Chief Executive’s Report on Draft Plan Consultation
Volume 2 – Summary of Submissions Received
Cork City Submission No.:
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Watergrasshill Athletics Club
Summary of Submission and Observation:
• Add a Lee to Sea Greenway objective within Chapter 2 Core Strategy to reflect the strategic importance of this inclusive and welcoming commuter travel route. • Change ‘Greenway’ shown on the Chapter 2 Cork City Maps keys to ‘Lee to Sea Greenway’. Add a Lee to Sea Greenway objective within Chapter 4 Transport and Mobility
Response and Recommendation to issues located in (Located under relevant chapter in the CE Report):
Volume 1 part 3 Chapter 6
Cork City Submission No.:
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CIF
Summary of Submission and Observation:
The submission covers arrange of issues in the Draft Development Plan: housing demand; residential land; brownfield / infill land; distribution of core strategy targets; employment land; commercial parking standards; infrastructure provision / implementation; building heights and density; view management framework; development management requirements; and implementation. Specific recommendations are made, including the following:
Housing demand It will be challenging to achieve housing supply targets particularly considering the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. It is critical that the Development Plan facilitates and enables development to support the viability and affordability of residential and commercial output. Residential land The CIF welcome the approach of the draft City Development Plan to retain the residential zoning status of most of the land previously zoned in the Cork City Development Plan 2015 - 2021 and the relevant Cork County 2017 Local Area Plans. Modification to objective ZO 3.2 is recommended. Brownfield / infill land Seeks the publication of the City Capacity Study. The objective of achieving 33% of output on brownfield / infill sites over the lifetime of the Development Plan is unrealistic and request that the objective 3.4 includes a commitment to monitoring output, revising targets, and zoning additional residential lands if necessary Distribution of core strategy targets The Core Strategy target for the City Docks of 11.2% of total growth by 2028 should be revised downward given the ongoing constraints to delivering units in the Docklands. A corresponding higher growth target should be allocated to the city suburban areas. Commercial parking standards A transitional phase should be applied to the proposed car-parking standards for new office developments. The Development Plan should retain the current standard of 1 parking space per 200 sqm for office developments. A provision could be included that car parking above the target of 1 space per 500 sqm will be permitted on a temporary basis for a period of 10 years and that, subject to implementation of proposed public transport improvements, these spaces should then be discontinued. Infrastructure provision / implementation The draft plan is light in detail on how delivery of infrastructure is to be co-ordinated. The Development Plan should provide a commitment to the creation of an Implementation Unit to promote the Active Land Management of residential lands throughout the city. Modification to objective 9.3 is recommended. Modification to paragraph
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