CE Report on the Draft Plan Consultation Volume 1

Section 9

South Eastern Suburbs & Hinterland

Specific Zoning Request

Sub. No.

Map No. Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation

School sites including buildings and green areas should be zoned for Education. All future school sites should be zoned and mapped. This includes the Douglas Rochestown Educate Together National School. New school likely to be required in South-East suburbs (near Castletreasure).

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Existing school sites (including buildings, play area and any green areas and land buffers) will be zoned and mapped for educational use to assist in future planning and delivery of educational requirements. The inclusion of an Education Objective to provide additional educational facilities at primary school level and possible expansion of facilities at post-primary level to facilitate growth at Castletreasure is supported. Proposals to change the zoning of lands currently under construction to facilitate Douglas Rochestown Educate Together National School is in a permanent capacity is deemed acceptable. The inclusion of a new Objective and associated map update to reflect plans to deliver a post primary school at Ardarrig, Douglas is supported. Recommendation: (i) Include new Objective regarding future education needs at Castletreasure as follows: Cork City Council will work with the Department of Education and landowners to identify and deliver new school sites for Douglas (Castletreasure) over the lifetime of the Plan. (ii) Change zoning from “ ZO 2 New Residential Neighbourhoods ” to “ ZO 13 Education ” to reflect new education facility at Douglas Rochestown Educate Together National School from ZO 02 New Res Neighbourhoods in the draft plan to ZO 13 Education. (iii) Include new Objective for Ardarrig, Douglas as follows:

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