Submission from the Office of the Planning Regulator (Submission No 426)
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Chief Executive’s Resp onse & Recommendation
In relation to (iii), Table 2.3 will be updated to illustrate the density targets in response to the illustrative Core Strategy Table set out in Appendix One of the Draft Development Plans Guidelines for Planning Authorities on (August 2021). Densities have been expressed on the basis of the gross site areas. The density targets in the Draft Plan are much more ambitious than that set out in s28 Guidelines, and are based upon the Cork City Urban Density, Building Height and Tall Building Study (2021). Density targets for the City have been prepared in response to the attributes of the City, its settlements and neighbourhoods with four density bands identified (refer to Volume 1, Figure 3.3 and Table 11.2 and Volume 2: Mapped Objectives of the Draft Plan for the relevant detail). Framework Plans will be prepared for all key development areas, and the more detailed consideration of sites and their attributes and capacity is very likely to lead to increases in the yield of sites when compared to the density assumptions applied across the Core Strategy. Refer to Part 3, Chapter 2 for details of revisions to the Core Strategy. The “Cork City Capacity Study 2021” will be included in the Material Amendments that will be placed on public consultation in April 2022. This report will outline a two-year evidence based and iterative process, which includes ongoing input from key internal and external stakeholder. (ii) The quantum of zoned land referred to in the Core Strategy has taken account of all underutilised zoned lands. See (i) above. Recommendation: (i) (iii) Table 2.3 will be updated to illustrate the density targets in response to the illustrative Core Strategy Table set out in Appendix One of the Draft Guidelines for Planning Authorities on Development Plans (August 2021).
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