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STRATEGIC FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT (SFRA)
OF THE
DRAFT KILLARNEY MUNICIPAL DISTRICT
LOCAL AREA PLAN 2018-2024
AND THE
FOURTH VARIATION to the KILLARNEY TOWN
DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2009-2015
Kerry County Council
County Buildings Rathass
Tralee Co. Kerry
May 2018
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SFRA Contents __________________________
1.0 Introduction to the Strategic Flood Risk Assessment................................... 3
1.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 3
1.2 Scope and objectives ............................................................................................ 3 1.3 Disclaimer................................................................................................................ 4
1.4 Reporting Structure................................................................................................ 5 1.5 The Planning System and Flood Risk................................................................. 5 1.6 Definition of Flood Risk ......................................................................................... 6
1.7 Probability of Flooding ........................................................................................... 7 1.8 Consequences of Flooding ................................................................................... 9
1.9 The Staged Approach ........................................................................................... 9 2.0 Study Area ............................................................................................................... 10
2.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 10 2.2 Population and Household Growth ................................................................... 12
2.3 Environment and Heritage .................................................................................. 13 2.4 Infrastructure ......................................................................................................... 14
3.0 Identifying Flood Risk in the Killarney Municipal District .......................... 15 3.1 Sources of Flooding ............................................................................................. 15 3.2 Fluvial Flooding .................................................................................................... 15
3.3 Rivers in the Killarney Municipal District .......................................................... 16 3.4 Historical Flood Events ....................................................................................... 16
3.5 Other Sources of Flooding.................................................................................. 18 4.0 Addressing Flood Risk in the Killarney Municipal District Local Area
Plan 19 4.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 19
4.2 Collation of Flood Risk Data ............................................................................... 19 4.3 Flood Risk within the Killarney Municipal District............................................ 21 4.4 Flood Risk Management Strategy ..................................................................... 24
4.5 The Approach to Zoning in Areas at Risk of flooding..................................... 24 4.6 Approach to Development in Areas at Risk of Flooding ................................ 82
4.7 Flood Risk and Development Management..................................................... 82 5.0 Managing Flood Risk in the Future ................................................................... 83
5.1 Achievement of the Local Area Plan ................................................................. 83 5.2 Monitoring and Review........................................................................................ 84
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1.0 Introduction to the Strategic Flood Risk Assessment
1.1 Introduction Kerry County Council has prepared the Draft Killarney Municipal District Local Area
Plan/Fourth Variation to the Killarney Town Development Plan 2009-2015 in accordance with the requirements of the provisions of the Planning and
Development Act 2000 (as amended), in conjunction with the Regional Planning Guidelines for the South West 2010 – 2022 and the Kerry Count Development Plan 2015 – 2021. The Local Area Plan sets out the landuse framework for the
development of the Killarney Municipal District.
This Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) of the Draft Killarney Municipal District Local Area Plan/Fourth Variation to the Killarney Town Development Plan 2009-2015 has been prepared in accordance, in so far as practicable, with the
requirements of “The Planning System and Flood Risk Management: Guidelines for Planning Authorities”, published in November 2009 by the DEHLG and the OPW,
and having specific regard to the areas, within the settlements of this Municipal District, that have been identified as being at risk of flooding.
Flooding is a natural process that can happen at any time in a wide variety of locations. Flooding has significant impacts on human activities; it can threaten
people’s lives, their property and the environment. Assets at risk can include housing, transport and public service infrastructure, commercial, industrial and agricultural enterprises. The health, social, economic and environmental impacts of
flooding can be significant and have a wide community impact.
This SFRA also provides a strategic assessment of flood risk using existing information and data sources to inform strategic land-use planning decisions. As part of this, the Local Area Plan/Fourth Variation to the Killarney Town Development Plan
2009-2015 and the SFRA provide guidance for the identification and zoning of development lands, so as to ensure that flood risk management forms an integral
component of the plan formulation process. Guidance is also provided for project level assessment and sustainable flood risk management. Data likely to emerge from the Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAM) and similar
flood risk processes over the coming years will also inform future assessments and decision making. This SFRA has been integrated with the Strategic Environmental
Assessment (SEA) process. As part of this a number of recommendations for SEA monitoring are provided within this SFRA.
1.2 Scope and objectives This report sets out how the Flood Risk Assessment was undertaken, as well as how
its findings were addressed and integrated into the Killarney Municipal District Draft Local Area Plan/Fourth Variation to the Killarney Town Development Plan 2009-2015. The report should be read in conjunction with the Local Area Plan/Fourth
Variation to the Killarney Town Development Plan 2009-2015, and the associated maps.
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The primary purpose of the SFRA is to determine flood risk within a particular
geographical area, in this instance, the Killarney Municipal District and to support spatial planning decisions in relation to the zoning of particular areas or lands for
development. Under the Guidelines the objectives of an SFRA is to:
• To provide for an improved understanding of flood risk issues within the Local
Area Plan and development management process, and to communicate this to a wide range of stakeholders;
• To consider existing flood defence infrastructure and the consequences of failure of that infrastructure and also identification of areas of natural floodplain to be
safeguarded;
• To produce a suitably detailed flood risk assessment, drawing on and extending existing data and information, leading to a suite of flood risk policies and
objectives and where appropriate maps that support the application of the sequential approach;
• To inform, where necessary, the application of the Justification Test;
• To conclude whether measures to deal with flood risks to the area proposed for
development can satisfactorily reduce the risks to an acceptable level while not increasing flood risk elsewhere, and
• To produce guidance on mitigation measures on how surface water should be
managed and appropriate criteria to be used in the review of the Local Area Plan site specific flood risk assessments.
It should be noted the SFRA is an ever evolving document, which is to be reviewed and updated on a regular basis in the light of emerging information, flood data and
an improved understanding of flood risk. This SFRA takes into account the latest flood risk information/data available from the OPW and national guidance available.
1.3 Disclaimer This SFRA has been prepared in compliance with the Guidelines but the SFRA
remains a living document and is based on the best available data at the time of preparation. It is subject to change based on more up to date and relevant flood risk
information becoming available during the lifetime of the Killarney Municipal District Local Area Plan/Fourth Variation to the Killarney Town Development Plan 2009-2015. Accordingly, all information in relation to flood risk is provided for general
policy guidance and may be updated in respect of emerging new data and analysis. Owners/occupiers, developers and any other interested body are advised to take all
reasonable measures to assess the flooding vulnerability or risk of lands in which they have or may have an interest prior to making planning or development decisions. The aim of this SFRA is to provide an appraisal of all sources of flooding
within the Killarney Municipal District area and to set out a number of approaches in the plan making process to avoid, reduce and manage flood risk as part of a wider
objective to ensure the protection of property, people and infrastructure. The SFRA does not contain advice for existing occupiers who currently live in areas at risk of flooding or those that may experience flooding.
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1.4 Reporting Structure Section 2.0 of this report provides a brief introduction to the Killarney Municipal
District, identifying the settlement hierarchy and the key population and household growth targets for the respective categories of settlement with the settlement
hierarchy. Section 3.0 examines the main sources of flood risk within the Municipal District and
recent flood events.
Section 4.0 examines how the issue of managing flood risk was addressed in the review of the Local Area Plan and outlines the main provisions of the flood risk management strategy.
Section 5.0 sets out what this assessment has achieved in terms of managing the
adverse effects of flooding within the Killarney Municipal District. It also identifies how information on flood risk will be reviewed and monitored over the lifetime of the Local Area Plan.
1.5 The Planning System and Flood Risk
“The Planning System and Flood Risk Management: Guidelines for Planning Authorities”, published in November 2009, describe flooding as a natural process
that can occur at any time and in a wide variety of locations. Flooding can often be beneficial and many habitats rely on periodic inundation. However, when flooding interacts with human development, it can threaten people, their property and the
environment. Flooding may be from rivers, the sea, groundwater, sewers or overland flow caused by intense or prolonged periods of rainfall. Climate change and its impact in relation to frequency, pattern and severity of flooding is recognised as
becoming more uncertain and more damaging. Understanding flood risk is a key step in managing the impacts of flooding.
The Guidelines describe good flood risk practice in planning and development management and seek to integrate flood risk management into the planning
process, thereby assisting in the delivery of sustainable development. Planning authorities are directed to have regard to the Guidelines in the preparation of
Development Plans and Local Area Plans, and for development management purposes. For this to be achieved, flood risk must be assessed as early as possible in the planning process.
Paragraph 1.6 of the guidelines states that the core objectives are to:
• Avoid inappropriate development in areas at risk of flooding;
• Avoid new developments increasing flood risk elsewhere, including that which
may arise from surface run-off;
• Ensure effective management of residual risks for development permitted in
floodplains;
• Avoid unnecessary restriction of national, regional or local economic and social growth;
• Improve the understanding of flood risk among relevant stakeholders; and,
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• Ensure that the requirements of EU and national law in relation to the natural environment and nature conservation are complied with at all stages of flood risk
management".
The guidelines aim to facilitate “the transparent consideration of flood risk at all levels of the planning process, ensuring a consistency of approach throughout the country. The Guidelines work on a number of key principles, including:
• Adopting a staged and hierarchical approach to the assessment of flood risk;
• Adopting a sequential approach to the management of flood risk, based on the
frequency of flooding (identified through Flood Zones) and the vulnerability of the proposed land use.
1.6 Definition of Flood Risk In order to manage flood risk it is important to understand what the term “flood risk”
implies and to define the components of flood risk in order to apply the principals of the DEHLG 2009 Guidelines 'The Planning System and Flood Risk Management'.
Flood risk is generally accepted to be a combination of the likelihood of flooding and the potential consequences arising, and is normally expressed in terms of the
following relationship:
Flood Risk = Probability of Flooding x Consequences of Flooding It is assessed using the source – pathway – receptor model as illustrated in Figure
1.1 below. This is a standard environmental risk model common to many hazards and should be the starting point of any flood risk assessment.
Figure 1.1 Source-Pathway-Receptor Model
Source: Planning System and Flood Risk Management (DEHLG 2009)
Principal sources of flooding are intense or prolonged rainfall or higher than normal sea levels while the most common pathways are rivers, drains, sewers, overland
flow and river and coastal floodplains and their defence assets. Receptors can include people, their property and the environment. All three elements must be present for flood risk to arise. Mitigation measures, such as defences or flood
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resilient construction, have little or no effect on sources of flooding but they can block or impede pathways or remove receptors.
Flood risk assessments require identification and assessment of all three
components:
• The probability and magnitude of the source(s) (e.g. high river levels, sea levels
and wave heights);
• The performance and response of pathways and barriers to pathways such as
floodplain areas and flood defence systems, and
• The consequences to receptors such as people, properties and the environment.
The planning process is primarily concerned with the location of receptors, taking appropriate account of potential sources and pathways that might put those
receptors at risk.
1.7 Probability of Flooding The likelihood of flooding is normally expressed as the percentage probability based on the average frequency measured or extrapolated from records over a large
number of years. A 1% probability indicates the flood level that is expected to be reached on average once in 100 years, i.e. it has a 1% chance of occurring in any
one year. Considered over the lifetime of development, such an apparently low-frequency or
rare flood has a significant probability of occurring. For example:
• A 1% flood has a 22% (1 in 5) chance of occurring at least once in a 25-year period - the period of a typical residential mortgage;
• And a 53% (1 in 2) chance of occurring in a 75-year period - a typical human lifetime.
