[ Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028, Section 15(2) Two-Year Progress Report ]
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE
DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION
To grow Cork’s cultural capacity by retaining and attracting creative practitioners to live and work in Cork. To this end Cork City Council will seek to: a. Ensure that cultural facilities are not lost from existing buildings in redevelopment proposals i.e. where the redevelopment of sites/buildings which include an existing cultural facility is proposed that this facility is replicated/re-housed in the new development. b. Support the development of vacant premises and sites in the City Centre for arts and cultural uses. c. Support the development of infrastructure for artists including spaces for artists to live, work and exhibit. d. Ensure the retention and facilitation of artistic/design based educational institutions in the City, recognising the role of third level education institutions, including UCC and MTU, in the promotion and development of arts and culture in the City. a. The City Council will actively encourage the re-use of historic buildings in the interests of conservation and environmental sustainability to minimise waste and optimise on the embodied energy in existing buildings. b. Uses which will have a minimal impact on the character of historic structures will be encouraged. c. Alterations will adhere to best practice conservation standards. d. The reinstatement of lost features and removal of unsympathetic additions will be encouraged where appropriate. e. It is recognised that the protection and retention of historic buildings within the medieval city, has the dual advantage of protecting the rich archaeological resource and the Recorded Monument of the City Wall. To maintain a Record of Protected Structures (RPS) which shall include structures or parts of structures which are of special architectural, historical, archaeological, artistic, cultural, scientific, social or technical interest, and which it is an objective to protect. a. Any changes or alterations to the character of a Protected Structure which would in the opinion of Cork City Council, have a material effect on the character of the structure, will require planning permission. b. Cork City Council will have regard to the relevant statutory guidance issue by the central government department responsible for the built heritage, including the Architectural heritage protection, guidelines for planning authorities. c. Proposals for demolition of a Protected Structure shall not be permitted except in exceptional circumstances and where it can be shown that a greater public interest will be served which outweighs the loss to the architectural heritage. d. Any alteration or demolition of a Protected Structure shall require the preparation of a full drawn and photographic record to Best Conservation Practice. e. A broad range of uses will be considered for the regeneration / reuse of protected structures that are derelict / underutilised. f. Where the planning authority accepts the principle of demolition a detailed written and photographic inventory of the building will be made and sent to the Cork City & County Archives and the Irish Architectural Archive for record purposes. g. Where a planning application is being granted for development within the curtilage of a Protected Structure, the conservation of the protected structure will be prioritised as the first phase of the development to prevent endangerment, abandonment and dereliction. Development in Architectural Conservation Areas should have regard to the following: a. Works that impact negatively upon features within the public realm, such as stone setts, cobbles or other historic paving, railings, street furniture, stone kerbing etc. shall not be generally permitted. b. Design and detailing that responds respectfully to the historic environment in a way that contributes new values from our own time. This can be achieved by considering layout, scale, materials and finishes and patterns such as plot divisions in the surrounding area. c. Historic materials and methods of construction should be retained and repaired where this is reasonable, e.g. historic windows and doors, original roof coverings, metal rainwater goods should be retained along with original forms and locations of openings etc. d. Repairs or the addition of new materials should be appropriate and in keeping with the character of the original structures. To advance the provision of collaborative supports for Historic Town Centres in Cork City, including the Collaborative Town Centre Health Check (CTCHC) Programme recently established by the Heritage Council. a. To ensure the delivery of the relevant policies and objectives of The River Basin Management Plan for Ireland 2018 – 2021 and any subsequent plan, including those relating to protection of water status, improvement of water status, prevention of deterioration and meeting objectives for designated protected sites. b. To support Irish Water in its implementation of Water Quality Management Plans for ground, surface, coastal and estuarine waters as part of the implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive and in the development of Drinking Water Protection Plans. c. To support the provision of mitigation and protection measures for all protected areas, including Drinking Water Protected Areas and associated Source Protection Plans in line with the Water Framework Directives and River Basin Management Plans. d. To have cognisance of, where relevant, the EU’s Common Implementation Strategy Guidance Documents No. 20 and 36 which provide guidance on exemptions to the environmental objectives of the Water Framework Directive.
Obj 8.13: Cork’s Cultural Capacity
Obj 8.18: Reuse & Refurbishment Historic Buildings
Obj 8.19: Record of Protected Structures
Obj 8.23: Development in Architectural Conservation Areas
Obj 8.29: Historic Town Centre Supports
Obj 9.7: Water Quality
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