Submission from the Office of the Planning Regulator (Submission No 426)
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Chief Executive’s Resp onse & Recommendation
application of the Additional Provision is rooted in the justification tests (a-h) set out in 4.4.3 of the Draft GPA, including: sites zoned support Compact Growth and integrated land use and transportation; and are serviced or serviceable within the Plan period. Recommendation: (i) The Draft Plan will include a coherent Core Strategy based on the requirements of the Section 28 Guidelines: Housing Supply Target Methodology for Development Planning (2020) and Appendix 1. (ii) A single core strategy table that identifies updated population growth and housing targets for each tier across the settlement hierarchy will be provided at Material Amendment stage.
1.2.2. Settlement Strategy
The OPR’s overall support for the settlement hierarchy is welcomed.
The settlement hierarchy is generally appropriate and consistent with national and regional policy. The identification of three tiers within the city, comprising the (1) city centre, (2) docklands and (3) city suburbs, is considered to be consistent with the draft Development Plan Guidelines. The draft Plan also appropriately defines (4) the urban towns and (5) the rural hinterland as separate tiers.
Recommendation: No change.
1.2.3. Distribution of Growth
The OPR acknowledges that much of the anticipated growth is dependent on infrastructure that will come on stream towards the end of, or after the current plan period. The OPR also notes the rationale set out in the draft Plan regarding the need to develop sufficient population in Ballincollig to justify the proposed Light
Cork City Council welcomes the OPR’s recognition that much of the anticipated growth is dependent on infrastructure that will come on stream towards the end of, or after the current plan period. Sections 2.34 – 2.38 of the Draft Plan show that, while a recent increase in planning activity is a progressive step, the implementation of planning
23
Powered by FlippingBook