Holmpatrick, Skerries, Co. Dublin.

GB - Green Belt: Create a rural/urban Greenbelt zone that permanently demarcates the boundary i. between the rural and urban areas, or ii. between urban and urban areas. The role of the Greenbelt is to check unrestricted sprawl of urban areas, to prevent coalescence of settlements, to prevent countryside encroachment and to protect the setting of towns and/or villages. The Greenbelt is attractive and multifunctional, serves the needs of both the urban and rural communities, and strengthens the links between urban and rural areas in a sustainable manner. The Greenbelt will provide opportunities for countryside access and for recreation, retain attractive landscapes, improve derelict land within and around towns, secure lands with a nature conservation interest, and retain land in agricultural use. The zoning objective will have the consequence of achieving the regeneration of undeveloped town areas by ensuring that urban development is directed towards these areas.

GB - Green Belt: Protect and provide for a Greenbelt

Protected high-amenity landscape. Development is resisted to preserve the character of the area.

OS - Open Space: Preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities

Open space and recreational amenity, to be preserved as such.

RS - Residential: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenity

An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.

RC - Rural Cluster: Provide for small scale infill development serving local needs while maintaining the rural nature of the cluster

A small rural settlement where only modest infill serving local need is envisaged.