Some recent projects


Askeaton Local Area Plan (Limerick County Council)

Spatial Planning Solutions in partnership with Brendan Mc Grath Associates provided GIS mapping for the Local Area Plan

Audit of Social & Community Facilities (West Limerick and Dublin)

Spatial Planning Solutions and U-one-R Partnership Solutions developed a method for analysis of the provision of social and community facilities.

Spatial Analysis of the Ambulance Services in relation to Road Traffic Accidents and populations numbers

a national survey Commissioned by the Pre-hospital Emergency Care Council. An ongoing study that models the response catchments around ambulance stations and assesses their capacity to return patients to acute hospitals within specified targets.

An examination of the potential distribution and community demand for Emergency First Responders in the Western Health Board

A research Report on behalf of the Pre-hospital Emergency Care Council that assessed the spatial patterns of emergency care requirements in the region against the provision of community resources.

Human Impacts for Environmental Impacts Assessment of tourism development

Spatial Planning Solutions researched and wrote the chapter on Socio-economic impacts of a large-scale tourism proposal for Fota Island in Cork with emphasis on tourism and local employment impacts.

Review of the Socio-Economic section of the EIS of the Bottlehill Residual Landfill

This project involved a critical review of the human impacts section of the EIS, and advice to the management of the community group. Our findings were presented at the oral hearing for the proposal.

Retail impact assessment of a number of retail developments in counties Cork and Clare

These projects involved an assessment of the retail spending patterns within local areas. Important criteria are the profile of the local population and employment. Future trends of retail demand are produced and the impact of new retail proposals evaluated.

Development Control

Submissions, observations and appeals (first and third party) on behalf of a variety of private sector clients, including negotiation and advice on unauthorised development.

Other relevant projects that personnel from Spatial Planning Solutions have been involved with before the company was established include:

County Galway Settlement Strategy

Galway County Council This project was carried out by McCutcheon Hogan and A.P. McCarthy Associates and involved a countywide assessment of housing demand against the provision of physical and social infrastructure in the towns/ villages and rural hinterlands. David Moore, as an employee at the time of McCutcheon Hogan undertook the GIS analysis and demographic research for this project and wrote the section on current settlement patterns.

Eco Enhance Project - Lough Hyne Nature Reserve Pilot Project 1999-2000, on behalf of Cork County Council.

The objective of the Study was to develop a set of planning policy recommendations that sought to enhance this environmentally sensitive coastal area for the benefit of the local community and visitors to the area. David Moore as an employee of McCutcheon Hogan produced the report.

Kerry, Galway & Galway City County Atlases & profiles

Produced for the respective County Development Boards. David Moore was project manager to these publications while director of the Eurogise Project at NUI, Galway. The first of these atlases, the Kerry atlas formed the template for a host of similar publications by County Development Boards throughout the country.