Chapter 2
Core Strategy
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Sub. No.
Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation
The submission requests a strategic objective for an architectural policy for Cork City, which should include a policy to protect Cork’s unique heritage with development that is compatible with good design in relation to the buildings and spaces being developed
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Cork City’s unique and rich history is recognised throughout the Core strategy has informed much of the approach to addressing Cork City Council’s response to future development. In this regard Strategic Objective 7 Arts, Heritage and Culture specifically seeks to “ protect and enhance the unique character and built fabric of the city its neighbourhoods, urban towns and settlements by caring for Protected Structures, archaeological monuments and heritage, Architectural Conservation Areas and intangible heritage. Identify, protect, enhance and grow Corks unique cultural heritage and expression in an authentic and meaningful way. Ensure Cork’s heritage, culture and arts are celebrated and developed to create an attractive, vibrant and inclusive place to live, work, study and visit.” The Core Strategy refers to Cork City’s built heritage as one of its key assets to be protected and enhanced within the long term vision of growth. Additionally, Chapter 8 Arts, Heritage and Culture sets out detailed policy provision to support the City’s architectural heritage and Chapter 11 includes development standards to ensure that new development within the city does not detract from or negatively impact the City’s built heritage assets. Recommendation: No change. The principal purpose of Strategic Objective 9 Placemaking and Managing Development is to establish the main issues addressed in Chapter 11, the aim of which is to provide detailed development management standards. This Strategic Objective highlights Cork City Council’s ambitions to encourage and promote a design led approach for new development which is consistent with and considerate of the existing communities, this is a vital principle of placemaking. Cork City Council has prepared a Neighbourhood Profile Study which takes into consideration the unique identities of the existing
This submission suggests that adding the protection of existing fragile communities as part of SO 9, capitalising on Unique Character of Cork by protecting uniqueness and maintaining identity of Historic City and Medieval City.
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