Cork City’s Local Economic and Community Plan 2024 - 2029
5.1 Policy Review The LECP is one plan amongst a whole range of international, national, regional and local plans that work together to guide local planning and development.
Project Ireland 2040 Project Ireland 2040 is the government’s long-term overarching strategy to make Ireland a better country for all of its people. It includes the:
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National Development Plan (NDP)
Some policies such as the National Development Plan are set by central
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National Planning Framework (NPF)
government and are high level while others, like the LECP, are applied at a local authority level. The LECP focuses on guiding local community and economic development. The LECP must align with the national, regional and local policies laid out in Figure 5.1.1 on this page. The LECP must also support the delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as described below and the Public Sector Duty as outlined in chapter 3. As well as these, there are many other strategies and policies that the LECP should align with and support. Due to the high volume of these relevant policies, we commissioned a review 15 . The review identified 75 active community, social, economic and environmental plans, policies and strategies. This review helped us choose our LECP high-level goals and actions that supported important plans without their actions. These policies are referenced in each of the high- level goal chapters 7 to 12.
Project Ireland 2040 sets ambitious targets for Cork City and identifies the Local Economic and Community Plan as a key part of the overall process for national transformation. Cork City is now firmly embedded in national strategic policy as the ‘growth city’ in the country. National policy recognises that of all cities outside of Dublin, Cork City has the greatest capacity to sustainably scale up to absorb population growth and leverage opportunity. This is why Cork City is often referred to as a ‘City of Scale’. Crucially, this government ambition is supported by substantial exchequer funding.
NATIONAL NPF & NDP
REGIONAL Spatial & Economic Strategy
By law, the LECP must be consistent with the following plans:
CITY Cork City Development Plan
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Project Ireland 2040
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Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy (RSES) 2020–2032 Cork City Development Plan 2022 - 2028
LOCAL Local Economic & Community Plan
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Figure 5.1.1: National, Regional and Local Hierarchy of Policy Framework.
active community, social, economic and environmental plans, policies and strategies relevant to the Cork City LECP. 75
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