Chapter 2
Core Strategy
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Sub. No.
Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation
are integrated and permeable to ensure short trips are possible to urban centres, local services and amenities” • “…Ensuring high -quality architectural, urban and public realm design. Guidance is set out in Chapter 11: Placemaking and Manging Development” Recommendation:
No change.
(iv) Response: The Core Strategy, and its associated tables and maps, use an evidence-based approach to set out what is considered a realistic pathway for delivering compact liveable growth during the 6 year plan period (2022 —2028). The “Cork City Capacity Study 2021” ( to be included in the Material Amendments placed on public consultation in April 2022) outlines this two-year iterative process, including the application of local densities considered appropriate to the existing built character of existing neighbourhoods and sub city areas. Please also refer to Chapter 11 (Placemaking and Managing Development) and the “Cork City Urban Density, Building Height and Tall Building Study” for further details. Recommendation: No change. (v) Response: The draft Development Plan has taken the approach to deliver ‘compact liveable growth’ as it seeks to meet the ambitious growth targets set out in NPF and the RSES. In this context, a series of supporting studies have been carried out to provide an evidence base. A City Capacity Study was undertaken to fully assess capacity for future development within the city, and a Green and Blue Infrastructure Study was also carried
(iv) Cork City is a low density city and should be celebrated, embraced, protected and enhanced, requesting a policy to ensure that real city density is measured at a variety of scales, taking into account green and blue infrastructure, open space, landscape and biodiversity (e.g. Vienna is 51% open space).
(v) This submission supports plans for increased density and requests that this must be achieved with balanced delivery of services and public green spaces, that new development do not severe access to green areas and without impact to the city’s built heritage. This submission also seeks to support high
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