating to Zoning Objectives (183 kbs). The Zoning Objectives and Landuse Zoning Matrix need to be used when looking at the individual settlement zonings.

Infrastructure
Dungarvan and its hinterland is well serviced with roads network.  The Nat. Road Network: National Primary (N25) and National Secondary (N72) passes West to East, connecting to Cork/Killarney and Waterford City/ Rosslare Port. The Regional roads R672 (Clonmel) and R676 (Carrick-on-Suir) provide linkages to the North of the County and inter-county.Proposals for a new Outer Ring Road have been developed to the Route Selection Stage, which it is expected, will be completed during this Development Plan period.

A new state of the art wastewater treatment plant and collection/ pumping system is being constructed and will be fully operational by 2006.  Water supply to the town is adequate for existing demand but the pace of development in the environs (i.e Ballinroad, Ballinacourty, Knockateemore) is putting a strain on the delivery of adequate supply of water to these areas, particularly during summer dry weather period.  A Preliminary Report has been prepared for the upgrading of the Deelish/ Ballynacourty water supply scheme, and exploratory well drilling to identify a new water source will also take place.

Development Strategy
It is the strategy of the Council to continue its policy to stimulate significant industrial and retail development in Dungarvan to make it the focus of the County. It is the most appropriate location for this form of land use as it has:

The largest population,
A comprehensive range of retail services,
An established industrial base,
Education services.
The development strategy for the Dungarvan Environs is illustrated on the attached zoning map for the Environs Area.  The Environs Study makes provision for immediate addition of landbank for development purposes, and recognizes the pressures for development along the fringes of  Dungarvan Town.

Development of Residential zoned lands at Bawnabraher and north of the EC zone (Friary College and Gaelscoil), will only be considered where it can be sewered by gravity.  The designated SAC area shall be excluded from any development proposal, and a 'buffer' zone shall be preserved between this area and any proposed development. The line indicated on the attached Dungarvan Environs Zoning Map for the Dungarvan Bypass is for illustrative purposes only and does not purport to form the construction line of the eventual proposed road, which may be subject to change.