lakes, ponds, playing fields, aquatic habitats and watercourses. • An Active Recreation Needs Assessment that forecasts the need for amenities for active and passive physical activity. • A Citywide Capacity Study , a residential land audit that assessed, in a bottom-up approach,
the capacity of lands within the City to accommodate residential development.
• A City Neighbourhood Profile , that provides key information on 44 distinct neighbourhoods in Cork City. • Greater clarity on urban densities and building height provided through an Urban Density, Building Height and Tall Building Strategy . 1.12 These strategies and studies together provide a robust evidence base for the strategic vision and development objectives set out in this Plan. In parallel, a range of other studies and reports are being prepared that have informed the City Development Plan. These include Cork City Council’s Climate Change Adaptation Strategy, Cork City Centre Economic and Revitalisation Study, and the City’s Heritage and Biodiversity Plan. Accompanying this Plan are a Strategic Environmental Assessment, Appropriate Assessment and Strategic Flood Risk Assessment. Local Planning 1.13 Apart from the Cork County Council Municipal District Local Area Plans 2017 that relate to the Cork City Council Area and will eventually be replaced by this City Development Plan, only one Local Area Plan is currently active, the North Blackpool Local Area Plan 2011 which has been extended until September 2021. 1.14 Where appropriate, the City Development Plan objectives may be developed in more detail at a local level. This may be through local area plans, framework plans or development briefs. These will be prepared as the need arises and resources allow.
Plan-making Process
1.15 The process to prepare this plan officially
commenced in June 2020 with the publication of the Pre-Draft consultation document ‘Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028: Our City, Our Future’ and a period of consultation and engagement with a wide range of stakeholders including the public and the Elected Members of Cork City Council. A Chief Executive’s report was prepared following the public consultation and engagement which sets out the strategic direction the Plan should take. The submissions made at the Pre-Draft Plan consultation stage helped inform this Draft Plan. The supporting ‘Process Overview’ document available on Cork City Council’s website provides further detail on the plan-making process.
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Cork City Draft Development Plan 2022-2028
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