Submission from the Southern Regional Assembly (Submission No 400)
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation
Cork City Council supports the preparation of a framework to guide planning policy in managing the future development of the Cork Harbour Economy (CHE) as set out in RPO79 of the RSES to ensure that the sustainable development of the area not only harnesses the economic and social benefits to the City-region but also ensures that biodiversity, flora and fauna both within and outside protected sites are considered via the appropriate SEA and AA mechanisms. Cork City Council welcomes the SRA’s support for Chapter 6 of the Draft Plan and the Cork City Green and Blue Infrastructure (GBI) Strategy. It is agreed that Objective 6.17 (Open Space Strategy) could be strengthened by referencing the need to extend and connect citywide GBI networks with metropolitan-wide networks, as supported through MASP Objective 17. Cork City Council welcomes MASP Objective 17 which supports the preparation of a Metropolitan Open Space, Recreation and Greenbelt Strategy, and is committed to working with stakeholders to deliver this Strategy as well as other projects such as the Cork Metropolitan Cycle Network Plan 2017 in conjunction with Cork County Council. Recommendation: To amend Objective 6.17 of the Draft Plan as follows: Objective 6.17 Open Space Strategy: Cork City Council will seek to prepare a citywide Open Space Strategy during the life of this Plan to ensure that Cork City has a framework to define strategy, projects and standards to ensure that Cork City will have an excellent network of open spaces to meet the needs of its residents. The strategy shall include the identification of existing, emerging and future GBI route networks within the city’s neighbourhoods, urban towns and hinterland area. Extensions and
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Joint Metropolitan Open Space, Recreation and Green Belt Strategy
The SRA supports objectives under Chapter 6 of the Draft Plan and highly commends the initiative of preparing the Cork City Green and Blue Infrastructure (GBI) Strategy to inform the Development Plan preparation. There is an opportunity to strengthen Objective 6.17 Open Space Strategy to ensure that citywide frameworks for open space and GBI networks are extended and integrate with metropolitan wide networks, as supported through MASP Objective 17. Recommendation 9: Metropolitan Cork Open Space, Recreation and Greenbelt Strategy There is a positive opportunity for GBI Networks to interconnect metropolitan wide, building on the comprehensive analysis and recommendations of the City’s GBI Study which is commended as a seminal initiative in our Region to guide the development of objectives for compact growth in coordination with GBI priorities and actions at the outset of Development Plan making, a positive initiative that furthers the meaningful implementation of effective GBI actions from the RSES to local level. It is recommended that the Draft Plan should be strengthened by a wider metropolitan extension of GBI and that objective should be included (or as part of Objective 6.17 Open Space Strategy) to prepare the Metropolitan
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