Chapter 2
Core Strategy
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Sub. No.
Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation
City Centre Regeneration and Revitalisation
(i) These submissions seek a strong approach to tackle vacancy and dereliction in the city through initiatives to promote city centre living and apartment development in central locations. (ii) A vacant sites officer should be appointed as soon as possible and residency rates in the city centre increased.
110, 183, 320 (i) The plan takes a clear and firm approach to tackling vacancy and dereliction in the city, namely Objective 2.18 which seeks to actively encourage the reuse of derelict, vacant or underused sites across Cork City. Cork City Council will continue to apply an active land management programme to address vacancy and dereliction in the City.
Recommendation: No change. (ii) While not a development plan matter and is being progressed. Recommendation: No change. Context Response Chapter 2 relates to the Core Strategy and is strategic in nature. All nine of the Draft Plan Strategic Objectives are centred on the delivery of Compact Liveable Growth (see Fig. 2.4) The objective for strategic compact liveable growth is under pinned by a series of objectives in other chapters, including those that focus more directly on the need regeneration within the city. Key Growth Areas (fig. 2.21) are identified to accommodate the ambitious population growth targets for Cork City and Metropolitan Area as set out in the NPF and Southern 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). Key Neighbourhood Development Sites (fig. 2.21) identified in the core strategy, are supported by specific site objectives set out in Chapter 10 (Key Growth Areas and Neighbourhood Development Sites).
These submission focus on the role set out in the Core Strategy to revitalise the city centre and accommodate compact liveable growth. The following responses and requests are made: (i) Highly commends the tone and contents of the Draft Development Plan, in particular its concentration on compact growth and the 15 minute city as addressing these issues will promote Cork as a quality European City. (ii) Greater ambition is needed to achieve the 15 minute city, with the delivery of only 7% of the required residential units in the city centre (as outline in table 10.2) seen as a key weakness. Seeks a review of developable land within the city centre.
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