[ Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028, Section 15(2) Two-Year Progress Report ]
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE
DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION
To facilitate the sustainable economic growth of Cork City, the southern region and the country by: a. Supporting the implementation of the forthcoming National Recovery and Resilience Plan. b. Supporting the delivery of strategic plans and initiatives of IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, the Southern Regional Assembly, the South West Regional Skills Forum, the South West Enterprise Plan and the Cork City Local Enterprise Office, c. Supporting the implementation of the ‘Cork City Local Economic and Community Plan 2016- 2021 – Pure Cork’ and the preparation and implementation of the new Local Economic and Community Plan (LECP) that is currently under review. Cork City Council will continue to support economic growth at all levels and the diversification of the local economy. This includes working closely with IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, UCC, MTU and business interests to make Cork a global investment capital where businesses can flourish and expand as part of an agile and diverse employment network.
Obj 7.1: Strategic Economic Plans and Initiatives
Obj 7.2: Supporting Economic Growth and Diversity Obj 7.4: Neighbourhood Community Enterprise Hubs
Cork City Council will encourage and support provision of Community Enterprise Hubs at Neighbourhood Centres.
To continue supporting education, health, research, training and employment support organisations to facilitate higher levels of education attainment, research and innovation and skills development. This will be addressed by: a. Supporting the continued operation and, where appropriate, expansion of existing or new higher education; further education; research and development institutions; incubator facilities and health institutions in the City. This includes seeking investment in infrastructure that will drive the roles of these institutions. b. Working with employers and their representative organisations, education, training and other stakeholder organisations to ensure that Cork’s education and skills base is aligned with the needs of existing businesses, potential new businesses and new evolving sectors. c. Support synergies between our universities and businesses to help create and foster innovation and sectors of the future. d. Working with agencies such as SOLAS and the CETB to provide support to those who are unemployed, from communities with low education participation levels or in need of re-training/ re-skilling. a. To work with partners in implementing the Cork City Digital Strategy and any successor strategy to help communities and businesses meet emerging digital opportunities and compete internationally where digital transformation of economic functions is gaining momentum. b. Working with Cork Smart Gateway, Cork City Council will promote investment in the transition of Cork City and its services to a digital future. To support the sustainable delivery of high quality employment facilities taking into account other Development Plan objectives relating to zoning, transport and movement, urban design and placemaking, climate action, environmental management and sustainability, biodiversity, protecting cultural and built heritage and taking into account site specific objectives below: a. Blarney Business Park Extension: To provide for a high-quality extension to Blarney Business Park using the existing access to the Park, subject to finalisation of the M20 route corridor design and confirmation by TII of the suitable access arrangements for the business park. b. Clogheen Business Park Extension: To provide for a high-quality extension to the business park where care is needed to preserve the residential amenity of nearby residential properties. c. Land at Ballyvolane: To provide for a high-quality employment scheme that integrates with wider development, specifically the Ballyvolane expansion area to the south. d. Land at Glanmire: To provide for a high-quality employment development that will primarily service logistics or logistics related uses on Site 4A and Light Industrial Uses on Site 4B. The overall site shall be subject to a Masterplan to ensure connectivity to adjacent uses and accessibility to planned Cork Northern Transport Project and set out the future placemaking parameters for this light industrial landbank. public transport infrastructure (bus terminus) at Sarsfied’s Court Hospital. This strategic land bank is proposed to be sub-divided into 2 parcels as follows: 1. Site 4A to provide logistics uses. 2. Site 4B to provide for light industrial uses. e. Land at Hollyhill: To provide for a high-quality business and technology scheme capable of accommodating expansion and other strategic investment in a manner that seeks to protect the surrounding landscape setting.
Obj 7.7: Education & Skills
Obj 7.9: Cork Digital City
Obj 7.10: New Strategic Employment Sites
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