Map 1 | Limerick-Shannon Metropolitan Area
Limerick-Shannon MASP Policy Objective 1
Limerick-Shannon Metropolitan Area a. It is an objective to strengthen the role of the Limerick-Shannon Metropolitan Area as an international location of scale, a complement to Dublin and a primary driver of economic and population growth in the Southern Region. b. It is an objective to promote the Limerick-Shannon Metropolitan Area as a cohesive Metropolitan Area with (i) the City Centre as the primary location at the heart of the Metropolitan Area and Region (ii) compact growth and regeneration of Limerick City Centre and Suburbs, (iii) compact growth and regeneration of Shannon (iv) active land management initiatives to deliver housing and employment locations in a sustainable, infrastructure led manner. c. It is an objective to seek co-ordinated investment and delivery of holistic infrastructure packages across State Departments and infrastructure
delivery agencies as they apply to the Limerick- Shannon Metropolitan Area and seek further investments to deliver on the Metropolitan Area Goals (see Volume III). d. Any reference to support for all plans, projects, activities and development in the MASP should be considered to refer to ‘sustainable development’ that shall be subject to appropriate feasibility studies, best practice site/route selection (to consider environmental constraints), environmental assessment including EcIA to support development management and where required, the completion of statutory SEA, EIA and AA processes as appropriate e. The MASP seeks to protect, manage and through enhanced ecological connectivity, to improve the coherence of the Natura 2000 Network in the Region.
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