Chapter 5
Climate and Environment
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Sub. No.
Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation
technologies, increased density and height, and matters to address flooding.
supports nature based solutions to flood prevention including the use of SuDS within developments. Recommendation: No change. There are a number of pilot climate adaptation projects already committed during the lifetime of the Plan. Further policy updates may be required as legislation evolves over the Plan period. Recommendation: No change. Climate action is a cross cutting theme within the Draft Plan. Table 5.1 highlights how the themes of Chapter 5 are crosscutting in climate adaptation and mitigation. Recommendation: No change. Cork City Council provides an ongoing programme of renovation to its existing building stock, including Traveller Accommodation. Paragraph 5.25 of the Draft Plan notes that “…Cork City Council will consider, where appropriate, further measures to incorporate planning and design-relatedmeasures that fall outside the Building Regulations and incorporate energy performance improvements in existing buildings subject to there being no conflict with other policy objectives relating to design, conservation an d heritage”. Recommendation: No change.
Embodied carbon and carbon in use reduction deliver resilience. The Plan should adopt fabric first embodied carbon and Life Cycle Analysis as a core objective in achieving climate resilience. Renewables offset but do not necessarily impact upon embodied carbon or operational carbon.
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TABLE 5.1 demonstrates the interconnected nature of the needs and the proposed Plan.
413
This submission seeks specific identification of lands for Traveller accommodation and should be identified as a high priority homelessness risk group and also outlines energy poverty as an issue for the Travelling community.
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