In the Department document 'Planning System and Flood Risk Management', the likelihood of a flood occurring is established through the identification of Flood Zones
which indicate a high, moderate or low risk of flooding from fluvial or tidal sources, as defined in Table 1.1.
It is important to note that the Flood Zones do not take other sources of flooding, such as groundwater or pluvial, into account, so an assessment of risk arising from
such sources should also be made, where appropriate.
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Table 1.1 Definitions of Flood Zones
Flood Zone Description
Zone A High probability of Flooding
More than 1% probability (1 in 100) for river flooding and more than 0.5%
probability (1 in 200) for coastal flooding. Most types of development would be
considered inappropriate in this zone.
Zone B Moderate probability of Flooding
0.1% to 1% probability (between 1 in 100 and 1 in 1000) for river flooding and 0.1% to 0.5% probability (between 1 in 200
and 1 in 1000) for coastal flooding. Highly vulnerable development, such as
hospitals, residential care homes, Garda, fire and ambulance stations, dwelling houses and primary strategic transport
and utilities infrastructure, would generally be considered inappropriate in
this zone.
Zone C Low probability of Flooding
This zone defines areas with a low risk of flooding from rivers and the coast (i.e. less than 0.1% probability or less than 1
in 1000). Development in this zone is appropriate from a flooding perspective
(subject to assessment of flood hazard from sources other than rivers and the coast).
Figure 1.2 Example of Flood Zone Mapping
Source: Planning System and Flood Risk Management (DEHLG 2009)
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1.8 Consequences of Flooding Consequences of flooding depend on the hazards caused by flooding (depth of
water, speed of flow, rate of onset, duration, wave-action effects, water quality) and the vulnerability of receptors (type of development, nature, e.g. age-structure, of the
population, presence and reliability of mitigation measures etc). The DEHLG 2009 Guidelines 'The Planning System and Flood Risk Management'
provides three vulnerability categories, based on the type of development, which are detailed in Table 3.1 of the Guidelines, and are summarised as:
• Highly vulnerable, including residential properties, essential infrastructure and
emergency service facilities
• Less vulnerable, such as buildings used for retail and commercial and local transport infrastructure
• Water compatible, including amenity open space, outdoor recreation and associated essential infrastructure, such as changing rooms.
1.9 The Staged Approach
The Guidelines recommend a staged approach to be adopted to ensure that only such an appraisal or assessment as is needed for the purposes of decision making at the various plan levels is undertaken. The stages include:
Stage 1: Flood risk Identification: To identify whether there may be any flooding or
surface water management issues related to the area of the regional planning guidelines, development plans or local area plans (LAPs) or a proposed development site that may warrant further investigation at the appropriate lower level
plan or planning application levels. If the Planning Authority considers that there is potential flood risk issue, then stage 2 shall be entered into.
Stage 2: Initial flood risk assessment: To confirm sources of flooding that may affect a plan area or proposed development site, to appraise the adequacy of
existing information and to scope the extent of the risk of flooding which may involve preparing indicative flood zone maps. Where hydraulic models exist, the potential
impact of a development on flooding elsewhere and of the scope of possible mitigation measures can be assessed. In addition, the requirement of the detailed assessment should be scoped; and
Stage 3: Detailed flood risk assessment: To assess flood risk issues in sufficient
detail and to provide quantitative appraisal of potential flood risk to a proposed or existing development or land to be zoned, of its potential impact on flood risk elsewhere and of the effectiveness of any proposed mitigation measures.
This staged approach is recommended for flood risk assessments at Regional,
County and site-specific levels. Within this hierarchy of Regional, County and site-specific flood-risk assessments, a staged approach ensures that the level of information is appropriate to the scale and nature of the flood-risk issues and the
location and type of development proposed, avoiding expensive flood modelling and development of mitigation measures where it is not necessary.
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2.0 Study Area
2.1 Introduction This Section provides an overview of the study area, on which the impact of flooding will be determined in this SFRA. The study area comprises of the Killarney Municipal District,
as illustrated in Figure 2.1 below. It is a predominately rural Municipal District that accommodates an extensive network of settlements as follows:
• One Hub Town comprising of Killarney.
• One Regional Town comprising of Castleisland.
• Five District towns comprising of Barraduff, Farranfore, Fieries, Kilcummin and Rathmore.
• Three Villages comprising of Fossa, Gneeveguilla and Scartaglin.
• Two Small Villages comprising of Cordal and Currow.
• Four Development Nodes comprising of Ballyhar, Currans, Faha/Listry and Glenflesk.
The Killarney Municipal District lies within the South West (Planning) Region, and is currently covered by the Regional Planning Guidelines (RPGs) for the South West
Region 2010 – 2022. A Regional Flood Risk Appraisal (RFRA) for the South West was undertaken as part of the development of the RPGs. The findings of the RFRA have been
reviewed, and have informed the County SFRA.
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Figure 2.1 Killarney Municipal District
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2.2 Population and Household Growth The Killarney Municipal District covers an area of approx 89,360 Ha and has an existing
population of 39,935 people according to the 2016 Census. The Kerry County Development Plan 2015 – 2021 provides for a growth in population of 2,525 persons
corresponding to an allocation of 972 housing units up to the year 2021. This level of housing provision is primarily in the main towns, with additional housing opportunities in the villages and rural areas.
The majority of growth is allocated to the towns, with 685 new houses proposed in
Killarney, the designated Hub Town in the National Spatial Strategy and in line with the South West Regional Planning Guidelines. Housing growth is also planned within the villages and smaller settlements.
The distribution of projected growth throughout the County is in accordance with the Core
Strategy and the settlement hierarchy outlined in Section 3.1 of the Kerry County Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Table 2.1 below outlines the population allocation for the individual settlements of the Municipal District provided for in this Local Area Plan.
Table 2.1 Killarney Municipal District Population Allocation.
Municipal District
Settlements Population Allocation
2015 - 2021
Housing Requirements
Killarney Killarney 1,781 685
Castleisland 237 91
Rathmore 74 28
Fieries 46 18
Barraduff 35 15
Kilcummin 35 13
Farranfore 19 7
Rural 298 115
Total
2,525
972
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2.3 Environment and Heritage
A significant percentage of the Killarney Municipal District is located within a designated site of nature conservation importance, while the majority of any remaining areas would
be located upstream of such sites. Sites of importance include Natura 2000 site designations (SAC and SPA), Natural Heritage Areas (NHA), Proposed Natural Heritage Areas (pNHAs) and Ramsar sites. Up to date maps and details of these are available on
line at www.npws.ie or from the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), who are the lead agency for nature conservation in Ireland. European and National Legislation now
protects the most valuable of our remaining wild places, through the designation of these sites as proposed Natural Heritage Areas, Candidate Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas. The current list of protected sites is contained in the County
Development Plan 2015 - 2021 and is shown on the Heritage and Scenic Amenity Maps in Volume 3 in that Plan. Designated sites in the Killarney Municipal District are detailed
in the table below.
Table 2.2 Designated Sites in the Killarney Municipal District
Designated Sites in the Killarney Municipal District
Code
Description
Natura 2000 Site
SPA 004038 Killarney National Park Yes
SPA 004161 Stack’s to Mullaghareirk, West Limerick Hills and
Mount Eagle
SAC 000343 Castlemaine Harbour Yes
SAC 000365 Killarney National Park, Macgillycuddy’s Reeks
and Caragh River Catchment
SAC 000382 Sheheree Bog Yes
SAC 002170 Blackwater River Yes
SAC 001890 Mullaghanish Bog Yes
NHA 000333 Anna More Bog No
NHA 002449 Mount Eagle Bogs No
pNHA 000350 Doo Loughs No
pNHA 000365 Killarney National Park, Macgillycuddy’s Reeks and Caragh River
Catchment
No
pNHA 000382 Sheheree (Ardagh) Bog No
pNHA 001349 Dooneen Wood No
pNHA 000343 Castlemaine Harbour No
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Sites of geological of interest have not been covered comprehensively to date by the existing nature conservation designations. Kerry County Council recognises the
importance of geological heritage and to this end has listed the important geological features within the county, in the County Development Plan 2015 – 2021, with the
intention of maintaining their possible conservation value. Geological features of interest in the Killarney Municipal District include; a karst spring at Tobermaing, Castleisland; a warm spring at Gneeveguillia, Rathmore; varied mineralogy at Ross Island; caves with
karren at Lough Leane; Muckross; Torc waterfall at Muckross, Killarney, Devonian sandstone and volcanics at lough Guitane; Aretes in the MacGuillycuddy’s Reeks,
channels at Barry’s Glen, Killarney and patermoster lakes at Killarney Lakes. A full list of geological sites of interest identified by the geological Survey of Ireland (GSI) is outlined in Appendix IV, Table 10.6 in the County Development Plan 2015 - 2021.
In terms of built heritage, there are numerous recorded monuments and protected
structures throughout the Municipal District and these are also detailed in the County Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
2.4 Infrastructure Infrastructural deficiencies within the Municipal District will need to be addressed in terms
of waste water treatment and water supply over the lifetime of the Local Area Plan if the growth targets for the electoral area are to be achieved. Particular infrastructural improvements will include upgrading of waste water treatment plant facilities and
implementing water conservation measures across the Municipal District.
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3.0 Identifying Flood Risk in the Killarney Municipal District
3.1 Sources of Flooding This SFRA has primarily reviewed flood risk from fluvial sources, (i.e. flooding from a river or other watercourses). Flood risks from pluvial flooding (i.e. flooding as a result of
rainfall-generated overland flows which arise before run-off enters any watercourse or sewer), groundwater sources or from drainage systems, reservoirs and canals and other
artificial or man - made systems have not been considered in detail in this study and such risks will need to be assessed at the project stage.
This approach has been adopted for two reasons. Firstly, the review of flooding in the Killarney Municipal District shows rivers to be the most common source of damage and it
is this source of flooding that has been taken into account in the Local Area Plan process. Other sources of flooding are considered to present a lesser risk in this Municipal District but should be considered at the planning application stage. Secondly, Flood Zones in the
'Planning System and Flood Risk Management' are defined on the basis of fluvial, and where appropriate, tidal flood risk.
3.2 Fluvial Flooding Flooding of watercourses is associated with a channel exceeding capacity during higher
flows. The process of flooding on watercourses depends on a number of characteristics associated with the catchment including; geographical location and variation in rainfall,
steepness of the channel and surrounding floodplain and infiltration and rate of runoff associated with urban and rural catchments. There are two main catchment types; large and relatively flat or small and steep. These give two very different responses during
large rainfall events.
In a large, relatively flat catchment, flood levels will rise slowly and natural floodplains may remain flooded for several days, acting as the natural regulator of the flow. In small, steep catchments, local intense rainfall can result in the rapid onset of deep and fast-
flowing flooding with little warning. Such “flash” flooding, which may only last a few hours, can cause considerable damage and possible threat to life.
