Location
Fourmile Water has been chosen as a settlement node because of the existing community base that exists there, and because it offers an opportunity to create a sustainable population centre within an area of dispersed housing patterns. (Download Fourmilewater (adobe .pdf, 291 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.

A cross-roads settlement, Fourmile Water is approximately 8.5kms southwest of Clonmel and 3kms northwest of Ballymacarbry. It is characterised mainly by a compact form of linear residential development along the county roads that radiate from the Church, which is at its centre.  There is however, a modern in-depth development scheme of 6 semi-detached cottages that are served by a single access point and roadway. The South Eastern Health Bord has planning permission for a Health Centre within the development.

Fourmile Water national school is detached from the settlement, and straddles the southern edge of Regional Road R671, which connects Dungarvan and Clonmel.

Services
There is a national school and church in the immediate environs of Fourmile Water. For all other services the community must travel to Ballymacarbry or Clonmel.

Infrastructure
The settlement of Fourmile Water is served by the same water source as Ballymacarby, but it does not have a communal wastewater treatment system. 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 Fourmile Water is as indicated on the Land Use Zoning Map. The policies and objectives of the Development Standards, as set out in Chapter 9, 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.