5.0 | Population Projections The NPF and Implementation Roadmap sets out projections to achieve accelerated urban growth and sets out ambitious targets for the Waterford MASP.
The NPF and Implementation Roadmap also refer to potential qualified allowances whichmay apply to deliver on accelerated urban growth in Metropolitan Areas 45 . National Policy Objective 68 states a Metropolitan Area Strategic Plan may enable up to 20% of the phased population growth targeted in the principle city and suburban area, to be accommodated in the wider metropolitan area i.e. outside the city and suburbs or contiguous zoned area, in addition to growth identified for the Metropolitan Area.
This will be subject to:
• Any relocated growth being in the form of compact development, such as infill or sustainable urban extension; • Any relocated growth being served by high capacity public transport and/or related to significant employment provision; • National Policy Objective 9. Additional qualified allowances relating to population targets provide an important mechanism in the Waterford context given the need for change to a more balanced concentric city which would require significant growth, development (and infrastructure) on the northern side of the River Suir (predominantly in Co Kilkenny) and this should be subject to review by the MASP Implementation Group.
45. The Department have clarified that the 25% Headroom identified in the Roadmap can apply to the County Kilkenny area of the Waterford Metropolitan Area
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