The form of the floodplain, either natural or urbanised, can influence flooding along watercourses. The location of buildings and roads can significantly influence flood depths
and velocities by altering flow directions and reducing the volume of storage within the floodplain. Critical structures such as bridge and culverts can also significantly reduce
capacity creating pinch points within the floodplain. These structures are also vulnerable to blockage by natural debris within the channel or by fly tipping and waste.
Rivers are the primary cause of flooding in the Killarney Municipal District with flood events attributed to fluvial sources ranging from Dennagh River to smaller tributaries and
drains.
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3.3 Rivers in the Killarney Municipal District The River Maine forms in Tobermaing and flows through Castleisland and continues to
flow westwards joining with the Glanshearoon Stream at the downstream of Castleisland and its tributary the Little Maine River and the before flowing south-westwards to Currans
Bridge. The River Shanowen rises near Mount Eagle and flows westwards towards
Castleisland where it joins with the Anglore Stream to form the River Maine at Castleisland. Castleisland is at risk of fluvial flooding from the River Maine and its
tributaries, the Shanowen, the Anglore and the Glenshearoon.
The River Flesk forms between Loo Bridge an N22 Bridge with the confluence of the Loo River and the Clydagh River and runs parallel with and north of the N22. Glenflesk is
located along the River Flesk and is at risk of fluvial flooding. The River discharges into Lough Leane at Killarney, which is also located along the River Flesk. There are a
number of other smaller rivers and tributaries which flow through Killarney into Lough Leane. Killarney is at risk of fluvial flooding.
The River Deenagh rises in Toremore and flows along the North of Killarney before
turning southwards along Port Road, and then westwards through the Killarney National Park to outfall into Lough Leane. Kilcummin is drained mainly by the River Deenagh and
is at risk of fluvial flooding. The River Blackwater rises near Glenatripple in the Mullaghareirk Mountains and flows
southwards to Rathmore before flowing in an easterly direction through County Cork.
The River Glanooragh flows in a northwest to south-easterly direction close to the small
rural village of Ballyhar.
3.4 Historical Flood Events Recent significant flood events have included:
Flood Event of 24th January 2014
Flooding has been observed in Castleisland on 24th January 2014, since the completion of the hydrological analysis and agreement of the calibration events. Photographs have been used to validate the areas that are vulnerable to flooding as a common sense check
and the 5%AEP to 2%AEP modelled flood extent correspond well with photographs of overtopping along the Glenshearoon into the Crag Cave, flooding at Glebe House Bridge,
Tullig and around Church Street. The prolonged period of rainfall also resulted in surface water flooding/ponding of agricultural lands/public roads in the townlands of Meanus/Camp, situated to the northwest of the town centre. However, the CFRAMS
model does not consider surface water flooding therefore the modelled outlines do not indicate flooding at this location.
Flood Event of 15th January 2011 Intense rainfall over a few hours caused river levels in the River Flesk to rise and flood
the adjoining floodplain in Killarney and Killarney National Park. However, flooding was restricted to open fields and recreation grounds next to the river and no properties in the
southern side of Killarney were affected.
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Flood Event of 19th November 2009 After a month of prolonged rainfall, over 80mm of rain fell within 48 hours, flooding parts
of Killarney along the River Deenagh as well the River Flesk. The saturated antecedent conditions meant that Lough Leane levels were already high prior to the event and
significant inflows from the other rivers entering the lake. The intense rainfall on the 19th November 2011 further raised levels which caused significant flooding to the Killarney National Park area, parts of the N70 and the local road network. The tourist area around
Muckross and the Lake Hotel were extensively flooded to depths of over 0.5m in some areas. This was the first recorded flooding of the Lake Hotel in the past 190 years.
Flood Event of 4th October 2008 Flooding at Tullig, Castlemaine resulted from a complex interaction of river flooding and
subterranean flow paths. Initially, river levels in the Glanshearoon River overtopped the left bank whereupon the flood water entered the Crag Cave complex to flood areas
downstream on the Anglore Stream. Several properties were flooded along Anglore Stream at Cordal Road. An additional commercial property was also affected by the flooding. However, interviews with local residents indicated that the River Maine was in
bank through the town.
Flood Event of 4th January 2008
Anecdotal reports of flooding suggest that heavy rainfall on the 4th January 2008 caused water levels to rise and spill out of Ballyoughtrough Stream along Old Station Road due
to potentially undersized culverts under access bridges along this reach. Additional flooding was also experienced around the N70 Bridge on Ashullish Stream where water bypassed the bridge, possibly due to siltation reducing the capacity of this reach.
Flood Event of 1st February 2002
A combination of high tidal level on the River Maine and flood flows on the adjoining tributary downstream of Castlemaine caused river levels to overtop the raised embankments and flood the surrounding farmland at Castlemaine. Fields were flooded
for several days, and the flood waters were unable to return to the river because the floodplain is below the embankments.
Flood Event of 17th February 1997 Similar to the 2011 event, intense rainfall caused the River Flesk levels to rise and flood
the adjoining floodplain in Killarney and Killarney National Park. However no properties were affected. High flows were recorded downstream at Laune Bridge but no flooding issues were reported on the River Laune.
Flood Event of August 1986 An intense summer rainfall event on 5th and 6th August 1986 resulted in a rapid rise in the River Flesk levels causing flooding of the recreational grounds along the River Flesk
in Killarney, but no properties were reported as being affected.
Flood Event of November 1980 The November 1980 event was the largest flow on record at Flesk Bridge. There was over 90mm of rain over 48 hours on the 1st and 2nd November 1980 causing Lough
Leane levels to rise and limiting discharge of the prolonged fluvial flood along the River Flesk. There was no gauge data for this event at White Bridge on the River Deenagh.
However, it is likely that the flood on the Deenagh was a similar %AEP to the River Flesk
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as the rainfall amount is between the catchments. The River Flesk levels spilled out-of-bank to flood Killarney National Park as well as fields and recreational grounds adjacent
to the river in Killarney. The River Deenagh was also reported as flooding but no precise locations were provided. However, no properties were reported as being affected.
There was also flooding upstream along the N22 between Loo Bridge and Glenflesk by the River Loo and River Flesk as reported by Kerry County Council which resulted in the
flooding of 23 houses, 3009 acres, the loss of 209 livestock, and 322 road access disruptions.
3.5 Other Sources of Flooding Other sources of flooding including pluvial, groundwater, drainage systems and
reservoirs are detailed below. Risks from these sources have not been specifically considered in the Strategic Flood Risk Assessment undertaken for the Killarney Municipal
District Local Area Plan and need to be addressed at the planning application stage.
• Pluvial Flooding: Pluvial flooding is a result of rainfall generated overland flows
which arise before run-off enters any watercourse or sewer. The intensity of rainfall can be such that the run-off totally overwhelms surface water and underground
drainage systems. Flooding of land from surface water runoff is usually caused by intense rainfall that may only last a few hours. The resulting water follows natural
valley lines, creating flow paths along roads and through and around developments and ponding in low spots, which often coincide with fluvial Floodplains in low lying areas.
• Groundwater Flooding: Groundwater flooding is caused by the emergence of water
originating from underground when the water table rises to or above ground level and is particularly common in karstic landscapes. This can emerge from either point or diffuse locations. The occurrence of groundwater flooding is usually very local and
unlike flooding from rivers and the sea, does not generally pose a significant risk to life due to the slow rate at which the water level rises. However, groundwater flooding
can cause significant damage to property, especial in urban areas and pose further risks to the environment and ground stability. Groundwater flooding can persist over a number of weeks and even months. In most cases groundwater flooding cannot be
easily managed nor lasting solutions engineered although the impact on buildings can be mitigated against through various measures.
• Flooding from Drainage Systems: Flooding from artificial drainage systems occurs when flow entering a system, such as an urban storm water drainage system,
exceeds its discharge capacity, it becomes blocked or it cannot discharge due to a high water level in the receiving watercourse. Sewer flooding problems will often be
associated with regularly occurring storm events during which sewers and associated infrastructure can become blocked or fail.
• Flooding from Reservoirs, Lakes and other Artificial Sources: Reservoirs can be a major source of flood risk. Whilst the probability of dam failure or breach occurring is
very small, the consequences of such an event can be devastating thereby presenting a risk of flooding which has to be considered.
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4.0 Addressing Flood Risk in the Killarney Municipal District
Local Area Plan
4.1 Introduction
This section details the approach to Flood Risk Management adopted in the Killarney Municipal District Local Area Plan.
4.2 Collation of Flood Risk Data
In 2015, as part of the review of its Local Area Plans, and in order to meet the needs of the Strategic Environmental Assessment process and the requirements of the
Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government / Office of Public Works Guidelines, “The Planning System and Flood Risk Management” (2009), Kerry County Council undertook a county wide Strategic Flood Risk Assessment. The Council also
conferred with OPW officials, the Lead Agency for Flood Risk Management in Ireland, in completing the county wide assessment of flood risks and in formulating the flood risk
management strategy which informed the preparation of the Killarney Municipal District Local Area Plan.
For the purposes of the assessment, information about flood risks was collated from a number of sources including but not limited to:
• Predictive and historic flood maps, and Benefiting Lands Maps, from the national flood hazard mapping website, http://www.floodmaps.ie; operated by the Office of Public
Works (OPW), where information about past flood events is Recorded and made available to the public.
• Preliminary Predictive flood maps available, produced under the CFRAM Studies.
• OPW Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment indicative flood maps.
• River Basin Management Plans and reports.
• Expert advice from OPW who may be able to provide reports containing the results of
detailed modeling and flood-mapping studies, including critical drainage areas, and information on historic flood events, including flooding from all sources.
• National, regional and local spatial plans, such as the National Spatial Strategy
(NSS), Regional Planning Guidelines (RPGs), Development Plans and Local Area Plans that provide key information on existing and potential future receptors.
This data was amalgamated into an indicative flood data map for the County, which is used as the basis for this SFRA. Further information that has become available in the
intervening period from other flood studies, including the outputs from the National CFRAM Programme, (Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management), undertaken
by the OPW has been undertaken. The updated flood zone mapping provides information on the three main flood zones as
follows:
Zone A - High probability of flooding. Most types of development would be considered inappropriate in this zone. Development
in this zone should be avoided and/or only considered in exceptional circumstances such as in major urban or town centres, or in the case of essential infrastructure that cannot be
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provided elsewhere. A Justification Test as set out in the Ministerial Guidelines must be applied in such cases. Only water-compatible development such as docks, marinas,
dockside activities that require a waterside location, amenity open space, outdoor sports and recreation, would be appropriate in this zone.
Zone B - Moderate probability of flooding.
Highly vulnerable development such as hospitals, residential care homes, Garda, Fire and Ambulance stations, dwelling houses and primary strategic transport and utilities
infrastructure would be generally considered inappropriate at this location unless the justification test can be met. Less vulnerable development such as retail, commercial and industrial uses, sites used for short term caravan and camping and secondary strategic
transport and utilities, infrastructure and water compatible development might be considered appropriate in this zone. Less vulnerable development, such as retail,
commercial and industrial uses, sites used for short term letting for caravans and camping and secondary strategic transport and utilities infrastructure should only be considered if adequate lands/sites are not available in Zone C and subject to a flood risk
assessment to the appropriate level of detail to demonstrate that flood risk to/from the development can or will be managed adequately.
