Submission from the Office of the Planning Regulator (Submission No 426)
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Chief Executive’s Resp onse & Recommendation
finalisation of the M20 route corridor design and upgrades to the local road network. b. It is proposed to modify Strategic Employment Site 4 (Glanmire) into 2 parcels of land in order to facilitate the proposed Cork Northern Transport Project and set out the future Placemaking parameters for this light industrial landbank. The overall site shall be subject to a Masterplan to ensure connectivity to adjacent uses and accessibility to planned public transport infrastructure (bus terminus) at Sarsfied’s Court Hospital. This strategic land bank is proposed to be sub-divided into 2 parcels as follows: i. Site 4A to provide logistics uses. ii. Site 4b to provide for light industrial uses. c. Remove “Strategic Employment Site” designation from Strategic Employment No. 5 (South Link Road) and rezone to “ZO 4 Long Term Strategic Regeneration” to reflect its role as a future, long -term regeneration site. It is further proposed to rezone a wider area (described below under Recommendation: ) to “ZO 4 Long Term Strategic Regene ration” and to prepare a framework plan for a wider area than currently provided for in the Draft Plan. (iii) The proposed zoning of “ZO 2 New Residential Neighbourhoods” at the junction of the M/N28 in Douglas will subject to an assessment to be carried out as part of an traffic and transportation study which will be commenced at an early stage post final Plan adoption. Lands to the west have been included within this zoning which will allow potential access from the west to be investigated, potentially avoiding a conflict with the proposed M28 and its ancillary road network.
• Strategic Consolidation and Regeneration Area Tivoli Docks , proposed zoning ZO 04 Long Term Strategic Regeneration, and suggested access onto the N8 Dunkettle Interchange (figure 10.31); • Proposed zoning ZO 02 New Residential Neighbourhoods , alongside at a junction with the existing N28 / proposed M28; The planning authority should consult with the NTA and TII in accordance with the SPNRGs and the ‘Area Based Transport Assessment’ (ABTA) guidance / advice notes published by the two authorities. The proposed zonings for the Strategic Employment Sites at Glanmire ( Strategic Employment Site 4 ) and at the South Link Road ( Strategic Employment Site 5 ) have the potential to significantly adversely affect the capacity at critical junctions on the national road network through car based development. The proposed rezoning at Strategic Employment Site 1 Blarney Business Park Extension is premature pending the finalisation of the M20, the N20. Recommendation 9 - Strategic National Road Network Having regard to the provisions of the Spatial Planning and National Roads Guidelines for Planning Authorities, the planning authority is required to: (i) Include objectives or policies which seek to maintain and protect the safety, capacity and efficiency of national roads and associated junctions, avoiding the creation of new accesses and the intensification of existing accesses to national roads where a speed limit greater than 50-60 kph applies;
(ii) Remove proposed zonings:
a. Strategic Employment Site 1 Blarney Business Park Extension;
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