Submission from the National Transport Authority (Submission No 348)
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation
location within the City and on the proposed public transport network. As with the other sites, the preparation of an ABTA informing the future development of all aspects of the Airport area needs to be undertaken. Cognisance also needs to be taken of the need to provide for and protect access to the Airport in the operation of its core functions as an international gateway and part of the TEN-T core network. In the event that any of the seven Potential Employment Sites Blarney, Clogheen, Ballyvolane, Glanmire, South Link, Fairhill and Hollyhill are brought forward for development, this should be informed by the ABTA undertaken for their corresponding settlement areas, the following comments on the individual sites apply:
Paragraph 4.154 of the Draft 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 in the preparation of Development Frameworks for significant development areas across the City. These sites are part of a suite of employment lands that are intended to support National and Regional Policy Objectives in the delivery of ambitious large-scale regeneration projects for the provision of new employment, housing and supporting infrastructure in Cork Docklands, including the relocation of logistics facilities from existing brownfield locations such as Tramore Road. It is proposed to include additional text to support enhanced public transport / active travel access modes to the sites along with text relating to future access options, where appropriate. In light of the NTA observations, a number of modifications are proposed to retain these strategic land banks which are an integral part of the delivery of compact growth and regeneration opportunities in the City and to also address concerns raised by the OPR and TII. It is proposed to retain Strategic Employment Site 1 (lands adjoining Blarney Business Park) with updated text requiring access to be via the existing Blarney Business Park and agreed with the TII, subject to finalisation of the M20 route corridor design. Recommendation:
• Blarney Business Park Extension – the site would appear to focused only on access to the N20 and as such would not appear to be in accordance with the DOECLG Spatial Planning and National Roads Guidelines (2012) and is not likely to fall within the local catchment of any of the additional suburban rail stations proposed in CMATS. The NTA do not consider substantial employment development at
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