Chapter 3
Delivering Homes and Communities
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Sub. No.
Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation
preparation of a city-wide community infrastructure audit and health-check over the life-time of the Plan. The request for Objective 3.14 Community Infrastructure and Services to specify the Age Friendly population group is noted. The Objective covers all Cork City communities, and all community needs should be considerations on the nine grounds of equality, which includes age. Establishing community fora extends beyond the scope of the Development Plan to facilitate such. However, the Community Infrastructure Audit will consult local communities on community infrastructure to identify and address where there is an unmet need or demand. In terms of the request to include ‘activity’ to redefine title and objective for community activity hubs has merit from a health perspective, however community hubs are multi-use and cover a range of uses. Community hubs accommodate leisure, recreation, culture, arts, formal and informal meetings and education. In this context it is considered that ‘community hubs’ is a representative description of the multi-use nature of these facilities. Many submissions have highlighted the need for community facilities throughout the City, both indoors and outdoors. The Active Recreation Infrastructure Study currently being undertaken will address the needs and demands in relation to sports and recreation. The City-Wide Community Infrastructure Audit to be undertaken under Objective 3.16 will further explore the city-wide community infrastructure needs. In terms of extending objective 3.17 Community Hubs to include community gardens and production of local foods, Objective 6.8 Community Food Growing supports community food growing opportunities in appropriate locations across the City. Recommendation: No change.
• Lack of facilities for young people and teenagers. Provision for Multi-use Youth Facilities in the new city boundary areas, docklands and greenbelt. • To amend Objective 3.14 to include ‘voluntary sector’ in considering community facilities. Proposal also to include: All new (or extensions above 1,000 sqm) public buildings shall be designed to ensure that a minimum of 25% of the overall footprint of the buildings (and external open space) can be physically separated fromday-to-day operations, for community uses throughout the day, evening and week. This can be achieved through security systems and design/layout. • Objective 3.17 Community Hubs to include activity in title and objective to read ‘…community activity hub…’ and e xtend Objective 3.17 Community Hubs to include community gardens and production of local food.
• Submissions include specific requests for a community
centre / hub in: a) Ballincollig,
b) Ballyvolane / Dublin Hill area (to meet needs of existing residents and large population growth in the expanded area) c) Blackpool (redeveloping the Hewitt Building), and
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