Submission from the Southern Regional Assembly (Submission No 400)
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation
placemaking and align with RSES Objectives 7-10 regarding delivery and funding, investment, holistic infrastructure packages and active land management initiatives in the metropolitan areas. Recommendation 3: Support for Coordination with the Land Development Agency To strengthen alignment with RSES RPO 36 Land Development Agency (LDA), an objective supporting close coordination within the initiatives of the LDA to optimise state lands and open up strategic landbanks for masterplan led regeneration and housing delivery is supported.
1.5. Land Use & Transport Planning Integration for Strategic Employment Locations
The growth of strategic employment locations must focus on consolidation and transport corridors, particularly those where high levels of accessibility by public transport can be achieved. The Strategic Employment Locations Study 2021 is a proactive initiative to assess the requirement for employment and ensure that the needs for jobs growth, displaced industrial uses, higher value manufacturing and logistics to service the city are facilitated. However, to align with the NPF and RSES on the strong principles of close alignment between live and work locations, a greater screening and justification for the selection of the strategic sites needs to be demonstrated. A number of these designated sites, noting 57ha at Glanmire especially, appear to be focused on accessibility to the road network without a demonstrated consideration for public transport accessibility. Coordination with the transport authorities NTA and TII is recommended and should be reflected in the Plan.
In relation to (4.1), the sites identified in the Strategic Employment Locations Study 2021 and Objective 7.10 of the Draft Plan are part of a suite of employment lands that are intended to support national and regional policy objectives in the delivery of ambitious large-scale regeneration projects for the provision of new employment, housing and supporting infrastructure in Cork Docklands, including the relocation of logistics facilities from existing brownfield locations such as Tramore Road. It is proposed to include additional text to support enhanced public transport / active travel access modes to the sites along with text relating to future access options, where appropriate. In light of the SRA observations, a number of modifications are proposed to retain these strategic land banks which are an integral part of the delivery of compact growth and regeneration opportunities in the City and to address concerns raised by the TII and the OPR. a. Retain Strategic Employment Site 1 (lands adjoining Blarney Business Park) with updated text requiring access to be via the existing Blarney Business
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