Chapter 2
Core Strategy
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Sub. No.
Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation
The Cork City Council and Cork County Council Joint Housing Strategy and Housing Need Demand Assessment Some of these findings are set out in Section 2.34 of the Draft Plan in relation to the ongoing housing issues in Cork, how the Cork housing market is currently marked by a supply / demand mismatch, with under-supply remaining a serious issue, particularly in key urban areas. This analysis includes a set of figures illustrating residential and planning activity in figures 2.13 – 2.15. This is evident in the disparity between permissions granted and the level of completed constructions delivered to the market in Cork City. This is considered in the figures outlined in the Core Strategy. Recommendation: No change. The figures presented in Table 2.3 are based on the bottom-up assessment of the existing status of Cork City’s local social, physical and built environment providing a realistic view of existing sites within Cork City. The quantum of zoned land referred to in the Core Strategy is informed by the Capacity Study and has taken account of all underutilised zoned lands. Cork City Council has set out its commitment to adopt an active land management approach to review these figures and bring forward suitable development lands through the proper delivery and implementation process. This commitment is set out in Objective 2.35 Cork City Council are actively engaged in identifying derelict sites and underutilized sites in the City, continued support for this work is set out in the Development Plan and is listed as a Key Deliverable in Table 2.5, and Objectives 2.18, 2.21, 3.3 and 3.4. Recommendation:
Submission puts forward that the level of Tier 1,2, & 3 lands identified in Table 2.3 does not truly reflects the level of derelict sites and underutilized land in the City Centre.
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