Submission from Transport Infrastructure Ireland (Submission No 62)
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation
Planning Framework, the projects interactions with other transport schemes and also their inclusion in Chapter 4 of the Draft Plan.
development on the existing road network which would include theM/N28 and the ancillary regional and local road network. The major national roads including the M20 and M28 projects will be included in the relevant Core Strategy maps. Recommendation: (i) Include new Objective in Chapter 4 to safeguard the carrying capacity of strategic national roads, as follows: Objective 4.x Mitigation of Adverse Impacts on Strategic Roads To safeguard the carrying capacity, operational efficiency and safety of strategic national roads and to require development proposals that would materially impact the capacity of the strategic national road network to mitigate any adverse effects of their development on transport systems and/or infrastructure and make reasonable contributions towards the costs of any required mitigation, alterations or capacity enhancement works to transport systems and/or infrastructure as required. (ii) Include the major national roads such as the M20 and M28 projects in the relevant Core Strategy maps in Chapter 2.
Recommendation TII recommends that the Council’s Draft Development Plan is amended to have regard to the provisions of these national and regional policy documents especially Statutory Section 28 ministerial Guidelines ‘Spatial Planning and National Roads Guidelines for Planning Authorities’ (DoECLG, 2012). There should be especially clear recognition of European, National and regional policies for the protection and maintenance of safety, operation and efficiency of national roads which serve Cork City, the Southern Region, the nation and also to facilitate international connectivity in Chapter 2 including the figures and diagrams. It is advised that this systematic review should commence by consideration of the contents of this submission.
3. Chapter 7 Economy and Employment
1) Strategic Employment Locations Serious concern with the inclusion in Section 7.41, Cork City Strategic Employment Locations Study and also associated zoning (Z0 10 & Z0 05) of predominantly greenfield lands in this study at and/or in close proximity to national roads. This Study and associated zonings appear to have been drafted without reference to the protection of the existing and future national road network, and the evidence-based assessment required by the
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 /
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