4. Emergency Response Planning In addition to considering physical design issues for developments in flood vulnerable zones, the developer shall specify that the planning of new development also takes account of the need for effective emergency response planning for flood events in areas of new development. Applications for developments in flood vulnerable zones shall provide details that the following measures will be put in place and maintained: • Provision of flood warnings, evacuation plans and ensuring public awareness of flood risks to people where they live and work; • Coordination of responses and discussion with relevant emergency services i.e. Local Authorities, Fire and Rescue, Civil Defence and An Garda Siochána through the SFRA; and • Awareness of risks and evacuation procedures and the need for family flood plans. • Access and Egress During Flood Events • Applications for development in flood vulnerable zones shall include details of arrangements for access and egress during flood events. Such details shall specify that: • Flood escape routes have been kept to publicly accessible land; • Such routes will have signage and other flood awareness measures in place, to inform local communities what to do in case of flooding; and • This information will be provided in a welcome pack to new occupants. 11.263 Further and more detailed guidance and advice can be found at http://www.flooding.ie and in the Building Regulations. Soil Protection, Contamination and Remediation 11.264 As part of major development proposals, adequate soil protection measures should be undertaken where appropriate. Appropriate investigations should be carried out into the nature and extent of any soil and groundwater contamination and the risks associated with site development work, where brownfield development is proposed.
The EPA’s publication Code of Practice: Environmental Risk Assessment for Unregulated Waste Disposal Sites (2007) should be considered as relevant.
Management of Construction Sites 11.265 It will be a requirement of any major planning permission for residential, community, employment, or, infrastructure related development that a Construction and Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) be prepared for the construction phase of the development. The Construction and Environmental Management Plan should include details such as: 1. Hours of operation. 2. Construction/phasing programme. 3. Traffic Management Plan. 4. Noise and Dust Mitigation Measures. 5. Details of any construction lighting including appropriate mitigation measures for lighting specifically designed to minimise impacts to biodiversity, including bats. 6. The management of construction and demolition waste. 7. Containment of all construction-related fuel and oil within specially constructed bunds to ensure that fuel spillages are fully contained (such bunds shall be roofed to exclude rainwater). 8. A water and sediment management plan, providing for means to ensure that surface water runoff is controlled such that no silt or other pollutants enter local water courses or drains. 9. Details of a water quality monitoring and sampling plan. 10. Measures adopted during construction to prevent the spread of invasive species (such as Japanese Knotweed). 11. If peat is encountered - a peat storage, handling and reinstatement management plan.
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Cork City Draft Development Plan 2022-2028
Volume 1 I Chapter 11
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