Zone C - Low probability of flooding.
Localised flooding from sources other that rivers and the coast can still occur.
Development in this zone is appropriate from a flood risk perspective, subject to assessment of flood hazard from sources other than rivers or tidal and would need to meet the normal range of proper planning and sustainable development considerations at
the planning application stage.
Extracts from the flood zone map, where relevant, informed the settlement maps included in the Local Area Plan. The maps are indicative in nature and are intended to primarily function as a screening tool. The areas at risk may be more or less extensive in practice
than indicated in the flood mapping. The mapping may be refined where possible over time as other more detailed flood risk assessments are completed by the OPW.
Within areas not specifically identified by the plan as being at risk of fluvial or tidal flooding (i.e. within Zone C) a flood risk screening assessment may still be required to assess potential impact of development on adjoining Flood Zones A or B, particularly with
respect to surface water management. An Assessment of the risk of other sources of flooding such as pluvial or ground water flooding may also be needed.
The inclusion of the flood zone information on the settlement maps of the Killarney
Municipal District is the first step in managing flood risk in the future. The updated mapping provides for an improved understanding of flood risk issues within the Municipal
District. The maps indicate the extent of flood zones that should be safeguarded from development and will support the application of the sequential approach, and the justification test as appropriate, in areas where development is proposed.
As part of the review of the Killarney Municipal District Local Area Plan, all zoned lands in areas at risk of flooding have been considered in the context of the updated indicative
flood zone maps.
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4.3 Flood Risk within the Killarney Municipal District The Strategic Flood Risk Assessment provides an appraisal and assessment of available
flood risk data for the land use plans contained within the boundaries of the Killarney Municipal District Local Area Plan. This process identifies flood risk indicators in each
area and may also demonstrate a requirement for the gathering of additional information at specific locations where proposed zoning may be at significant risk of flooding and where a detailed flood risk assessment is therefore necessary.
Stage 1 SFRA (flood risk identification) was undertaken in order to identify whether there may be any flooding or surface water management issues within or adjacent to lands and
consequently whether Stage 2 SFRA (initial flood risk assessment) should be proceeded to. The Stage 1 SFRA examines existing flooding information to identify flood risk within the Local Plan Area and was based on existing information on flood risk indicators based
on historical evidence and computational models.
Flood risk to each settlement has been appraised based on the indicative Flood Zones within the settlement boundary and is summarised in Table 4.1 below,
Table 4.1 Flood Risk by Settlement in the Killarney Municipal District
Flood Risk by Settlement in the Killarney Municipal District
Settlement
Indicative Fluvial
within Development Boundary
Comment
Hub Town
Killarney Yes All development proposals
within the Indicative Flood Zone Areas will need to comply with
the flood risk assessment procedure detailed in section 4.6 of this report, i.e. verification of
Indicative Flood Zone Mapping, compliance with the
requirements of the Development Plan Justification Test, and detailed site specific
assessment, as appropriate.
Regional Town
Castleisland
Yes
All development proposals
within the Indicative Flood Zone Areas will need to comply with
the flood risk assessment procedure detailed in section 4.6 of this report, i.e. verification of
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Indicative Flood Zone Mapping, compliance with the requirements of the
Development Plan Justification Test, and detailed site specific
assessment, as appropriate.
District towns
Barraduff
Yes All development proposals
within the Indicative Flood Zone Areas will need to comply with the flood risk assessment
procedure detailed in section 4.6 of this report, i.e. verification of
Indicative Flood Zone Mapping, compliance with the requirements of the
Development Plan Justification Test, and detailed site specific
assessment, as appropriate.
Farranfore
Yes
Fieries
Yes
Kilcummin
No
Rathmore. Yes
Villages
Fossa
No
All development proposals within the Indicative Flood Zone
Areas will need to comply with the flood risk assessment procedure detailed in section 4.6
of this report, i.e. verification of Indicative Flood Zone Mapping,
compliance with the requirements of the Development Plan Justification
Test, and detailed site specific assessment, as appropriate.
Gneeveguilla
No
Scartaglin No
Small Villages
Cordal No All development proposals
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within the Indicative Flood Zone Areas will need to comply with the flood risk assessment
procedure detailed in section 4.6 of this report, i.e. verification of
Indicative Flood Zone Mapping, compliance with the requirements of the
Development Plan Justification Test, and detailed site specific
assessment, as appropriate.
Currow.
Yes
Development Nodes
Ballyhar
No All development proposals within the Indicative Flood Zone
Areas will need to comply with the flood risk assessment procedure detailed in section 4.6
of this report, i.e. verification of Indicative Flood Zone Mapping,
compliance with the requirements of the Development Plan Justification
Test, and detailed site specific assessment, as appropriate.
Currans
No
Faha/Listry
No
Glenflesk
Yes
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4.4 Flood Risk Management Strategy The assessment and management of flood risks in relation to planned future
development is an important element of sustainable development. The majority of towns, villages and smaller settlements have either a river or a stream running through the built-
up area or close by and are inevitably exposed to some degree of flood risk when those rivers or streams overflow their normal course. Similarly, in coastal areas, flooding can periodically occur following unusual weather or tidal events.
Generally, the purpose of zoning is to indicate to property owners and members of the public the types of development which the Planning Authority considers most appropriate
in each land use category. Zoning is designed to reduce conflicting uses within areas, to protect resources and, in association with phasing, to ensure that land suitable for development is used to the best advantage of the community as a whole.
The approach adopted has generally been to:
• Include, on the settlement maps, information on the areas at risk of flooding
(extent of Flood Zones A and B),
• Avoid development in areas at risk of flooding; and
• Where development in floodplains cannot be avoided, to take a sequential approach to flood risk management based on avoidance, reduction and mitigation of risk.
In response to local circumstances, particularly where there may be some uncertainties in relation to flood risk data or where land has been zoned in a previous plan or planning
permission has already been granted, the approach has been modified and lands have been zoned for development with a requirement that a detailed site specific flood risk assessment be carried out at the project stage. A more detailed explanation of this is
given in the next section.
4.5 The Approach to Zoning in Areas at Risk of flooding
Within the areas identified by the Indicative Flood Risk Mapping as being at risk (Zone A or B), all proposals for development will need to comply with the Ministerial Guidelines–
‘The Planning System and Flood Risk Management. In this LAP, land use zoning objectives within the indicative Flood Risk Areas have been included in the plan where either:
• The land use zoning objective has been considered in the context of the “Development Plan Justification Test” set out in the Ministerial Guidelines;
• The zoning objective has been stemmed from a similar objective in the County Development Plan and is included in this Local Area Plan in order to facilitate the local verification of the indicative Flood Risk Maps at the project planning/planning
application stage.
In the preparation of the Killarney Municipal District Local Area Plan/Fourth Variation to the Killarney Town Development Plan 2009-2015, proposed zonings were generally
assessed relative to the provisions of the Guidelines and the Justification Test for Development Plans as detailed in the Guidelines. The Justification Test is generally
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required in situations where the planning authority needs to consider future development in areas at a high or moderate risk of flooding, for uses or development vulnerable to
flooding that would otherwise be inappropriate. In such circumstances, all of the following criteria must be satisfied:
a) The urban settlement is targeted for growth in the National Spatial Strategy,
Regional Planning Guideline’s, or Statutory Plans defined under the provisions
of the Planning and Development Act, 2000, as amended.
b) The zoning is required to achieve the proper planning and sustainable development of an urban settlement and is
o Essential to facilitate the regeneration and/or expansion of the centre of the urban settlement;
o Comprises significant previously developed and/or under-utilised lands;
o Is within or adjoining the core of an established or designated urban settlement;
o Will be essential to achieving compact and sustainable urban growth; and
o There are no suitable alternative lands for the particular use in areas at lower risk of flooding within or adjoining the core of the urban settlement.
c) A Flood Risk Assessment to the appropriate level of detail has been carried out
as part of the SEA, which demonstrates that flood risk to the development can
be adequately managed and the development will not cause adverse impacts elsewhere.
The approach taken in the Local Area Plan provides, for the detailed assessment of the extent of the actual flood risk relative to that indicated on the indicative mapping via a phased flood risk assessment procedure. The first stage of this assessment process
provides a prospective developer with the opportunity to verify the Indicative Flood Zone Mapping in the first instance, and address any local ambiguities. Depending on the
outcome of the verification stage, a prospective developer may then have the opportunity to demonstrate compliance with the requirements of the Development Plan Justification Test and carry out a detailed site specific assessment, as appropriate. This flood risk
assessment process is set out in Chapter 10 of the County Development Plan 2015 –2021.
Development proposals on lands within areas at risk of flooding will also be subject to the “Development Management Justification Test”, details of which are set out in the
Guidelines. The Table below lists the specific zoned sites within the Killarney Municipal District that
are located within either Flood Zone A or B and the circumstances of their inclusion.
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Table 4.2 Specific Land Use Zonings Located within Flood Zone A or B
Specific Land Use Zonings Located within Flood Zone A or B
Settlement General Zone Types (GZTs) /
Zoning Objective
Development Plan
Justification Test
&
Other Assessment
Criteria
Reason for
inclusion in the LAP
Comment
Killarney
Ballydowny
(R2.6) Existing Residential
Justification Test
Not Applied
Zoning Zoned for existing
residential in the Kerry County
Development Plan 2015 – 2021. Only part of the Zone is at
risk of flooding and inappropriate
development should be avoided in that area.
A site specific flood
risk assessment will be required, i.e. verification of
indicative Flood Zone Mapping,
compliance with the requirements of the Development Plan
Justification Test and detailed site specific
assessment, as appropriate, in accordance with the
objectives as detailed in Chapter
10 of the County Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
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Ballydowny
(R1.6) New/Proposed Residential Phase 1
Justification Test
Not Applied
Zoning Zoned for New /Proposed Residential Phase 1
in the Kerry County Development Plan
2015 – 2021. Only part of the Zone
is at risk of flooding and inappropriate
development should be avoided in that area.
A site specific flood
risk assessment will be required, i.e. verification of
indicative Flood Zone Mapping, compliance with the
requirements of the Development Plan
Justification Test and detailed site specific assessment, as
appropriate, in accordance with the
objectives as detailed in Chapter 10 of the County
Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Ballydowny
(P1)
Agriculture
Justification Test
Not Applied
Zoning Zoned for Agriculture in the Kerry County
Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
A site specific flood risk assessment will
be required, i.e. verification of indicative Flood
Zone Mapping, compliance with the
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requirements of the Development Plan Justification Test and
detailed site specific assessment, as
appropriate, in accordance with the objectives as
detailed in Chapter 10 of the County
Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Ballydowny
(M4)
Built up Area
Justification Test
Not Applied
Zoning Zoned for Built up Area in the Kerry County Development
Plan 2015 – 2021.
A site specific flood risk assessment will be required, i.e.
verification of indicative Flood
Zone Mapping, compliance with the requirements of the
Development Plan Justification Test and
detailed site specific assessment, as appropriate, in
accordance with the objectives as
detailed in Chapter 10 of the County Development Plan
2015 – 2021. Knockreer
(G5) Mixed / General “green” / Recreational / Conservation
Justification Test
Not Applied
Zoning Zoned for Mixed / General “green” / Recreational /
Conservation in the Kerry County
Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
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A site specific flood risk assessment will be required, i.e.
verification of indicative Flood
Zone Mapping, compliance with the requirements of the
Development Plan Justification Test and
detailed site specific assessment, as appropriate, in
accordance with the objectives as
detailed in Chapter 10 of the County Development Plan
2015 – 2021.
