Submission from the Office of the Planning Regulator (Submission No 426)
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Chief Executive’s Resp onse & Recommendation
(vi) In Chapter 12 Land Use Zoning Objectives under ZO 12.1 amend the text as follows: This purpose of this zoning objective is to provide for the sale of bulky goods as defined in the Joint Retail Strategy and Retail Planning Guidelines.
1.6.3. Quarries and Aggregate Resources
The draft Plan must include policy provisions for the extractive industry and identify or map the location of major deposits as advised by the section 28 of the Quarries and Ancillary Activities Guidelines for Planning Authorities
Cork City Council does not have any registered quarries within its functional area, as required under Section 261 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended). As stated in the OPR submission, there is also limited potential for quarrying within Cork City Council ’s area due its largely urban and built-up nature. Figure 4.17 Mineral Localities of the Strategic Environmental Assessment Environmental Report of the Draft Plan identifies mineral localities within Cork City in mapped format. Aggregate potential mapping is available through the Geological Survey of Ireland website. It would not be feasible to carry out the detailed work at this stage of the plan review process to produce a map showing the location of major deposits given the current time constraints and the fact that this information is available through the GSI website. However, having regard to the provisions of Quarries and Ancillary Activities Guidelines for Planning Authorities (DEHLG, 2004), it is proposed to insert new text into Chapter 7 Economy and Employment under The Rural Economy. Recommendation: Insert the following new text into Chapter 7 Economy and Employment under The Rural Economy : Quarries and Aggregate Resources Currently there are no quarries registered under Section 261 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) operating within
(DEHLG, 2004) and to reference the Guidelines. Observation 6 - Quarries and Aggregate Resources
Having regard to the provisions of Quarries and Ancillary Activities Guidelines for Planning Authorities (DEHLG, 2004) and to the important role that extraction activities play in the rural economy, the planning authority is required to appropriately reference the Guidelines and include relevant policy provisions for the extractive industry in the Plan and to prioritise the identification of major mineral deposits in the development Plan, including through mapping as appropriate.
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