[ Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028, Section 15(2) Two-Year Progress Report ]
INTRODUCTION
Preamble The Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028 was adopted by resolution of Council on 10th June 2022 and took effect on 8th August 2022.
The development plan is the City Council’s principal planning strategy document, giving spatial expression to the physical, economic, social and environmental needs of the community to support and regulate new development, enhance valued assets and amenities and protect the environment. 1
There is an obligation in law for a planning authority to take the necessary steps within its powers to secure the objectives of a development plan 2 , and there is a statutory obligation 3 for the Chief Executive to prepare a report for the Elected Members on the progress achieved in securing the objectives of the development plan not more than two years after the making of a development plan. This report will detail the progress made within this two-year period on the specific objectives set out in the development plan. This report has been prepared having regard to the Development Plans Guidelines for Planning Authorities, 2022 which addresses plan implementation, monitoring and reporting. This report must also specifically include information in relation to progress on, and the results of, monitoring the significant environmental effects of implementation of the development plan 4 , and a separate Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Interim Monitoring report accompanies this two-year progress report and can be found in Appendix 1. Overview The Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028 sets out the strategic vision for how the city will grow and develop over the six-year period 2022 to 2028, while contemplating a longer 2040 vision. This is the first statutory land-use plan for Cork City that also encompasses the towns of Ballincollig, Blarney, Tower and Glanmire and their wider hinterland areas. With a population of over 224,000, Cork is an emerging international city of scale and a national driver of economic and urban growth.
Project Ireland 2040 designates the city for significant additional growth over the next 20 years, supported by large scale investment in enabling and supporting infrastructure. Monitoring plays a crucial role in understanding how effective the Development Plan objectives are in securing the delivery of sustainable development.
A POPULATION OF OVER 224,000
means Cork is an emerging international city of scale and a national driver of economic and urban growth.
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Development Plans Guidelines for Planning Authorities, 2022 Section 15(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. Section 15(2) of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended.
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Article 13J of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (S.I. No. 600 of 2001), as amended.
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