Chapter 2
Core Strategy
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Sub. No.
Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation
No change. (viii) Response: The plan identifies and facilitates a broad range of important city projects needed to delivery compact liveable growth during the plan period and beyond. A comprehensive assessment of these projects will be carried out by Cork City Council (and other stakeholders) during the related planning processes that will occur as part of the Plan’s implementation. An assessment of the economic benefit of these projects to the city will be one of a series of contributing factors in the decision- making process, including the delivery of planning gain. Recommendation: No change. The purpose of the Strategic Objectives is to provide a broad overview of the objectives set out in detail in Chapter 7. The wording of the Strategic Objectives is as such not a comprehensive detail of all matters and policies related to economic and employment uses. Cork City Council supports the creative industries, notably as set out under Objective 7.23 to support the creative arts. The creative industries are also referenced in Chapter 8 of the Draft Plan under Objectives 8.11, 8.13 and 8.15. Recommendation: No change.
Mention creative talent in Strategic Objective 7 and not just talent as an enabler of growth. Reference could be made to the World Bank statement that links heritage and historic city cores with economic prosperity. This objective requires attracting creative workers and demonstrates the interdependence of the objectives, as these workers demand child-friendly, historically rich, culturally diverse, and clean locations. The plan does not reflect the new reality of large scale remote working, and how we attract workers in sectors that can live in Cork while working internationally. A small proportion of these workers would transform our economy.
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Infrastructure Planning & Climate Action
The following observations and issued are raised in relation to strategic Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Planning:
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(i) Response: The response received is noted and welcomed. A two-year evidence based and iterative city capacity study process was undertaken to inform the preparation of the Draft Plan, which includes ongoing input
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