Demense / Reen /
Bunrower / Ross Island
(G5) Mixed / General “green” / Recreational / Conservation
Justification Test
Not Applied
Demense (R2.6)
Existing Residential
Justification Test
Not Applied
Zoning Zoned for existing residential in the Kerry County
Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Lands are substantially at risk
of flooding (Zone B) and are not
defended. Inappropriate development should
be avoided in that area.
A site specific flood risk assessment will
be required, i.e. verification of
indicative Flood Zone Mapping, compliance with the
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requirements of the Development Plan Justification Test and
detailed site specific assessment, as
appropriate, in accordance with the objectives as
detailed in Chapter 10 of the County
Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Scrahane (R2.6)
Existing Residential
Justification Test
Not Applied
Zoning Zoned for existing
residential in the Kerry County Development Plan
2015 – 2021.
Lands are substantially at risk of flooding (Zone B)
and are not defended. Inappropriate
development should be avoided in that
area. A site specific flood
risk assessment will be required, i.e.
verification of indicative Flood Zone Mapping,
compliance with the requirements of the
Development Plan Justification Test and detailed site specific
assessment, as appropriate, in
accordance with the objectives as detailed in Chapter
10 of the County Development Plan
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2015 – 2021.
Bunrower (R2.6) Existing Residential
Justification Test
Not Applied
Zoning Zoned for existing residential in the Kerry County
Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Part of the Zone is at risk of flooding and
inappropriate development should
be avoided in that area.
A site specific flood risk assessment will
be required, i.e. verification of indicative Flood
Zone Mapping, compliance with the requirements of the
Development Plan Justification Test and
detailed site specific assessment, as appropriate, in
accordance with the objectives as
detailed in Chapter 10 of the County Development Plan
2015 – 2021.
Bunrower (G4) Active Open Space
Justification Test
Not Applied
Zoning Zoned for Active
Open Space in the Kerry County
Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Part of the Zone is at risk of flooding and
inappropriate
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development should be avoided in that area.
A site specific flood
risk assessment will be required, i.e. verification of
indicative Flood Zone Mapping,
compliance with the requirements of the Development Plan
Justification Test and detailed site specific
assessment, as appropriate, in accordance with the
objectives as detailed in Chapter
10 of the County Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Cahernane (G3)
Landscape Protection
Justification Test
Not Applied
Zoning Zoned as Sensitive
Landscape Area (EN1-1) in the
Tralee/Killarney HUB Functional Area Local Area Plan
2013 – 2019.
Lands are substantially at risk of flooding (Zone A &
Zone B) and are not defended.
A site specific flood risk assessment will
be required, i.e. verification of
indicative Flood Zone Mapping, compliance with the
requirements of the Development Plan
Justification Test and
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detailed site specific assessment, as appropriate, in
accordance with the objectives as
detailed in Chapter 10 of the County Development Plan
2015 – 2021.
Poulnamuck (R2.6) Existing Residential
Justification Test
Not Applied
Zoning Zoned for existing residential in the
Kerry County Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Lands are
substantially at risk of flooding (Zone B) and are not
defended. Inappropriate
development should be avoided in that area.
A site specific flood
risk assessment will be required, i.e. verification of
indicative Flood Zone Mapping,
compliance with the requirements of the Development Plan
Justification Test and detailed site specific
assessment, as appropriate, in accordance with the
objectives as detailed in Chapter
10 of the County Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Poulnamuck (G1)
Open Space / Park
Justification Test
Not Applied
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Zoning Zoned for Open space / Park in the Kerry County
Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Lands are substantially at risk
of flooding (Zone A & Zone B) and are not
defended. A site specific flood
risk assessment will be required, i.e.
verification of indicative Flood Zone Mapping,
compliance with the requirements of the
Development Plan Justification Test and detailed site specific
assessment, as appropriate, in
accordance with the objectives as detailed in Chapter
10 of the County Development Plan
2015 – 2021.
Poulnamuck (C5) Tourism & Related
Justification Test
Not Applied
Zoning Zoned for Tourism & Related in the Kerry County Development
Plan 2015 – 2021.
Only part of the Zone is at risk of flooding and inappropriate
development should be avoided in that
area. A site specific flood
risk assessment will be required, i.e.
verification of
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indicative Flood Zone Mapping, compliance with the
requirements of the Development Plan
Justification Test and detailed site specific assessment, as
appropriate, in accordance with the
objectives as detailed in Chapter 10 of the County
Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Poulnamuck (P1)
Agriculture
Justification Test
Not Applied
Zoning Zoned for Agriculture in the Kerry County
Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Lands are substantially at risk
of flooding (Zone A & Zone B) and are not defended.
A site specific flood
risk assessment will be required, i.e. verification of
indicative Flood Zone Mapping,
compliance with the requirements of the Development Plan
Justification Test and detailed site specific
assessment, as appropriate, in accordance with the
objectives as detailed in Chapter
10 of the County Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Poulnamuck (G4)
Active Open Space
Justification Test
Not Applied
Zoning Zoned for Active
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Open Space in the Kerry County Development Plan
2015 – 2021.
Lands are substantially at risk of flooding (Zone A &
Zone B) and are not defended.
A site specific flood risk assessment will
be required, i.e. verification of
indicative Flood Zone Mapping, compliance with the
requirements of the Development Plan
Justification Test and detailed site specific assessment, as
appropriate, in accordance with the
objectives as detailed in Chapter 10 of the County
Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Ballycasheen (R2.6)
Existing Residential
Justification Test
Not Applied
Zoning Zoned for existing
residential in the Kerry County Development Plan
2015 – 2021.
Lands are substantially at risk of flooding (Zone A &
Zone B) and are not defended.
Inappropriate development should be avoided in that
area.
A site specific flood
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risk assessment will be required, i.e. verification of
indicative Flood Zone Mapping,
compliance with the requirements of the Development Plan
Justification Test and detailed site specific
assessment, as appropriate, in accordance with the
objectives as detailed in Chapter
10 of the County Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Ballycasheen
(P1) Agriculture
Justification Test
Not Applied
Zoning Zoned for Agriculture
in the Kerry County Development Plan
2015 – 2021. Lands are
substantially at risk of flooding (Zone A &
Zone B) and are not defended.
A site specific flood risk assessment will
be required, i.e. verification of indicative Flood
Zone Mapping, compliance with the
requirements of the Development Plan Justification Test and
detailed site specific assessment, as
appropriate, in accordance with the objectives as
detailed in Chapter 10 of the County
Development Plan
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2015 – 2021.
Dromhumper (G3) Landscape
Protection
Justification Test
Not Applied
Zoning Zoned as Sensitive Landscape Area (EN1-1) in the
Tralee/Killarney HUB Functional Area
Local Area Plan 2013 – 2019.
Lands are substantially at risk
of flooding (Zone A & Zone B) and are not defended.
A site specific flood
risk assessment will be required, i.e. verification of
indicative Flood Zone Mapping,
compliance with the requirements of the Development Plan
Justification Test and detailed site specific
assessment, as appropriate, in accordance with the
objectives as detailed in Chapter
10 of the County Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Dromhumper (M4)
Built up Area
Justification Test
Not Applied
Zoning Zoned as a Built Up
Area in the Kerry County Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Lands are
substantially at risk of flooding (Zone A & Zone B) and are not
defended.
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A site specific flood risk assessment will
be required, i.e. verification of
indicative Flood Zone Mapping, compliance with the
requirements of the Development Plan
Justification Test and detailed site specific assessment, as
appropriate, in accordance with the
objectives as detailed in Chapter 10 of the County
Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Castlelough (G3)
Landscape Protection
Justification Test
Not Applied
Zoning Zoned as Sensitive
Landscape Area (EN1-1) in the Tralee/Killarney HUB
Functional Area Local Area Plan
2013 – 2019. Lands are
substantially at risk of flooding (Zone A &
Zone B) and are not defended.
A site specific flood risk assessment will
be required, i.e. verification of indicative Flood
Zone Mapping, compliance with the
requirements of the Development Plan Justification Test and
detailed site specific assessment, as
appropriate, in
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accordance with the objectives as detailed in Chapter
10 of the County Development Plan
2015 – 2021.
Moanamore (M2) Town Centre
Justification Test
Not Applied
Zoning Zoned as Town
Centre in the Kerry County Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Lands are
substantially at risk of flooding (Zone A & Zone B) and are not
defended.
A site specific flood risk assessment will be required, i.e.
verification of indicative Flood
Zone Mapping, compliance with the requirements of the
Development Plan Justification Test and
detailed site specific assessment, as appropriate, in
accordance with the objectives as
detailed in Chapter 10 of the County Development Plan
2015 – 2021.
Inch (M4) Built Up Area
Justification Test
Not Applied
Zoning Zoned as Built Up
Area in the Kerry County Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Only a very small
part of the site is at risk of flooding. Inappropriate
development should
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be avoided in areas at risk of flooding.
A site specific flood risk assessment will
be required, i.e. verification of indicative Flood
Zone Mapping, compliance with the
requirements of the Development Plan Justification Test and
detailed site specific assessment, as
appropriate, in accordance with the objectives as
detailed in Chapter 10 of the County
Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Woodlawn (R2.6) Existing Residential
Justification Test
Not Applied
Zoning Zoned for existing residential in the Kerry County
Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Lands are at risk of flooding (Zone B)
and are not defended.
Inappropriate development should be avoided in that
area.
A site specific flood risk assessment will be required, i.e.
verification of indicative Flood
Zone Mapping, compliance with the requirements of the
Development Plan Justification Test and
detailed site specific
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assessment, as appropriate, in accordance with the
objectives as detailed in Chapter
10 of the County Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Ardnamweely (P1) Agriculture
Justification Test
Not Applied
Zoning Zoned for Agriculture in the Kerry County
Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Only a very small part of the site is at
risk of flooding. Inappropriate development should
be avoided in areas at risk of flooding.
A site specific flood risk assessment will
be required, i.e. verification of
indicative Flood Zone Mapping, compliance with the
requirements of the Development Plan
Justification Test and detailed site specific assessment, as
appropriate, in accordance with the
objectives as detailed in Chapter 10 of the County
Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Ardnamweely (M4) Built Up Area
Justification Test
Not Applied
Zoning Zoned as Built Up
Area in the Kerry County Development
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Plan 2015 – 2021. Only a very small
part of the site is at risk of flooding.
Inappropriate development should be avoided in areas
at risk of flooding.
A site specific flood risk assessment will be required, i.e.
verification of indicative Flood
Zone Mapping, compliance with the requirements of the
Development Plan Justification Test and
detailed site specific assessment, as appropriate, in
accordance with the objectives as
detailed in Chapter 10 of the County Development Plan
2015 – 2021.
