SEA Environmental Report for the Draft Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028
The SEA process that has been undertaken alongside the preparation of the Draft Plan has brought about various changes to the emerging Plan through an iterative process. Some of these measures are reproduced under Section 9 “Mitigation Measures” of this report. By integrating SEA recommendations into the Plan, Cork City Council is helping to ensure that: The potential significant adverse effects of implementing the Plan, in combination with implementation of other provisions from the Plan and other plans, programmes, etc., are avoided, reduced or offset; and The beneficial environmental effects of implementing the Plan, in combination with implementation of other provisions from the Plan and other plans, programmes, etc., are maximised. 8.8.7 Chapter 7: Economy and Employment
No Likely interaction with status of SEOs
Mitigated Conflicts
Probable Conflict with status of SEOs – unlikely to be mitigated
Likely to Improve status of SEOs
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Employment and Economy Development Objectives Strategic Objective 6: Economy and Employment
To support Cork City’s role as the economic driver for the region and the creation of a strong, resilient, diverse and innovative economy. Cork City Council will support the evolution of the innovation city by linking academia with employers and creating education and training opportunities for all. Employment growth will be focussed on the key strategic areas of the City Centre, docklands, urban towns, neighbourhoods, suburban district centres and strategic employment locations identified in this Plan. Cork City Council will support the development of a suite of property solutions in appropriate locations required for job creation in a diverse and evolving economy. Opportunities to diversify and strengthen the rural economy will be supported in appropriate locations. Cork City as a twin-university city will continue to be a city of learning, using knowledge and talent as a key enabler for city and economic growth. Tourism is an economic contributor and Cork City Council will support sustainable tourism product development and facilities in appropriate locations. Good urban design and placemaking are increasingly critical to successful economic development. Proposals for new employment, economic, educational, retail or tourism development in Cork City will be required to demonstrate high-quality architectural, landscape and urban design and placemaking, and will integrate with sustainable transport networks. Development proposals will be supported in appropriate locations across Cork City in accordance with the retail and employment strategies set out in this Plan. Objective 7.1 Strategic Economic Plans and Initiatives 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 Enter-prise 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 un-der review. Objective 7.2 Supporting Economic Growth and Diversity Cork City Council will continue to support economic growth at all levels and the di-versification of the local economy. This includes working closely with IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, UCC, MTU and business interests to make Cork a global in-vestment capital where businesses can flourish and expand as part of an agile and diverse employment network. Objective 7.3 Economic Clusters and Innovation Corridor To facilitate strategic innovation and competitiveness by: (a) Supporting the prominence and expansion of existing economic clusters. (b) Encouraging and promoting opportunities to facilitate new cluster development and create spin-off opportunities outside the clusters. (c) There is an emerging innovation corridor across the city, spanning from the Cork Science and Innovation Park to MTU, UCC, CUH, the City Centre, Dock-lands and Mahon. Proposals are advancing to link these by Light Rail Transit in the long term. The City Council will consolidate the innovation ecosystem, with a view to ensuring the impacts of innovation are felt throughout the city. Objective 7.4 Neighbourhood Community Enterprise Hubs Cork City Council will encourage and support provision of Community Enterprise Hubs at Neighbourhood Centres. Objective 7.5 Supporting an Economically Inclusive City Cork City Council will work with education, community support and businesses stakeholders to target investment and supports in more disadvantaged neighbour-hoods to facilitate greater education/training attainment levels and supports to as-sist in entering and prospering in the labour force. Encourage and support the UNESCO City of Learning and in particular expand the concept of the Learning Neighbourhoods. Objective 7.6 Social Enterprise To encourage and support social enterprise developments in the City which by their very nature seek to tackle and address social, economic and environmental challenges. Objective 7.7 Education and Skills To continue supporting education, health, research, training and employment sup-port 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.
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