The village of Rathgormack is located 11kms southwest of the South Tipperary town of Carrick-on-Suir and approximately 35kms northeast of Dungarvan. Straddling Regional Road R676, Rathgormack has an essentially linear structure.

(Download Rathgormack (adobe .pdf, 370 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
The range of services and facilities in Rathgormack include a national school, church, a soccer pitch, 2 no. pubs, a vehicle repair garage, shop/post office,  a hostel, community centre and Garda Station, as well as a Glanbia supply store.

Infrastructure
The water supply for Rathgormack and the surrounding area comes from a borehole located on the Glanbia site, and has a limited supply.  This impacts on where development may take place and on what level of development may be permitted as the water supply must be protected from contamination. No development, which would interfere with the water quality of this supply, shall therefore be permitted. This issue can be addressed by the installation of a public sewerage system. The council will require that all housing estate planning applications include proposals for the sustainable treatment of wastewater. Any such proposal should be discussed with the Sanitary Services Section of Waterford County Council prior to the submission of a planning application.

The Council will undertake a drainage study of Rathgormack.  Based on the favourable outcome of this study, the Council will review the hierarchical position of the village in the settlement hierarchy as outlined in Section 3.4, with a view to upgrading its position. The installation of a public sewer system will be informed through the Study as outlined above, and will improve development prospects for the village.

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 Rathgormuck 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.