Submission from Transport Infrastructure Ireland (Submission No 62)
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation
TII advises that the amended Draft Development Plan policies, objectives and zonings should indicate clear recognition of European, National and regional policies for the protection and maintenance of the safety, operation and efficiency of national roads which serve Cork City, the Southern Region, the nation and also facilitate international connectivity. This should be accompanied by an appropriate evidence base as indicated in the DoECLG Spatial Planning and National Road Guidelines for Planning Authorities to demonstrate that proposals support and protect the steady- state maintenance and safety of the National Roads network.
Where expansion areas are proposed within the vicinity of a major national road junction a TTA will, consider the impact of the proposed development on the existing road network. The Draft Plan incorporates the use of 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. Any further concerns around impact on the National Road network can be sufficiently addressed by demand management measures such as BusConnects, Light Rail Transit and suburban rail (the implementation of which is not exclusively within the remit of the planning authority but also within the remit of TII, the NTA and the relevant transport providers). As required under national and regional policy, the Draft Plan applies a sequential pattern of development that focuses on the delivery of a compact, liveable, sustainable city. The nine strategic objectives set out as the framework for the Draft Plan are centred on the delivery of Compact Liveable Growth (see Fig. 2.4). The 10-minute walkable neighbourhood is set out as the building blocks (fig. 2.10 and fig. 2.11) to deliver the 15-minute city concept (fig. 2.9). Chapters 2 (Core Strategy), 3 (Delivering Homes and Communities), 4 (Transport and Mobility), 9 (Placemaking and Development) and 10 (Key Growth Areas and Neighbourhood Development Sites) set out detailed objectives to achieve a more compact, sustainable transport orientated and inclusive city from a local/neighbourhood perspective. Refer also to the detailed response given to OPR submission 429 “R ecommendations 1-5 ”. Cork City Council will carry out appropriate traffic and transport assessments or other strategies for major development sites, as set out in Chapters 4 and 11 of the Draft Plan in consultation with TII the NTA and the relevant transport providers.
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