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
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• Balanced employment development in the city
• Additional text supporting entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship
• Additional text and objectives on innovation corridors
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• 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
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• 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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