Chapter 7
Economy and Employment
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Sub. No.
Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation
Core Strategy that ensures that the economic aspects of development proposals are explicitly considered in the decision-making processes of the Council, alongside the social and environmental aspects, that the Core Strategy of the draft Plan must be amended to include a specific section on the economy and that changes to car parking standards need to be made. Submission requests 14 amendments to the Draft plan in order to further support its role in delivering Cork as a University City. The submission refers to UCC's Masterplan Review 2021 which provides a framework for the development of the physical environment of the campus that will support the learning, research, and academic ambitions of the university Issues pertaining to Chapter 7 include: Amend Objective 7.10 ‘New Strategic Employment Sites’ to designate the North Mall Campus as a Strategic Employment Site, suitable for the development of higher education, health, and research, employment opportunities. Include in chapter 7, under the heading ‘Support Innovation, Research and Development – An Innovation City’, additional text to support the development of the North Mall Campus for Health, Higher Education and Research uses, as part of a joint development between the University College Cork and Mercy University Hospital, in line with an agreed masterplan.
Cork City’s role as a national and regional economic driver, and that contribute to a strong, resilient, diverse and innovative economy for the City, as envisaged in national and regional planning policy. Recommendation: Include jobs targets within Core Strategy table.
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The request to zone the site as a Strategic Employment Site is not deemed appropriate. Additional text is proposed in Chapter 7 in relation to the North Mall Campus.
Recommendation: See submission 374 .
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