Chapter 2
Core Strategy
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Sub. No.
Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation
(iv) Notes that, in line with the LDA’s remit under t he LDA Act 2021, the LDA will be preparing a report on relevant public lands for submission to the Minister for DHLGH within twelve months of the commencement of the relevant Section of the Act. The LDA is also working to identify relevant public lands with potential for future development or regeneration into the future and therefore, engagement with the Council in this regard should be promoted and acknowledged within the proposed policy objective and within the Core Strategy. (v) The submission specifically refers to Objective 2.19 which outlines the approach to “windfall sites”. The submission requests the following objective regarding the role of the LDA be included which accounts for the likelihood of sites coming forward in the lifetime of the development plan: Objective 2.xx (Delivery of Relevant State Land) - Cork City Council, together with the LDA and relevant stakeholders, will support with recognising and enabling progress on planning for the development and renewal of certain relevant state-owned lands within Cork City as potential key deliverables to achieve NPF growth targets.
CCC will continue to work collaboratively with the LDA during the operational stage of the plan. Recommendation: No change (v) Response: The request to add an additional objective to support the LDA’s role in the delivery of relevant state land is considered reasonable. Recommendation: Include the following objective in Chapter 2: Objective 2.xx (Delivery of Relevant State Land) Cork City Council, relevant stakeholders such as the LDA, will support and enable the development and renewal and regeneration of suitable state-owned lands as potential key deliverables to achieve NPF growth targets.
Executive Recommendations
A recent research report entitled “ Exploring 15-minute Urban Living in Ireland ” (Oct 2021), by The Irish Institutional Property (IIP) provides a comprehensive
Executive
From a review of the report, it is considered the Draft Plan would benefit from amendments and additions to its objectives as follows:
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