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Obligation to prepare strategy relating to creation, improvement and preservation of sustainable places and communities
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48. (1) A planning authority shall prepare a strategy for the creation, improvement and preservation of sustainable places and communities for the functional area of the planning authority.
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(2) The strategy shall include objectives for:
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(a) the provision, or the facilitation of the provision, improvement, extension and preservation of amenities, facilities and services to meet the social, community, recreational and cultural requirements of the functional area, including the needs of children, the elderly and persons with disabilities;
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(b) the protection of the linguistic and cultural heritage, including the protection of Irish as the community language, of any Gaeltacht in the functional area to which the development plan relates;
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(c) the promotion of high standards (including high standards in public areas) of urban design, architecture and landscaping to enhance, improve and maintain the quality and character of urban and rural areas;
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(d) the reservation of land for use and cultivation as allotments and prescribed community gardens and the regulation, promotion, facilitation or control of the provision of land for that use;
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(e) such other matters as may be prescribed.
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(3) In this section—
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“allotment” means an area of land comprising not more than 1,000 square metres let or available for letting to and cultivation by—
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(a) a person who is a member of the local community and lives adjacent or near to that area of land, or
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(b) more than one person, each of whom is a member of the local community and lives adjacent to or near to that area of land,
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for the purpose of the production of vegetables or fruit mainly for consumption by the person or a member of his or her family;
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“community garden” means an area of land that—
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(a) is let or available for letting from a local authority to members of the local community for collective gardening purposes, and
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(b) is used or intended for use—
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(i) wholly or mainly for either or both of the following:
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(I) the production of vegetables or fruit mainly for consumption by members of the local community;
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(II) the propagation of plants for environmental or decorative purposes in the local community,
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and
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(ii) otherwise than for profit.
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