Submission from the Office of the Planning Regulator (Submission No 426)
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Chief Executive’s Resp onse & Recommendation
areas where it is intended to prepare a local area plan, including the time- line for same.
for example Tivoli, City Docks, Blarney/Stoneview and Ballyvolane – which aligns with the active land management approach threaded through the Draft Plan (see for example Objective 2.31 “Enhanced Co - ordination”) which seeks a more applied approach to delivery to accelerate growth in strategic areas. In this regard, the introduction of Urban Development Zones (UDZs) as part of the Draft Development Plan Guidelines for Planning Authorities (2021) provides a timely and effective new active land use measure. Section 3.2.2 of the Draft Guidelines state, “…UDZ designation will be applicable to large-scale areas in single or multiple land ownerships that could include public and/or private lands and sites and transport- led development areas.” Given the nature of the Core Strategy and high level of local objectives in the Draft Plan, it is considered that UDZs will provide an appropriate and tailored design and delivery planning tool. UDZs will therefore be of particular relevance to the implementation of the Development Plan. A new objective to Chapter 2 relating to UDZs is recommended. Given the level of planned activity within Cork City’s central corridor, a new objective to carry out a Framework Plan for this area is considered good planning practice. Such a framework plan will proactively assist in co-ordinating the delivery of key infrastructure alongside regeneration projects within this existing and emerging built environment. The framework plan can focus on linking land use, infrastructure and mobility, including the integration of BusConnects and the proposed LRT route and the emerging Lee to Sea Greenway. The framework plan will also co-ordinate and safeguard delivery of wider inter connections and design integration between the City Centre and other key sites, such as City Docks and Tivoli Docks. Recommendation: (i) Include new Objective in Chapter 2 Core Strategy: Objective 2.x
Observation 2 – Local Area Plans The planning authority is advised to include objectives for the preparation of local area plans for its relevant towns and or any area it may decide to specify under section 10(2)(7) and the time-line for same.
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