These were prepared for the purpose of facilitating the development of Cork Airport by identifying land for the future operational needs of the airport and safeguarding this land from inappropriate development. The Section on Cork International Airport in Chapter 10 of this Plan examines the future land use requirements of this facility and sets out policies to sustain it into the future.
Transport and Development Management
4.157 The viability and ultimate success of CMATS and its associated transport improvements will be underpinned by specific additional Development Management Standards. This will include the following: • Traffic and Transport Impact Assessments. • Workplace Travel Plans will be encouraged for new developments, large employers, schools and universities. 4.158 These are discussed in more detail in Chapter 11: Placemaking and Managing Development.
ABTAs- Area Based Transport Assessments
4.152 Area Based Transport Assessments (ABTA) are one of a number of complementary assessment processes used in the preparation of land use plans, planning schemes and masterplans. 4.153 The core objectives of ABTAs are to ensure that the assessment of transport demand and its associated impact plays a central role in informing the overall scale of development for a particular area, as well as the mix of land uses, development location, density, phasing and design/ delivery of supporting transport infrastructure/ services across all modes of transport. 4.154 ABTAs place the integration of land use and transport planning at the centre of the Plan preparation process. In terms of policy integration from national down to local level, ABTAs can provide the link between national and regional transport policies and objectives into local level land use plans and significant development areas. 4.155 They also allow the identification of requirements at the earliest stages of local level planning, to support cross-sectoral issues relating to environment, employment, education, recreation, health and housing. 4.156 The Development Plan supports the use of Area Based Transport Assessments (ABTAs) which integrate national and regional transport policies and objectives into local level land use plans and significant development areas in the preparation of Development Frameworks for local areas across the City.
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