Peatlands as important recreational amenity
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Chapter 10 Community Infrastructure and Creativity
Chapter 10 – Community Infrastructure & Creative Spaces
It is the policy of the Council to:
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SC P2 |
Require the delivery of a range of universally accessible and well- connected social, community, cultural, and recreational facilities, close to the communities they serve through the designation and safeguarding of specific land uses at appropriate strategic and optimised locations in settlement plans and mandatory Local Area Plans in County Kildare. |
New Objective SC019
Reason: Potential of peatlands to become an important recreational amenity.
SC019
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Support and encourage community involvement in the rehabilitation, restoration of Bord na Mona peatlands and in the planning for future recreational amenity. |
New Action SCA5
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Support the establishment of a National Peatlands Park and the implementation of the objectives identified in the West Kildare Just Transition Plan 2022 and objectives in the new County Biodiversity Plan. |