Chapter 10
Key Development Areas and Neighbourhood Development Sites
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Sub. No.
Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation
Ballincollig
This submission on general issues in Ballincollig. The main requests in the submission are for land to be identified and zoned for a community centre and lands to be zoned adjacent to existing schools to facilitate extensions of same.
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Cork City Council have identified and zoned land in a largely residential area to the northwest of Ballincollig Town Centre. Cork City Council have zoned a number of sites for new schools in this plan, the optimum sites have identified in conjunction with the Department of Education. Cork City Council will work with the existing schools to facilitate their expansion needs during the lifetime of this Plan. Recommendation: No change. This request will be examined during the lifetime of this Plan as part of the City Council ’ s commitment towards enhanced connectivity between Tower, Blarney and Kerry Pike and to support the existing school at Cloghroe. Recommendation: No change. Cork City Council are aware of the history of flooding in the Cloghroe and in response all new applications for development in this area are subject to the requirement for site specific flood risk assessments as per the Flood Risk Management Guidelines for Planning Authorities. In addition, on-site surface water attenuation measures are required to negate the risk of flooding from water run off to adjoining lands. The concerns regarding flood risk are highlighted in Section 10.297 of the Draft Plan. The densities supported for Tower are subject to a number of considerations including its outer suburban location, environmental and topographical factors and the ability of service providers to cater for population and housing
Blarney / Tower
This Submission requests amendments to Objective 10.70 Tower Education to state the Planning Authority will support the realignment of R579 regional road to allow for the provision of new staff car park, bus parking and drop off areas. Submission highlights the concerns of the residents in Sendandale, Cloghroe that estates with have experienced flooding in the past are being put a further risk by lands nearby being over-developed. Submission acknowledges the very real need for housing to be developed but this needs to be tempered with the very real difficulties that some home-owners face when trying to keep their houses free from flooding and the costs of insurance associated with same.
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