• Arising from the immediate surge in employment in the Town, principally from the Health Care sector, and from the influx of families who are enticed to the region by the opportunity to work remotely, we believe that the Town’s population will increase by somewhere between 250 and 500 people over the period. This surge will also be accentuated by the move to remote working now being made possible by many large organizations.
• Ensuring the development of enabling housing infrastructure to meet the needs of Castleisland’s planned population growth will require a mix of accommodation sizes – We estimate of 50 of 1 and 2 Bedroomed apartments We would estimate that 150 units of 3 and 4 Bedroomed houses will be required to cater for the increases due to the expanded employment in the area over the period.
• This is in addition to the Social Housing needs of the Town.
• Zoning of adequate/additional land for residential will become very necessary, and an important enabler of the Town’s growth.
• Housing strategy should balance social housing and private housing. This balance should be spread evenly across the whole county
• Existing green areas within the town boundary should be zoned for amenity and protected in perpetuity. more adjacent lands should also be zoned for amenity
- The naming of Housing Estates should reflect the local Townland of the development and be submitted by the developer at Planning stage