Cleeny (G3)
Landscape Protection
Justification Test
Not Applied
Zoning Zoned as Landscape Protection in the Kerry County
Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Only a very small part of the site is at
risk of flooding (Zone A) and is not
defended. A site specific flood
risk assessment will be required, i.e.
verification of
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indicative Flood Zone Mapping, compliance with the
requirements of the Development Plan
Justification Test and detailed site specific assessment, as
appropriate, in accordance with the
objectives as detailed in Chapter 10 of the County
Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Cleeny (G3)
Landscape Protection
Justification Test
Not
applied
Zoned as Passive Open Space in the Tralee/Killarney HUB
Functional Area Local Area Plan
2013 – 2019. Only a very small
part of the site is at risk of flooding (Zone
A & Zone B) and is not defended.
A site specific flood risk assessment will
be required, i.e. verification of indicative Flood
Zone Mapping, compliance with the
requirements of the Development Plan Justification Test and
detailed site specific assessment, as
appropriate, in accordance with the objectives as
detailed in Chapter 10 of the County
Development Plan
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2015 – 2021.
Deerpark (G3) Landscape Protection
Justification Test
Not applied
Zoning Zoned as Sensitive Landscape Area
(EN1-1) in the Tralee/Killarney HUB Functional Area
Local Area Plan 2013 – 2019.
Only a very small part of the site is at
risk of flooding (Zone A & Zone B) and is
not defended. A site specific flood
risk assessment will be required, i.e.
verification of indicative Flood Zone Mapping,
compliance with the requirements of the
Development Plan Justification Test and detailed site specific
assessment, as appropriate, in
accordance with the objectives as detailed in Chapter
10 of the County Development Plan
2015 – 2021.
Faghbane / Faghcullia
(G3) Landscape Protection
Justification Test
Not applied
Zoning Zoned as Sensitive Landscape Area
(EN1-1) in the Tralee/Killarney HUB Functional Area
Local Area Plan
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2013 – 2019 and Secondary Special in the Kerry County
Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Only a very small part of the site is at
risk of flooding (Zone A & Zone B) and is
not defended. A site specific flood risk assessment will
be required, i.e. verification of
indicative Flood Zone Mapping, compliance with the
requirements of the Development Plan
Justification Test and detailed site specific assessment, as
appropriate, in accordance with the
objectives as detailed in Chapter 10 of the County
Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Clash /
Clasheen / Minish / Tullaha Oldforge
Rural General
Justification Test
Not
applied
Zoning Zoned as Rural General in the Kerry County Development
Plan 2015 – 2021.
Lands are at risk of flooding (Zone A & B) and are not
defended. Inappropriate
development should be avoided in that area.
A site specific flood
risk assessment will
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Strategic Flood Risk Assessment
be required, i.e. verification of indicative Flood
Zone Mapping, compliance with the
requirements of the Development Plan Justification Test and
detailed site specific assessment, as
appropriate, in accordance with the objectives as
detailed in Chapter 10 of the County
Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Specific Land Use Zonings Located within Flood Zone A or B
Settlement General Zone
Types (GZTs) / Zoning Objective
Development
Plan Justification
Test &
Other
Assessment Criteria
Reason
for inclusion
in the LAP
Comment
Castleisland
Kealgorm Rural General
Justification Test
Not
applied
Zoning Zoned as Rural
General in the Kerry County Development
Plan 2015 – 2021. Lands are
substantially at risk of flooding (Zone A &
B). Inappropriate development should be avoided in areas
at risk of flooding.
A site specific flood risk assessment will be required, i.e.
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verification of indicative Flood Zone Mapping,
compliance with the requirements of the
Development Plan Justification Test and detailed site specific
assessment, as appropriate, in
accordance with the objectives as detailed in Chapter
10 of the County Development Plan
2015 – 2021.
Cahereen West (M4) Built Up Area
Justification Test
Not applied
Zoning Zoned as Built Up Area in the Kerry County Development
Plan 2015 – 2021.
Lands are substantially at risk of flooding (Zone B).
Inappropriate development should
be avoided in areas at risk of flooding.
A site specific flood risk assessment will
be required, i.e. verification of indicative Flood
Zone Mapping, compliance with the
requirements of the Development Plan Justification Test and
detailed site specific assessment, as
appropriate, in accordance with the objectives as
detailed in Chapter 10 of the County
Development Plan
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2015 – 2021.
Cahereen West (R2.6) Existing Residential
Justification Test
Not applied
Zoning Zoned for existing residential in the Kerry County
Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Lands are at risk of flooding (Zone A &
B). Inappropriate development should
be avoided in that area.
A site specific flood risk assessment will
be required, i.e. verification of indicative Flood
Zone Mapping, compliance with the
requirements of the Development Plan Justification Test and
detailed site specific assessment, as
appropriate, in accordance with the objectives as
detailed in Chapter 10 of the County
Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Cahereen West (G4) Active Open Space
Justification Test
Not applied
Zoning Zoned for active
open space in the Kerry County Development Plan
2015 – 2021.
Lands are at risk of flooding (Zone A) and are not
defended.
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A site specific flood risk assessment will be required, i.e.
verification of indicative Flood
Zone Mapping, compliance with the requirements of the
Development Plan Justification Test and
detailed site specific assessment, as appropriate, in
accordance with the objectives as
detailed in Chapter 10 of the County Development Plan
2015 – 2021.
Cahereen West (R1.6) New/Proposed
Residential
Justification Test
Not applied
Zoning Zoned for new / proposed residential
in the Kerry County Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Only a small part of
the lands are at risk of flooding (Zone B). Inappropriate
development should be avoided in that
area. A site specific flood
risk assessment will be required, i.e.
verification of indicative Flood Zone Mapping,
compliance with the requirements of the
Development Plan Justification Test and detailed site specific
assessment, as appropriate, in
accordance with the
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objectives as detailed in Chapter 10 of the County
Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Cahereen West (P1)
Agriculture
Justification Test
Not
applied
Zoning Zoned for agriculture in the Kerry County Development Plan
2015 – 2021.
Lands are at risk of flooding (Zone A & B).
Inappropriate development should
be avoided in that area.
A site specific flood risk assessment will
be required, i.e. verification of indicative Flood
Zone Mapping, compliance with the
requirements of the Development Plan Justification Test and
detailed site specific assessment, as
appropriate, in accordance with the objectives as
detailed in Chapter 10 of the County
Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Castleview (R2.6) Existing Residential
Justification Test
Not applied
Zoning Zoned for existing
residential in the Kerry County Development Plan
2015 – 2021.
Part of the site is at
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risk of flooding (Zone B). Inappropriate development should
be avoided in that area.
A site specific flood risk assessment will
be required, i.e. verification of
indicative Flood Zone Mapping, compliance with the
requirements of the Development Plan
Justification Test and detailed site specific assessment, as
appropriate, in accordance with the
objectives as detailed in Chapter 10 of the County
Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Castleview (M4)
Built Up Area
Justification Test
Not
applied
Zoning Zoned as Built Up Area in the Kerry County Development
Plan 2015 – 2021.
Lands are at risk of flooding (Zone A & B). Inappropriate
development should be avoided in that
area. A site specific flood
risk assessment will be required, i.e.
verification of indicative Flood Zone Mapping,
compliance with the requirements of the
Development Plan Justification Test and
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detailed site specific assessment, as appropriate, in
accordance with the objectives as
detailed in Chapter 10 of the County Development Plan
2015 – 2021.
Castleview (M1) Mixed Use Area
Justification Test
Not applied
Zoning Zoned as mixed use
area in the Kerry County Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
The site is
substantially at risk of flooding (Zone A & B). Inappropriate
development should be avoided in that
area. A site specific flood
risk assessment will be required, i.e.
verification of indicative Flood Zone Mapping,
compliance with the requirements of the
Development Plan Justification Test and detailed site specific
assessment, as appropriate, in
accordance with the objectives as detailed in Chapter
10 of the County Development Plan
2015 – 2021.
Cahereen East (M4) Built Up Area
Justification Test
Not applied
Zoning Zoned as a built up area in the Kerry
County Development
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Plan 2015 – 2021. The site is
substantially at risk of flooding (Zone A &
B). Inappropriate development should be avoided in that
area.
A site specific flood risk assessment will be required, i.e.
verification of indicative Flood
Zone Mapping, compliance with the requirements of the
Development Plan Justification Test and
detailed site specific assessment, as appropriate, in
accordance with the objectives as
detailed in Chapter 10 of the County Development Plan
2015 – 2021.
Chapel Quarter (M4) Built Up Area
Justification Test
Not applied
Zoning Zoned as a built up
area in the Kerry County Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Only a small part of
the site is at risk of flooding (Zone A & B). Inappropriate
development should be avoided in that
area. A site specific flood
risk assessment will be required, i.e.
verification of indicative Flood
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Zone Mapping, compliance with the requirements of the
Development Plan Justification Test and
detailed site specific assessment, as appropriate, in
accordance with the objectives as
detailed in Chapter 10 of the County Development Plan
2015 – 2021.
Tonbwee / Knockananlig
(M1) Mixed Use
Justification Test
Not applied
Zoning Zoned as mixed use
in the Kerry County Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Part of the site is at
risk of flooding (Zone A). Inappropriate development should
be avoided in that area.
A site specific flood risk assessment will
be required, i.e. verification of
indicative Flood Zone Mapping, compliance with the
requirements of the Development Plan
Justification Test and detailed site specific assessment, as
appropriate, in accordance with the
objectives as detailed in Chapter 10 of the County
Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Tonbwee (M4)
Built Up Area
Justification Test
Not
applied
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Zoning Zoned as a built up
area in the Kerry County Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
The site is substantially at risk of flooding (Zone A &
B). Inappropriate development should
be avoided in that area.
A site specific flood risk assessment will
be required, i.e. verification of indicative Flood
Zone Mapping, compliance with the
requirements of the Development Plan Justification Test and
detailed site specific assessment, as
appropriate, in accordance with the objectives as
detailed in Chapter 10 of the County
Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Tonbwee / Knockananlig
(G4) Active Open Space
Justification Test
Not applied
Zoning Zoned as a active
open space in the Kerry County Development Plan
2015 – 2021.
The site is substantially at risk of flooding (Zone A &
B). Inappropriate development should
be avoided in that area.
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A site specific flood risk assessment will
be required, i.e. verification of
indicative Flood Zone Mapping, compliance with the
requirements of the Development Plan
Justification Test and detailed site specific assessment, as
appropriate, in accordance with the
objectives as detailed in Chapter 10 of the County
Development Plan 2015 – 2021
Tonbwee (R2)
Existing Residential
Justification Test
Not
applied
Zoning Zoned for existing residential in the Kerry County
Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Lands are substantially at risk
of flooding (Zone A & B). Inappropriate
development should be avoided in that area.
A site specific flood
risk assessment will be required, i.e. verification of
indicative Flood Zone Mapping,
compliance with the requirements of the Development Plan
Justification Test and detailed site specific
assessment, as appropriate, in
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accordance with the objectives as detailed in Chapter
10 of the County Development Plan
2015 – 2021.
Tonbwee (C1.2) Retail Warehouse
Justification Test
Not applied
Zoning Zoned for retail warehouse in the
Kerry County Development Plan
2015 – 2021. The site is
substantially at risk of flooding (Zone A &
B). Inappropriate development should be avoided in that
area.
