Submission from the Office of the Planning Regulator (Submission No 426)
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Chief Executive’s Resp onse & Recommendation
b. Strategic Employment Site 4, Lands at Glanmire; and
Consequential text amendments will arise for Chapter 10, section “Douglas Land Use and Transportation Study, 2013” and Objective 10.82 Castletreasure Expansion Area. Recommendation: (i) Include new Objective 4.7 Protection of the National Road Network: Objective 4.7 Protection of the National Road Network To protect the strategic transport function of national roads, including motorways through the implementation of the ‘Spatial Planning and National Roads Guidelines for Planning Authorities’ DECLG, (2012) and the Trans-European Networks (TEN-T) Regulations. No new accesses will be permitted where a speed limit greater than 50-60 kph applies. For existing developments with current access outside the defined speed limits, proposals for expansion of same must be accompanied by a Traffic and Transportation impact assessment. Proposals for new developments and intensification of existing developments within speed control zones must also be accompanied by a Traffic and Transportation assessment. (ii) Retain Strategic Employment Site 1 (lands adjoining Blarney Business Park) with updated text requiring access to be via the existing Blarney Business Park and agreed with the TII, subject to finalisation of the M20 route corridor design. (iii) 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:
c. Strategic Employment Site 5, South Link Industrial Estate;
(iii) apply the evidence-based approach to the proposed ZO 02 New Res Neighbourhoods zonings within the vicinity of the existing N28 / proposed M28 to inform the proposal, in consultation with the NTA and TII, and in accordance with the SPNRGs and the ‘Area Base d Transport Assessment’ (ABTA) guidance/advice notes published by the two authorities, taking account of the published CMATS; (iv) apply the evidence-based approach to the proposed Strategic Consolidation and Regeneration Area Tivoli Docks to inform the proposal, in consultation with the NTA and TII, and in accordance with the SPNRGs and the ‘Area Based Transport Assessment’ (ABTA) guidance/advice notes published by the two authorities, taking account of the published CMATS. Where it is decided to continue with the land use zoning proposals referred to under (iii) and (iv), above, relevant appropriate objectives and measures arising from the application of the evidence-based approach should be included in the Plan to guide the nature and form of development and associated mitigation measures agreed with TII and the NTA
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