Integrating land use planning with transportation is key to addressing climate change, supporting economic prosperity and improving the quality of life for those who live in County Wicklow. Reducing the need to travel, especially long distances, by private car, and increasing the use of sustainable and healthy travel alternatives, can bring multiple benefits to our climate, local environment and communities.

The Council will continue to provide for all components of the transportation system which are within its own remit and will support and facilitate the development of those other elements provided by external agencies, such as the National Transport Authority (NTA) and Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII). In addition the strategy and objectives of this plan are required to be consistent with the transport strategy of the NTA1 , as well as the National Planning Framework (NPF) and the Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy (RSES). It is the aim of this plan to craft land use policies to produce settlements of such form and layout that facilitates and encourages sustainable forms of movement and transport, prioritising active travel modes of walking and cycling, and for larger settlements, public transport.