Examples of National Spatial Strategy in a sentence
This estimate includes allowances for the growth that is expected to arise from the proposals formulated by the National Spatial Strategy in relation to the distribution of some of Dublin’s growth to other regions in Ireland.
In addressing the issue of regional imbalance in economic growth, the importance of spatial planning has been recognised by the Irish Government in the publication of the National Development Plan and National Spatial Strategy that defines areas of the country in terms of social, economic & spatial relationships rather than administrative boundaries.
The National Spatial Strategy (NSS)36 provides a twenty-year planning framework aimed at achieving a better balance of social, economic and physical development and population growth across the regions.
The boom years saw an attempt to redress growing regional imbalances in socio-economic development through National Spatial Strategy (2002-2020), though it failed to do so, partly because of Government’s own initiatives such as the decentralisation programme for public servants (Meredith and van Egeraat, 2013).
The authors believe that policy must ensure balanced regional development through the provision of public services – including cultural, economic and social services - and through capital spending projects, and the adoption of a new National Spatial Strategy, which could be formulated through a deliberative national debate.
A key element in the Bill is the introduction of a requirement for an evidence based ‘‘core strategy’’ in development plans which will provide relevant information as to how the development plan and the housing strategy are consistent with regional planning guidelines and the National Spatial Strategy.
Developments which fall under the title of strategic infrastructure include energy, transport and environmental infrastructure that are of strategic, economic or social importance, contribute to the fulfilment of objectives set out within the National Spatial Strategy, and/or the development would have a significant effect on the area of more than one planning authority.
The National Spatial Strategy for Ireland 2002-2020, People, places and Potential (Department of the Environment, Heritage & Local Government 2002) defines sustainable development as: “development that meets the needs of this generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs”.
Balanced regional development is fundamental to the National Spatial Strategy.
They provide a regional context to the National Spatial Strategy (the precursor to the National Planning Framework) and the individual development plans contained within the Greater Dublin Area (GDA).The Regional Planning Guidelines effectively implement the National Spatial Strategy, whilst providing more detail and establishing a regional development and spatial framework that can be used to strengthen local authority development plans and other planning strategies at county, city and local level.