c. To support the independent retailing sector by continuing to provide financial support, skills training and education through the Local Enterprise Office and other means. d. To encourage the development of the Night-time Economy, ensuring that centres are vibrant throughout the day and into the evening providing a variety of leisure and entertainment uses appropriate to their location and context. e. It is an objective to support and promote the use of on-street / outdoor markets in appropriate City Centre locations and the suburban District Centres and to pursue the development of a Market Strategy.
Objective 7.34 Assessing New Retail Development Cork City Council will have regard to the Retail Planning Guidelines for Planning Authorities (2012) and the accompanying Retail Design Manual in determining planning applications for retail development.
Objective 7.35
Objective 7.36 Vibrant and Mixed-use Centres a. To encourage a vibrant mix of uses, while retaining a healthy mix of retails uses within the designated centres and ensure they appropriately serve their population catchments. b. To invest in and activate the public realm, while promoting accessibility and Vacant Floor Space To encourage in the first instance that new retail floorspace be directed towards existing vacant units within existing designated centres. Cork City Council will seek to use its powers to tackle vacancy in the centres through active land management measures. encouraging sustainable modes of transport as a means to travel to designated centres. This would encourage multi-purpose shopping, business and leisure trips as part of the same journey.
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