Masterplan for Abbey Creative Quarter
Kilkenny County Council approved a masterplan for the Abbey Creative Quarter at a Special Meeting of Kilkenny County Council on Friday the 31st July 2015, see below.
ACQ Masterplan (Full document; please note the large file size of 56 MB .pdf)
Masterplan broken into chapters:
Cover and Contents 3 Mb
Section 1 Introduction 2Mb
Section 2 Context 9Mb
Section 3 Analysis 11 Mb
Section 4 Masterplan Strategies 14 Mb
Section 5 Masterplan Proposals 11 Mb
Appendices:
Appendix A Kilkenny City & Environs Development Plan 2014-2020 Environmental and Sustainable Development Provisions
Appendix B Appropriate Assessment, Natura Impact Report, Strategic Environmental Assesment (SEA) Environmental Report , SEA Statement
Appendix C Archaeological Strategy
Appendix D Flood Risk Assessment
Appendix E Spatial Content & Process Principles
Appendix F Observations on Urban Code
Archived Material
Abbey Creative Quarter
(Former Smithwick's Brewery site and Bateman Quay / Market Yard area)
Notice is hereby given that Kilkenny County Council has approved a masterplan for the Abbey Creative Quarter at a Special Meeting of Kilkenny County Council on Friday the 31st July 2015.
A copy of the Masterplan, including a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Statement, SEA Environmental Report and Appropriate Assessment (AA) Natura Impact Statement, may be inspected at the following locations:
- Online at http://ourplan.kilkenny.ie
- The Planning Department, Kilkenny County Council, County Hall, John Street, Kilkenny during office opening hours of 9.00am to 1.00pm and 2.00pm to 4.00pm Monday to Friday.
The SEA Statement details:
a) How environmental considerations have been integrated into the Masterplan;
b) How the following have been taken into account during the preparation of the Masterplan:
- the environmental report,
- submissions and observations made to the planning authority on the Draft Masterplan and Environmental Report, and
- any transboundary consultations [this is not relevant to this SEA]
c) The reasons for choosing the Masterplan in the light of the other reasonable alternatives dealt with; and
d) The measures decided upon to monitor the significant environmental effects of implementation of the Masterplan.
Maria Melia
Director of Services,
Planning Department
2nd October 2015
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