A site specific flood risk assessment will be required, i.e.
verification of indicative Flood
Zone Mapping, compliance with the requirements of the
Development Plan Justification Test and
detailed site specific assessment, as appropriate, in
accordance with the objectives as
detailed in Chapter 10 of the County Development Plan
2015 – 2021.
Tonbwee (P1) Agriculture
Justification Test
Not applied
Zoning Zoned for agriculture in the Kerry County
Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
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Lands are substantially at risk of flooding (Zone A &
B). Inappropriate development should
be avoided in that area.
A site specific flood risk assessment will
be required, i.e. verification of indicative Flood
Zone Mapping, compliance with the
requirements of the Development Plan Justification Test and
detailed site specific assessment, as
appropriate, in accordance with the objectives as
detailed in Chapter 10 of the County
Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Tonbwee Rural General Justification Test
Not applied
Zoning Zoned as rural
general in the Kerry County Development
Plan 2015 – 2021. Lands are
substantially at risk of flooding (Zone A &
B). Inappropriate development should be avoided in that
area.
A site specific flood risk assessment will be required, i.e.
verification of indicative Flood
Zone Mapping, compliance with the
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requirements of the Development Plan Justification Test and
detailed site specific assessment, as
appropriate, in accordance with the objectives as
detailed in Chapter 10 of the County
Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Tullig (P1)
Agriculture
Justification Test
Not
applied
Zoning Zoned as agriculture
in the Kerry County Development Plan
2015 – 2021. Lands are
substantially at risk of flooding (Zone A &
B). Inappropriate development should be avoided in that
area.
A site specific flood risk assessment will be required, i.e.
verification of indicative Flood
Zone Mapping, compliance with the requirements of the
Development Plan Justification Test and
detailed site specific assessment, as appropriate, in
accordance with the objectives as
detailed in Chapter 10 of the County Development Plan
2015 – 2021.
Tullig /
Kilbannivane
Rural General Justification Test
Not
applied
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Zoning Zoned as rural
general in the Kerry County Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Lands within the
zones are at risk of flooding (Zone A & B). Inappropriate
development should be avoided in that
area. A site specific flood
risk assessment will be required, i.e.
verification of indicative Flood Zone Mapping,
compliance with the requirements of the
Development Plan Justification Test and detailed site specific
assessment, as appropriate, in
accordance with the objectives as detailed in Chapter
10 of the County Development Plan
2015 – 2021.
Crag / Anglore Rural General Justification Test
Not applied
Zoning Zoned as rural general in the Kerry
County Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Only a small part of the zone is at risk of
flooding (Zone A). Inappropriate development should
be avoided in that area.
A site specific flood
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risk assessment will be required, i.e. verification of
indicative Flood Zone Mapping,
compliance with the requirements of the Development Plan
Justification Test and detailed site specific
assessment, as appropriate, in accordance with the
objectives as detailed in Chapter
10 of the County Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Dooneen/ Glanshearoon
Rural General Justification Test
Not applied
Zoning Zoned as rural general in the Kerry
County Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Lands within the zones are at risk of
flooding (Zone A & B). Inappropriate development should
be avoided in that area.
A site specific flood risk assessment will
be required, i.e. verification of
indicative Flood Zone Mapping, compliance with the
requirements of the Development Plan
Justification Test and detailed site specific assessment, as
appropriate, in accordance with the
objectives as detailed in Chapter
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10 of the County Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Moanmore Rural General Justification Test
Not applied
Zoning Zoned as rural general in the Kerry
County Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Only a small part of the zone is at risk of
flooding (Zone A & B). Inappropriate development should
be avoided in that area.
A site specific flood risk assessment will
be required, i.e. verification of
indicative Flood Zone Mapping, compliance with the
requirements of the Development Plan
Justification Test and detailed site specific assessment, as
appropriate, in accordance with the
objectives as detailed in Chapter 10 of the County
Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Moanmore (M1)
Mixed Use
Justification Test
Not
applied
Zoning Zoned as mixed use
in the Kerry County Development Plan
2015 – 2021. The site is
substantially at risk of flooding (Zone A &
B). Inappropriate
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development should be avoided in that area.
A site specific flood
risk assessment will be required, i.e. verification of
indicative Flood Zone Mapping,
compliance with the requirements of the Development Plan
Justification Test and detailed site specific
assessment, as appropriate, in accordance with the
objectives as detailed in Chapter
10 of the County Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Moanmore (M4)
Built Up Area
Justification Test
Not
applied
Zoning Zoned as a built up area in the Kerry
County Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Part of the zone is at risk of flooding (Zone
B). Inappropriate development should be avoided in that
area.
A site specific flood risk assessment will be required, i.e.
verification of indicative Flood
Zone Mapping, compliance with the requirements of the
Development Plan Justification Test and
detailed site specific assessment, as
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appropriate, in accordance with the objectives as
detailed in Chapter 10 of the County
Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Moanmore (R2.6)
Existing Residential
Justification Test
Not
applied
Zoning Zoned existing
residential in the Kerry County
Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Part of the zone is at risk of flooding (Zone
B). Inappropriate development should be avoided in that
area.
A site specific flood risk assessment will be required, i.e.
verification of indicative Flood
Zone Mapping, compliance with the requirements of the
Development Plan Justification Test and
detailed site specific assessment, as appropriate, in
accordance with the objectives as
detailed in Chapter 10 of the County Development Plan
2015 – 2021.
Killegane P1 (Agriculture)
Justification Test
Not applied
Zoning Zoned as agriculture in the Kerry County
Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
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Lands are substantially at risk of flooding (Zone A &
B). Inappropriate development should
be avoided in that area.
A site specific flood risk assessment will
be required, i.e. verification of indicative Flood
Zone Mapping, compliance with the
requirements of the Development Plan Justification Test and
detailed site specific assessment, as
appropriate, in accordance with the objectives as
detailed in Chapter 10 of the County
Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Killegane (M4) Mixed Use
Justification Test
Not applied
Zoning Zoned as mixed use
in the Kerry County Development Plan
2015 – 2021. Lands are
substantially at risk of flooding (Zone A &
B). Inappropriate development should be avoided in that
area.
A site specific flood risk assessment will be required, i.e.
verification of indicative Flood
Zone Mapping, compliance with the
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Strategic Flood Risk Assessment
requirements of the Development Plan Justification Test and
detailed site specific assessment, as
appropriate, in accordance with the objectives as
detailed in Chapter 10 of the County
Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Killegane Rural General Justification Test
Not
applied
Zoning Zoned as rural
general in the Kerry County Development
Plan 2015 – 2021. Lands within the
zone are at risk of flooding (Zone A &
B). Inappropriate development should be avoided in that
area.
A site specific flood risk assessment will be required, i.e.
verification of indicative Flood
Zone Mapping, compliance with the requirements of the
Development Plan Justification Test and
detailed site specific assessment, as appropriate, in
accordance with the objectives as
detailed in Chapter 10 of the County Development Plan
2015 – 2021.
Caheragh Rural General Justification Test
Not applied
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Zoning Zoned as rural general in the Kerry County Development
Plan 2015 – 2021.
Some of the lands within the zone are at risk of flooding
(Zone B). Inappropriate
development should be avoided in that area.
A site specific flood
risk assessment will be required, i.e. verification of
indicative Flood Zone Mapping,
compliance with the requirements of the Development Plan
Justification Test and detailed site specific
assessment, as appropriate, in accordance with the
objectives as detailed in Chapter
10 of the County Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Clashganniv Rural General Justification Test
Not
applied
Zoning Zoned as rural general in the Kerry
County Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Some of the lands within the zone are
at risk of flooding (Zone A & B). Inappropriate
development should be avoided in that
area.
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Strategic Flood Risk Assessment
A site specific flood risk assessment will be required, i.e.
verification of indicative Flood
Zone Mapping, compliance with the requirements of the
Development Plan Justification Test and
detailed site specific assessment, as appropriate, in
accordance with the objectives as
detailed in Chapter 10 of the County Development Plan
2015 – 2021.
Specific Land Use Zonings Located within Flood Zone A or B
Settlement General Zone
Types (GZTs) / Zoning Objective
Development
Plan Justification
Test
& Other
Assessment Criteria
Reason
for inclusion
in the
LAP
Comment
Barraduff N/A N/A N/A Specific land use zonings are not
located within Flood Zone A or B.
Specific Land Use Zonings Located within Flood Zone A or B
Settlement General Zone
Types (GZTs) / Zoning Objective
Development
Plan Justification
Test
& Other
Assessment Criteria
Reason
for inclusion
in the
LAP
Comment
Farranfore N/A N/A N/A Specific land use zonings are not
located within Flood Zone A or B.
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Specific Land Use Zonings Located within Flood Zone A or B
Settlement General Zone
Types (GZTs) / Zoning Objective
Development
Plan Justification
Test
& Other
Assessment Criteria
Reason
for inclusion
in the
LAP
Comment
Fieries N/A N/A N/A Specific land use zonings are not
located within Flood Zone A or B.
Specific Land Use Zonings Located within Flood Zone A or B
Settlement General Zone Types (GZTs) /
Zoning Objective
Development Plan
Justification
Test &
Other
Assessment Criteria
Reason for
inclusion
in the LAP
Comment
Kilcummin N/A N/A N/A Specific land use
zonings are not located within Flood
Zone A or B.
Specific Land Use Zonings Located within Flood Zone A or B
Settlement General Zone
Types (GZTs) / Zoning Objective
Development
Plan Justification
Test &
Other
Assessment Criteria
Reason
for inclusion
in the LAP
Comment
Rathmore East
Cloonts (R1.6)
New/Proposed Residential
Justification Test
Not
applied
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Zoning Zoned as New/Proposed in the Kerry County
Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Some of the lands within the zone are
at risk of flooding (Zone A & B).
Inappropriate development should be avoided in that
area.
A site specific flood risk assessment will be required, i.e.
verification of indicative Flood
Zone Mapping, compliance with the requirements of the
Development Plan Justification Test and
detailed site specific assessment, as appropriate, in
accordance with the objectives as
detailed in Chapter 10 of the County Development Plan
2015 – 2021.
Shinnagh (G1)
Open Space / Park
Justification Test
Not
applied
Zoning Zoned as Open
space / Park in the Kerry County Development Plan
2015 – 2021.
Some of the lands within the zone are at risk of flooding
(Zone A & B). Inappropriate
development should
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be avoided in that area.
A site specific flood risk assessment will
be required, i.e. verification of indicative Flood
Zone Mapping, compliance with the
requirements of the Development Plan Justification Test and
detailed site specific assessment, as
appropriate, in accordance with the objectives as
detailed in Chapter 10 of the County
Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Rathmore West
Rathmore / Gortanahaneboy
East
(P1) Agriculture
Justification Test
Not applied
Zoning Zoned as Agriculture in the Kerry County
Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Some of the lands within the zone are
at risk of flooding (Zone A & B). Inappropriate
development should be avoided in that
area. A site specific flood
risk assessment will be required, i.e.
verification of indicative Flood Zone Mapping,
compliance with the requirements of the
Development Plan Justification Test and
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detailed site specific assessment, as appropriate, in
accordance with the objectives as
detailed in Chapter 10 of the County Development Plan
2015 – 2021.
