Chapter 2
Core Strategy
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Sub. No.
Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation
Recommendation: No change.
• Facilitating the delivery of infrastructure to ensure lands are serviceable. • Having regard to market demands in the context of density requirements. Ensuring planning gain requirements on developments are balanced and equitable having regard to the benefits to new and existing residents. This submission argues that, in the interests of the overall economic, social and environmentally sustainable development of the City, the provisions of the draft Plan must be amended to incorporate a clear objective in the Core Strategy that ensures that the economic aspects of development proposals are explicitly considered in the decision-making processes of the Council, alongside the social and environmental aspects. The submission requests that the following objective is added to Chapter 2 of the draft Plan: Objective 2.37 Cork City Council shall support and encourage development proposals that strengthen Cork City’s role as a national and regional economic driver, and that contribute to a strong, resilient, diverse and innovative economy for the City, as envisaged in national and regional planning policy.
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The strategic importance of Cork City as an economic driver for the Southern Region is recognised at in both the NPF and the RSES. Recognition for same is set out in the Strategic Objectives outline in Chapter 2, however Cork City Council agrees that Cork city’s role as an economic driver should be recognised as an objective in the Core Strategy. Therefore Objective 2.37, below, is proposed to be included. The Draft Plan addresses in detail the economic and employment generating potential of Cork City in Chapter 7. This includes specific objectives to support and encourage economic growth. Recommendation: Include the following objective in Chapter 2 Objective 2.x Cork City Council shall support and encourage development proposals that strengthen Cork City’s role as a national and regional economic driver, and that contribute to a strong, resilient, diverse and innovative economy for the City, as envisaged in national and regional planning policy.
The submission requires that the Core Strategy of the draft Plan must be amended to include a specific section on the
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The strategic vision for economic growth and development is set out in detail in chapter 7 of this Draft Development plan. This includes specific reference to
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