Location
Fews is approximately 3km northwest of Kilmacthomas and approximately 20km west of Waterford  City. (Download Fews (adobe .pdf, 338 kbs)  Map Here) and also download the pages relating to Zoning Objectives (word .doc, 183 kbs) . The Zoning Objectives and Landuse Zoning Matrix need to be used when looking at the individual settlement zonings.

Services
Fews is a crossroads settlement, and its service base includes a church, public house and primary school.

Infrastructure
The settlement is served by a public water supply but does not have sewerage infrastructure. The council will require that all housing estate planning applications include proposals for the sustainable treatment of wastewater and provide an adequate supply of water. Any such proposals should be discussed with the Sanitary Services Section of Waterford County Council prior to the submission of a planning application.

The council will encourage prospective developers to enter into partnership agreements to deliver the infrastructure that will facilitate estate development.

Development Strategy
The development strategy for Fews is as indicated on the Land Use Zoning Map. The policies and objectives of the Development Standards, as set out in Chapter 9 - Development Standards (word .doc, 1,036 kbs) , shall be used as guidelines to inform development proposals.
 
In order to ensure the settlement is protected from in-appropriately scaled residential development the council will require that the phasing of schemes reflects the capacity of the community to assimilate the development.