Chapter 2
Core Strategy
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Sub. No.
Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation
responsive city. Strategic infrastructure and large-scale developments shall demonstrate how they contribute to a 15-minute city and enhance Cork City’s liveability and accessibility .
(iii) As per (ii) above.
The submission strongly welcomes progress made on achieving a dense, walkable, liveable and diverse city capable of attracting and retaining mobile international talent. The commitment to Compact Growth, permeability and sustainable transport modes is strongly supported.
The delivery of compact growth is central to the NPF and is a key focus within the framework of this plan. Compact Growth is included within the nine Strategic Objectives, in particular Strategic Objective 1 Compact Liveable Growth. Cork City Council’s commitments to enhancing active travel in the city is set out in Chapter 4 of the Draft Plan. Recommendation: No change. (i) The nine Strategic Objectives set out the overarching vision for the Draft Plan to deliver ‘compact liveable growth’, which seeks to deliver 66% of the anticipated level of growth to already built up areas in Cork City through a network of exi sting neighbourhoods. Cork City’s unique historic heritage is referred to and will be protected.
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(i) The plan should aspire to capitalise on and protect the unique characteristics of the historic city and landscapes as an amenity and a series of neighbourhoods, this should be included as part of Objective 2.7 Long Term Planning. (ii) This submission seeks to add the term historic landscape character to Strategic Objective 5 and replace landscape character to reflect the benefit of setting and landscape and the historic nature of all existing built landscapes.
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Recommendation: No change.
(ii) The ‘historic’ nature is an inherent feature of the landscape character and is acknowledged in this context and discussions around the landscape value. As such it is not considered necessary to include ‘historic’ as part of this wording. The natural landscape is subject to regular change, either manmade or natural changes in its features. With this in mind the intent of Strategic Objective 5 Green and Blue
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