CE Report on the Draft Plan Consultation Volume 1

Section 7

North Western Suburbs & Hinterland

Specific Zoning Request

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Map No. Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation

Recommendation: No change.

Proposed rezoning of lands from Zoning of Lands at Clogheen from “ZO 10 Light Industry and Related Uses” and “ZO 21 City Hinterland” to “ZO 01 Sustainable R esidential Neighbourhoods” and “ZO 02 New Residential Neighbourhoods”, to protect and maintain the existing residential amenity.

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This site is located adjacent to the existing development boundary in this part of the City. Rezoning these lands for residential development would further erode the hinterland area that surrounds the built up part of the City, contrary to the principle of compact growth. This areas is also within the potential route corridor of the Northern Distributor Road. Recommendation: No change. These lands are part of the proposed future lands for the North West Regional Park, which is a key regional objective as well as a long term City Development Plan objective for the North West of Cork City. Notwithstanding the above, the overall scale and nature of this proposed rezoning is significant and of a scale that would distort the settlement strategy set out in the Draft Plan. Recommendation: No change. The “ ZO 1 Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods ” land use designation allows a range of uses, “ such uses include but are not limited to: small-scale local services including local convenience shops; community facilities; cultural facilities; hotels and hostels; live-work units; service stations (petrol filling stations); local medical services; third level education institutes; community based enterprise or social enterprises, health facilities including h ospitals”.

Proposed rezoning of lands from “ZO 16 Public Open Space” to “ZO 02 New Residential Neighbourhoods” in respect of c.15 ha of lands at Hollyhill.

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Proposed rezoning of lands at service station on Commons Road, Blackpool from “ZO 01 Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods” to “ZO 09 Neighbourhood and Local Centres”. Proposed zoning objective poses a risk to the operation of the service station and could damages its future development prospects.

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