Appendices
Including SEA, AA and SFRA
Submission from the Office of Public Works (submission 140)
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation
The Office of PublicWorks (OPW), as lead agency for flood risk management in Ireland, welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Draft Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028. The OPW welcomes the acknowledgement of the Guidelines on the Planning System and Flood Risk Management (DECLG/OPW, 2009), hereafter referred to as the ‘Guidelines’ and the preparation of a Strategic Flood Risk assessment (SFRA). In particular, the OPW welcomes - Objective 9.8: Flood Protection regarding protection of floodplains - Objective 9.10 regarding restriction of development in flood risk areas - Objective 12.1 regarding the appropriate management and sustainable use of Flood Zones A and B as identified in the SFRA The following comments highlight opportunities for the Draft Plan before it is finalised. Flood Mapping and Land Use Zoning Maps It is difficult to assess the zonings/sites at flood risk or if the sequential approach has been applied without the land use zoning maps overlaid with the flood zone maps. PFRA mapping is included as a dataset in Table 3 Predictive Flood Risk Indicators of the SFRA. The PFRA programme produced indicative flood maps only and are not necessarily locally accurate. The PFRA was a national screening exercise, to scope the CFRAM Programme and to identify areas of potentially significant flood risk. It is important to note that the PFRA was not a detailed assessment of flood risk. They are not necessarily locally accurate and should not be used as the sole basis for defining Flood Zones,
No change.
It is agreed that the flood zones can be overlain onto land use zoning maps. Recommendation: Flood Zone A and B will be overlain on a version of the land use zoning map, linked to relevant provisions in the Plan. These observations are noted. The most up to date, available mapping is being used by the SFRA and plan-preparation processes. Recommendation: No change.
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