Chapter 3: Core Strategy and Housing

Section 3.2.1         Carlow Town and Environs
 

Amendment No. 2  Amend Section 3.2.1 Carlow Town and Environs and Table 3.2 ‘Housing Unit Allocation to Carlow Town and Carlow town Environs’ (page 28) deleted text in red, new text in green.

Applying the Core Strategy housing unit target figure of 1,330 units to the JULAP results in a projected requirement of 444 units on the base line figure over the two year period beyond the County Development plan period.  In conjunction the application of the additional provision per the Development Plan Guidelines for Planning Authorities and the Core Strategy of the Carlow County Development Plan (Table 2.7) results in an additional allocation of 444 units (See Table 3.2).

As the 2024-2030 JULAP period is 2 years beyond the 2022-2028 period of the current Carlow County Development Plan, the overall unit requirement of 1,663 2,107 units has been calculated to take account of:

• The addition of a projected allocation of 444 additional units to cover the additional 2 years.  This projected allocation is based on an average per annum calculation (i.e., 1330 units / 6 years = circa 222 units per year). 
• The addition of a projected allocation of 444 additional units to cover the additional 2 years.  This projected allocation is based on an average per annum calculation (i.e., 1330 units / 6 years = circa 222 units per year). 
• Applying the additional provision per the Development Plan Guidelines for Planning Authorities and the Core Strategy of the Carlow County Development Plan (additional allocation of 444 units).
• The subtraction of the estimated number of 111 units constructed since 2022.

Section 3.2.1.1      Carlow Town and Environs – Estimated Residential Land Capacity
 

Amendment No. 3  Amend Section 3.2.1.1 ‘Carlow Town and Environs – Estimated Residential Land Capacity’ (page 28), deleted text in red, new text in green.

As referred to in Section 3.2.1, the current Carlow County Development Plan Core Strategy has allocated 900 units to the former Town Council area, taking account of residential land capacity in the existing built-up footprint and providing for increased densities an estimated 1,090 units are deliverable within the former town council area.  This results in a remaining housing target for the Carlow Town Environs area of 763 1,017 units (i.e. 1,663 less 900 2,107 less 900).

The quantum of ‘New Residential’ zoned land in Carlow Town Environs is circa 27.53 34 hectares, and extant permissions exist for circa 92 units.  This ‘New Residential’ zoned land can deliver an estimated 688 1,020 units, utilising an indicative maximum density of 25 units per hectare in accordance with Chapter 3 (Table 3.3) of the Carlow County Development Plan 2022-2028.  Sustainable Residential Development and Compact Settlements Guidelines for Planning Authorities - January 2024.  It is considered that there is sufficient zoned land in the environs area to meet the housing target figure of 763 1,017 units, taking account of the combined development potential of ‘New Residential’ zoned lands with lands zoned ‘Existing/Infill Residential’ and ‘Commercial/Residential’.
 

Section 3.4.4          Student Accommodation
 

Amendment No. 4   Insert additional Policy to Section 3.4.4 ‘Student Accommodation – Policy’ (page 33), new text in green.

Policy SA. P2:

It is the policy of Carlow County Council and Laois County Council to:

Work in collaboration with the South East Technological University and Carlow College - St. Patrick’s, to support the provision of purpose-built student accommodation, or uses related to third-level educational facilities, to enhance the offerings of the South East Technical University and Carlow College St/Patrick’s within Carlow -Graiguecullen, in accordance with the provisions of Policy SA P1 and other related policies within the JULAP And other applicable Development Management standards as outlined in the Carlow County Development Plan 2022-2028 (including Section 16.8.15) and the Laois County Development Plan 2021-2027 (including Section 13.2) as appropriate.