Chief Executive’s Report on Draft Plan Consultation
Volume 2 – Summary of Submissions Received
Cork City Submission No.:
Person:
Organisation:
208
Cork Veg Out
Summary of Submission and Observation:
• That wild and natural spaces in the vicinity of the city be protected. • That foraging of wild foods be facilitated and encouraged by ensuring that when pesticides are used there is clear labelling of chemical used on the date on which it was used is posted. • That public parks prioritise wild and natural spaces and that space is provided in public parks communal eating such as fire pits for barbecuing and picnic tables. We recognise and support that Chapter 6 contains significant protection for wild and natural spaces in the city but note that there is no specific mention of foraging or the use of edible plants in the plan. Objectives 6.20: While this objective is well-meaning it is poorly worded it because as it is in written it would appear to protect large open grassy spaces in suburban estates which have a low or no nature, conservation or amenity value. That a space is simply open or grass covered does not mean that that space has conservation or amenity value. Planted an mown urban grass cannot in any way be considered a “wild and natural space” and has no conserv ation value. In many cases these areas are too large to be useful as an amenity space or to be managed for conservation value. We would suggest that these large green spaces are reimagined allowing for amenity and conservation spaces to be created within a part of these spaces and if necessary funded by infill development on the balance of the site. At a minimum we would suggest that the objective is rewritten to distinguish between open grass spaces of no conservation or amenity value and spaces of genuine conservation or amenity value. • Chapter 5 We are very disappointed that there is no mention of the greenhouse impact of meat consumption in chapter 5 or any commitment to work to reduce the level of meat consumption in the city • Chapters 2, 3, 10 & 11 We broadly welcome the move towards compact growth and a 15-minute City in line with the priorities we outlined in our 2020 predraft submission. We would like to particularly support the decupling of parking from housing proposed in the Tivoli area plan. We are however dismayed that the City docks area plan proposes building more parking spaces (10,280 total spaces) than homes (10,000).
Response and Recommendation to issues located in:
Volume 1 part 3 Chapters. 4, 5 & 6
Cork City Submission No.:
Person:
Organisation:
209
OBR Developments Limited
Summary of Submission and Observation:
• Extend the ZO 01 Sustainable Residential Neighbourhood or the ZO 02 New Residential Neighbourhoods zoning to include lands at Leghenaghmore (see map).
Response and Recommendation to issues located in:
Volume 1 part 4 Land Use Zoning and Mapping
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