OVERVIEW

CSR was appointed by the County Council to undertake a Landscape Character Assessment (LCA) of South Tipperary to inform spatial planning policy for developments such as wind energy, afforestation, and telecommunications infrastructure. The assessment followed the 2000 DEHLG guidelines and incorporated GIS analysis, detailed field surveys, and public consultation to evaluate landscape character, value, and sensitivity.

SERVICE PROVIDED

Following completion of the LCA, CSR was commissioned to prepare a Wind Energy Development Strategy. This strategy identified areas suitable, open for consideration, and unsuitable for wind energy development, and was subsequently incorporated into the South Tipperary County Development Plan 2009. It played a key role in enabling significant wind energy generation in the county while safeguarding sensitive upland landscapes, including the Galtees, Knockmealdowns and Slievenamon.

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