Chapter 11
Placemaking and Managing Development
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Sub. No.
Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation
Green and Green Infrastructure, Landscape and Biodiversity
Proposed Standards for New Developments
Provide ambitious biodiversity and open space (and related) development standards. 42
The Cork City Heritage and Biodiversity Plan, the Climate Change Adaption Plan and the Green and Blue Infrastructure Plan set out objectives and practical actions to improve, enhance and restore the biodiversity of the City. These plans have targets and key performance indicators by which the effectiveness of these actions can be measured The City Development Plan sets out objectives in respect to biodiversity which includes to protect designated and non-designated sites of biodiversity importance and to implement the plans outlined above. Recommendation: No change. Solar energy development open for consideration under the “ZO 21 City Hinterlands” lands use zoning objective. Paragraphs 11.247 and 11.248 relate to development proposals for solar farms, listing criteria against which development proposals will be assessed. These criteria are not exhaustive, and each development proposal will be subject to site specific considerations. Recommendation: No change.
Solar farm/ Development in City hinterlands
Explore improvements to development standards in Chapter 11 (e.g. solar farms and City Hinterland protection). 44
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