Chapter 5
Climate and Environment
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Sub. No.
Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation
Docklands, Tivoli Docklands and the Cork Science and Innovation Park. See further details in Chapter 11. (ii) Update paragraph 11.268 as follows: All planning applications involving developments of 25 or more homes or over 500sqm of commercial floorspace should to be accompanied by a Scheme Sustainability Statement demonstrating how the proposal positively responds to the impact of climate change through mitigation and adaption measures. The Scheme Sustainability Statement should is required , as a minimum, to demonstrate how the following climate change mitigation and adaptation considerations inform the proposal: 1. How the location, siting, layout, design and drainage proposals maximise climate adaptation opportunities. 2. How the SUDS strategy integrates the four pillars of SUDS Design – water quantity, water quality, amenity and biodiversity. 3. The use of green roofs other green infrastructure as a means of contributing towards sustainable urban drainage, improving biodiversity and influencing heat loss/gain from the building. 4. Energy efficiency through thermal insulation, passive ventilation and cooling, passive solar design and any technologies used to help occupants better manage energy usage. 5. The use of district, renewable and/or low-carbon energy supply opportunities. 6. How the proposals at all stages embrace the Circular Economy approach in relation to waste management from construction through to the operation of the building(s).
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