CE Report on the Draft Plan Consultation Volume 1

Executive Summary

Section

Key Issues Raised

High-level Summary of Main Recommended Amendments

Chapter 7 Economy & Employment

Strategic Employment Sites

• Modifications to some Strategic Employment Sites

• Balanced employment development in the city

• Additional text supporting entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship

• Additional text and objectives on innovation corridors

• Strengthen content on innovation corridors

Chapter 8 Heritage, Arts & Culture

• Safeguarding of historical character sites

• Additional text on safeguarding Cork City’s built heritage • Include additional text to support Cork’s Arts strategy and Cultural Capacity

• Support the establishment of a ‘sense of place’ in the city, through better management of older buildings and public spaces across the city • Revival and maintenance of Cork's Historical Centre • Retain and reuse of buildings in city centre to facilitate business and residential needs • The quay walls should be restored and protected

Chapter 9 Environmental Infrastructure

Enhance content on renewable energy

• Additional text and objectives on renewable energy

• Updates required to Irish Water plans, projects

• Content on Irish Water plans and projects updated

• Reference to National Waste Management Plan for a Circular Economy

• New reference to National Waste Management Plan for a Circular Economy

Chapter 10 Key Growth Areas & Neighbourhood Development Sites

Numerous issues raised in relation to various key growth areas and neighbourhood development sites

Individual issue addressed in Part 4 of this Report.

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