This is the Strategic Flood Risk Assessment of the Draft County Development Plan, which forms Appendix 1 to the Strategic Environmental Assessment.  (Please note the file size is 4.33 MB.)

/sites/default/files/pdf/SFRA of Draft County Plan June 2013.pdf

This is the Strategic Environmental Assessment for the Draft County Development Plan.  (Please note the file size is 7.05 MB)

/sites/default/files/pdf/SEA Draft County Development Plan 2014.pdf

1         Introduction

The City of Kilkenny has a rich and varied history.  It is known as the medieval capital of Ireland. Founded over one thousand years ago, its influences are Norman, Medieval, Renaissance, Victorian and modern. It is unique among Irish regional towns; managing to maintain a vibrancy and balance between the needs of development and the protection of the basic fabric of its historic layout which has remained unchanged for centuries.