Chapter 3
Delivering Homes and Communities
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Sub. No.
Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation
stock and a housing inspection and rolling maintenance during the lifetime of the Plan.
That stated, Cork City Council is appointing a full-time Vacant Homes Officer in 2022 and a derelict sites team already exists within the City Council. Recommendation: No change.
Local Economic and Community Plan
Strongly support Objective 3.15. Build on and cement the progress of LECP actions stated on Pg 78 of LECP in the City's new City Development Plan in terms of European centre of excellence for the arts. Ask that the Plan and LECP complement each other in addressing emerging challenges facing the city in terms of social inclusion and changing needs of population.
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Support for Objective 3.15 is acknowledged. The City Development Plan is aligned with and supports the Local Economic Community Plan (LECP). Development Plan Objective 3.15 LECP supports the delivery of goals, objectives and actions contained within the LECP. The LECP covers a wide range of topics, and projects and it is not necessary to highlight each one in Objective 3.15. Cork City as a centre of excellence for the arts is highlighted in Chapter 8 Heritage, Arts and Culture paragraph 8.3. Recommendation: No change.
Community Infrastructure and Services, City-Wide Community Infrastructure Audit, Community Hubs, Adaptable Community Facilities, Planning for Children-Orientated Facilities
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Support for these Objectives is acknowledged. The Draft Plan includes a wide range of objectives on community development related issues. The request for new development to deliver flexible spaces for off peak community uses is too generic to apply as a condition on all planning applications, or effectively on public buildings. This can result in over provision and under use. However, many public buildings already offer multi-use. A more bespoke approach to meeting local need and demand for community facilities and spaces can be explored through Objective 3.16 and on a case-by-case basis. Objective 3.16 (City-Wide Community Infrastructure Audit) seeks to explore the
• Strongly supports objectives 3.14, 3.16, 3.17, 3.18 and 3.19. • Submissions seek to develop land and buildings as multi-use spaces to enable social enterprise. • Submissions seek to establish community forums to identify the needs of individual communities. • To recognise persons with disabilities in population demographics to illustrate extent of services needed.
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