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City Centre &Cork Docklands
Specific Zoning Request
Sub. No.
Map No. Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation
The proposed zoning configuration set out in the Draft Plan for the Education sites is considered to be the most desirable and beneficial from a proper planning perspective. However, it is considered prudent to revert the land use zoning objective boundaries and alignment for this site from that set out in the Draft Plan to resemble broadly that set out in the current Cork City Development Plan 2015, with the western portion being part of an Education site and the eastern portion becoming Sustainable Residential Neighbourhood to reflect the new strategic land use strategy for the City Docks. Recommendation: (i) No change to Education zoning for site to the North of Centre Park Road. (ii) Change zoning on the former Cork Warehouse Site to resemble the existing zoning alignment in the current Cork City Development Plan 2015, with the western portion of the site zoned “ZO 13 Education ” and t he eastern portion zoned “ZO 2 New Residential Neighbourhood s” . The development of a coherent schools / sports campus across the ESB site and the adjoining sites to the east and southeast is essential to provide for the needs of the new neighbourhood. The preferred land use strategy, which is considered to have a very strong rationale, is set out in the Draft Plan. The observations of the ESB are noted, however the proposed Education zoning represents about 19% of the overall ESB landholding (north and south of Centre Park Road).
With respect to ESB lands in South Docks, requests Education Zoning from existing 2015 City Development Plan be retained on the south side of Centre Park Road. The ESB note that in the existing 2015 Development Plan the ‘Educational’ zoned lan ds comprised 26% of the ESB lands south of Centre Park Road, while in the Draft Plan the area of ‘Educational’ zoning has increased to 57% of these lands. The ESB note this as an inequitable burden on the ESB site and request that the Educational Zoning as delineated in the 2015 Development Plan be retained.
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