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National Spatial Strategy 2002-2020.

Country/Territory
Ireland
Document type
Miscellaneous
Date
2002
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Environment gen., Fisheries, Forestry, Land & soil, Water, General
Keyword
Sustainable development Agricultural development Environmental planning Policy/planning Land-use planning Coastal zone management Soil conservation/soil improvement
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

This National Spatial Strategy (NSS) lays down a strategic vision for the spatial development of Ireland for a period of 20 years. It foremost seeks to enhance more balanced regional development. It is a planning framework designed to achieve a better balance of social, economic, physical development and population growth between regions. Policies and programmes will be consistent with the NSS where they seek to enhance and build up economic and social activity within the national framework provided by the Strategy. Policies based on an unstructured, scattered approach to public investment and the promotion of economic activity would not be consistent with the NSS. The Strategy will - support a better balance of activity and development between areas experiencing rapid development and congestion and areas that are economically under-utilised; guide Government departments and agencies in formulating and implementing policies and public investment decisions which have a strong spatial dimension or which may otherwise be affected by spatial considerations; set a national context for spatial planning to inform regional planning guidelines and strategies and county and city development plans and strategies; provide a framework, in conjunction with the Regional Development Strategy for Northern Ireland, Shaping our Future, for the spatial dimension of the development of an all-island economy; inform strategic investment, transport and other infrastructure policy decisions, for both the public and private sector; it will also help to shape future National Development Plans and other investment plans promote certain strategically located places as part of an all-Ireland network which will energise the potential of urban and rural areas; support spatially balanced provision of key social and economic infrastructure, with a particular focus on this network of strategically located places; set out general principles of good spatial planning practice to help to develop ways in which the location of people and employment and the use of environmental resources can best serve national competitiveness, sustainability and a high quality of life; be complemented by relevant plans and strategies of other public bodies.

Full text
English
Website
nss.ie