Submission from Transport Infrastructure Ireland (Submission No 62)
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation
DoECLG Spatial Planning and National Roads Guidelines for Planning Authorities.
(xviii) Insert the following text in Objective 10.82 Castletreasure Expansion Area: The Phasing and the number of dwellings which can proceed and be occupied within defined periods shall be determined in advance at Development Management stage but will be dependent on the following, • The timing and provision of appropriate vehicular access, including provisions for future public transport requirements in the immediate site area, pedestrian and cycling access to be identified in a traffic and transportation study, to be conducted at an early stage post plan adoption • The upgrade and completion of the proposed N28/M28 national road and ancillary local network improvements. Any development proposals shall contain noise attenuation measures, details to be agreed in advance with Cork City Council and TII. The timing and provision of appropriate drinking water and waste water disposal services for the development including where necessary the upgrading of off-site infrastructure. Additionally, any development proposals on site shall make provision for the following: • Retention of the existing trees and hedgerows within the overall development of the site where practicable. • A detailed ecological survey for the entire site carried out by a suitably qualified ecologist. • A construction management plan with detailed proposals for the protection of riparian zones within the site. • A detailed surface water management plan including provision for on-site attenuation.
Recommendation TII strongly recommends that appropriate traffic and transportation analysis needs to be prepared by the City Council to understand the impacts at this location on the M28/N28 mainline and its interchange, with existing, permitted and planned development and also should identify the evidenced based methods and techniques proposed for any mitigations and/or works traversing / in proximity to the national road network including phasing and costs. This analysis will also need to be complementary to the provision of appropriate sustainable transport development and the delivery of CMATS. It would be most appropriate to undertake the required assessments prior to proceeding with the zoning and associated objective 10.82. Such an assessment is a requirement given the outer suburban location of the site, the potential for reliance of this area on the private car for transport, delivery of the Cork Metropolitan Area Strategic Plan with supporting proposals in the Cork Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy (CMATS), precedence of the Douglas Land Use & Transport Strategy (DLUTS) and, critically, the need to implement the National Planning Framework, National Strategic Outcomes 2 and 6 with regards to the role of the N28 within the EU Core TEN-T network.
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