Specific Land Use Zonings Located within Flood Zone A or B
Settlement General Zone Types (GZTs) /
Zoning Objective
Development Plan
Justification Test
&
Other Assessment
Criteria
Reason for
inclusion in the LAP
Comment
Fossa N/A N/A N/A Specific land use zonings are not located within Flood
Zone A or B.
Specific Land Use Zonings Located within Flood Zone A or B
Settlement General Zone Types (GZTs) /
Zoning Objective
Development Plan
Justification Test
&
Other Assessment
Criteria
Reason for
inclusion in the LAP
Comment
Gneeveguilla N/A N/A N/A Specific land use zonings are not
located within Flood
Zone A or B.
Specific Land Use Zonings Located within Flood Zone A or B
Settlement General Zone Types (GZTs) /
Zoning Objective
Development Plan
Justification Test
&
Other Assessment
Criteria
Reason for
inclusion in the LAP
Comment
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Scartaglin N/A N/A N/A Specific land use zonings are not
located within Flood
Zone A or B.
Specific Land Use Zonings Located within Flood Zone A or B
Settlement General Zone Types (GZTs) /
Zoning Objective
Development Plan
Justification Test
&
Other Assessment
Criteria
Reason for
inclusion in the LAP
Comment
Cordal N/A N/A N/A Specific land use zonings are not
located within Flood
Zone A or B.
Specific Land Use Zonings Located within Flood Zone A or B
Settlement General Zone Types (GZTs) /
Zoning Objective
Development Plan
Justification Test
&
Other Assessment
Criteria
Reason for
inclusion in the LAP
Comment
Currow
Ranalough (M2) Village Centre
Justification Test
Not applied
Zoning Zoned as Village Centre in the Kerry
County Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Most of the lands within the zone are
at risk of flooding (Zone A & B).
Inappropriate development should be avoided in that
area.
A site specific flood risk assessment will
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be required, i.e. verification of indicative Flood
Zone Mapping, compliance with the
requirements of the Development Plan Justification Test and
detailed site specific assessment, as
appropriate, in accordance with the objectives as
detailed in Chapter 10 of the County
Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Ranalough (M1) Mixed Use, General Development,
Opportunity/Proposal Site
Justification Test
Not applied
Zoning Zoned as Mixed
Use, General Development, Opportunity/Proposal
Site in the Kerry County Development
Plan 2015 – 2021. Lands within the
zone are at risk of flooding (Zone A &
B). Inappropriate development should be avoided in that
area.
A site specific flood risk assessment will be required, i.e.
verification of indicative Flood
Zone Mapping, compliance with the requirements of the
Development Plan Justification Test and
detailed site specific
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assessment, as appropriate, in accordance with the
objectives as detailed in Chapter
10 of the County Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Ranalough (P1) Agriculture
Zoning Zoned as Agriculture
in the Kerry County Development Plan
2015 – 2021. Some of the lands
within the zone are at risk of flooding
(Zone A & B). Inappropriate development should
be avoided in that area.
A site specific flood risk assessment will
be required, i.e. verification of
indicative Flood Zone Mapping, compliance with the
requirements of the Development Plan
Justification Test and detailed site specific assessment, as
appropriate, in accordance with the
objectives as detailed in Chapter 10 of the County
Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Ranalough (G1) Open Space / Park
Zoning Zoned as Open Space / Park in the
Kerry County
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Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Lands within the zone are at risk of
flooding (Zone A & B). Inappropriate development should
be avoided in that area.
A site specific flood risk assessment will
be required, i.e. verification of
indicative Flood Zone Mapping, compliance with the
requirements of the Development Plan
Justification Test and detailed site specific assessment, as
appropriate, in accordance with the
objectives as detailed in Chapter 10 of the County
Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Dicksgrove (M2) Village Centre
Justification Test
Not applied
Zoning Zoned as Village Centre in the Kerry
County Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Lands within the zone are at risk of
flooding (Zone A & B). Inappropriate
development should be avoided in that area.
A site specific flood
risk assessment will be required, i.e.
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verification of indicative Flood Zone Mapping,
compliance with the requirements of the
Development Plan Justification Test and detailed site specific
assessment, as appropriate, in
accordance with the objectives as detailed in Chapter
10 of the County Development Plan
2015 – 2021.
Dicksgrove (P1)
Agriculture
Justification Test
Not
applied
Zoning Zoned as Agriculture
in the Kerry County Development Plan
2015 – 2021. Most of the lands
within the zone are at risk of flooding
(Zone A & B). Inappropriate development should
be avoided in that area.
A site specific flood risk assessment will
be required, i.e. verification of
indicative Flood Zone Mapping, compliance with the
requirements of the Development Plan
Justification Test and detailed site specific assessment, as
appropriate, in accordance with the
objectives as detailed in Chapter
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10 of the County Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Dicksgrove (R2.6) Existing Residential
Justification Test
Not applied
Zoning Zoned as Village
Centre in the Kerry County Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Lands within the
zone are at risk of flooding (Zone A & B). Inappropriate
development should be avoided in that
area. A site specific flood
risk assessment will be required, i.e.
verification of indicative Flood Zone Mapping,
compliance with the requirements of the
Development Plan Justification Test and detailed site specific
assessment, as appropriate, in
accordance with the objectives as detailed in Chapter
10 of the County Development Plan
2015 – 2021.
Specific Land Use Zonings Located within Flood Zone A or B
Settlement General Zone Types (GZTs) /
Zoning Objective
Development Plan
Justification Test
&
Other Assessment
Reason for
inclusion in the LAP
Comment
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Criteria
Ballyhar
Rural General Justification Test
Not applied
Zoning Zoned as rural general in the Kerry
County Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Specific land use zoning is not located
within Flood Zone A or B.
Specific Land Use Zonings Located within Flood Zone A or B
Settlement General Zone
Types (GZTs) / Zoning Objective
Development
Plan Justification
Test
& Other
Assessment Criteria
Reason
for inclusion
in the
LAP
Comment
Currans N/A N/A N/A Specific land use zonings are not
located within Flood Zone A or B.
Specific Land Use Zonings Located within Flood Zone A or B
Settlement General Zone
Types (GZTs) / Zoning Objective
Development
Plan Justification
Test
& Other
Assessment Criteria
Reason
for inclusion
in the
LAP
Comment
Faha / Listry
Lissavane East/
Lissavane West/ Listry
Rural General Justification Test
Not
applied
Zoning Zoned as rural
general in the Kerry County Development
Plan 2015 – 2021.
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Lands within the zone are at risk of flooding (Zone A &
B). Inappropriate development should
be avoided in that area.
A site specific flood risk assessment will
be required, i.e. verification of indicative Flood
Zone Mapping, compliance with the
requirements of the Development Plan Justification Test and
detailed site specific assessment, as
appropriate, in accordance with the objectives as
detailed in Chapter 10 of the County
Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Specific Land Use Zonings Located within Flood Zone A or B
Settlement General Zone Types (GZTs) /
Zoning Objective
Development Plan
Justification Test
&
Other Assessment
Criteria
Reason for
inclusion in the LAP
Comment
Glenflesk
Rural General Justification Test
Not applied
Zoned as rural general in the Kerry
County Development Plan 2015 – 2021.
Lands within the
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zone are at risk of flooding (Zone A & B). Inappropriate
development should be avoided in that
area. A site specific flood
risk assessment will be required, i.e.
verification of indicative Flood Zone Mapping,
compliance with the requirements of the
Development Plan Justification Test and detailed site specific
assessment, as appropriate, in
accordance with the objectives as detailed in Chapter
10 of the County Development Plan
2015 – 2021.
4.6 Approach to Development in Areas at Risk of Flooding
Where development is proposed within an area at risk of flooding, either on land that is subject to a specific zoning objective, lands within the “existing built up area” of a town or within a development boundary of a village, intending applicants need to comply with the
provisions and objectives, as appropriate, of Chapter 10 of the Kerry County Development Plan 2015 – 2021, and with the provisions of the Ministerial Guidelines
“The Planning System and Flood Risk Management”.
4.7 Flood Risk and Development Management The following key requirements for the management of development in areas at risk of
flooding shall be adhered to:
a) Minor proposals for development, for example small extensions to existing houses or changes of use, in areas at moderate to high risk of flooding should be assessed in accordance with Planning Guidelines: “The Planning System and
Flood Risk Management”.
b) Where flood risk constitutes a significant environmental effect of a development proposal, a sub-threshold EIS may be triggered. Screening for EIA should be an integral part of all planning applications in areas at risk of flooding.
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c) Any proposal in an area at risk of flooding that is considered acceptable in principle must demonstrate that appropriate mitigation measures can be put in
place and that residual risks can be managed to acceptable levels. Addressing flood risk in the design of new development should consider the following:
• Locating development away from areas at risk of flooding, where possible.
• Substituting more vulnerable land uses with less vulnerable ones.
• Identifying and protecting land required for current and future flood risk management, such as conveyance routes, flood storage areas and flood
protection schemes etc.
• Addressing the need for effective emergency response planning for flood
events in areas of new development.
d) Site layout, landscape planning and drainage of new developments must be closely integrated to play an effective role in flood-reduction. As such, proposals should clearly indicate:
• The use of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) to manage surface water
run-off.
• Water conveyancing routes free of barriers such as walls or buildings.
• The signing of floodplain areas to indicate the shared use of the land and to
identify safe access routes.
e) To ensure that adequate measures are put in place to deal with residual risks, proposals should demonstrate the use of flood-resistant construction measures
that are aimed at preventing water from entering a building and that mitigate the damage floodwater causes to buildings. Alternatively, designs for flood resilient construction may be adopted where it can be demonstrated that entry of
floodwater into buildings is preferable to limit damage caused by floodwater and allow relatively quick recovery. Such measures include the design and specification of internal building services and finishes. Further detail on flood
resilience and flood resistance are included in the Technical Appendices of the Planning Guidelines, The Planning System and Flood Risk Management.
5.0 Managing Flood Risk in the Future
5.1 Achievement of the Local Area Plan
The inclusion of Indicative Flood Zone maps for the settlements of the Municipal District is the first step in managing flood risk in the future. The maps are primarily intended to function as a screening tool. They are not a substitute for detai led hydraulic modelling,
such as may be required to assess the level of flood risk for a specific development. The flood maps should be used to guide decision making when determining whether a
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detailed Flood Risk Assessment is required for any given site. The maps are intended for guidance, and cannot provide details for individual properties.
5.2 Monitoring and Review Information in relation to flood risk will be monitored and reviewed by the Council and the
Flood Risk Assessment (FRA) will be updated as appropriate as new information becomes available. There are a number of key outputs from possible future studies and datasets which could inform any update of the FRA as availability allows. A list of
potential sources of information which will inform an FRA review is provided in Table 5.1 below.
Table 5.1 Potential Sources of Flood Risk Data
Potential Sources of Flood Risk Data
Data Source Timeframe Ongoing CFRAM Studies OPW 2017
County Development Plan variations /
updates
Kerry County Council 2017 onwards
Significant flood events Various -
Flood maps from other sources such as drainage networks
Various -
Changes to Planning and / or Flood Management Policy
DoEHLG / OPW / Kerry County Council
-
SFRA’s for Local Area Plans Kerry County Council Upon LAP review
Detailed FRA’s Various -
Flood Defence Feasability / Design
Reports
OPW (primarily) -