Chapter 2
Core Strategy
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Sub. No.
Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation
This submission focuses on Cork as a Healthy City and seeks the inclusion of a commitment to reduce health inequalities for all citizens in the city’s development.
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Healthy living forms an integral part of the overarching vision for Cork City to promote good quality of life for existing and future residents. Healthy living is specifically referred to in Strategic Objective 9 Placemaking and Managing Development which seeks a focus on enhancing walkable neighbourhoods that promote healthy living, wellbeing and active lifestyles, where placemaking is at the heart. 15 minute city The Draft Plan acknowledges that the City environment plays a direct role in people’s health and wellbeing and quality of life and is committed to managing and enhance these aspects of the city. The commitment to same is set out in Objective 2.12 Walkable Neighbourhoods. Additionally, Chapter 3 Delivering Homes and Communities provides more detailed reference to health and wellbeing noting that Cork City was designated a ‘Healthy C ity’ by the World Health Organisation in 2012. Cork City Council and the HSE remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of people in the City and to reduce health inequalities. Recommendation: No change. The 15 minute city minute city in this context aims to distribute walkable neighbourhoods which are identified in figures 2.10 and 2.11, providing essential services and delivery of the ambitious population growth targets for Cork City set out in both the NPF and RSES (with a focus on targeting 66% of all future residential development within the existing built up footprint fig. 2.21 and table 2.5). This concept is explained in Section 2.25 and further reinforced under Objective 2.8. (i) The 15 minute city as a concept is understood as the approach to create and enhance access to essential urban services within a 15 minute walk or cycle. For the purposes of the Cork city Development Plan The 15 minute city seeks to deliver compact growth through the creation and enhancement of connectivity in the City, primarily through walking and cycling, promoting
Several submissions were received in response to Objective 2.8 the 15 minute city, generally in support, but with suggestions for following amendments to strengthen the concept and definition of the 15 minute city: (i) Suggests that the 15 minute city would benefit from a clear definition of what is meant by the term 15- minute city as well as SMART (specific measurable achievable realistic timebound) targets for its delivery during the development plan. The first stage of which would be an audit of accessibility.
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