SEA Environmental Report for the Draft Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028
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(f) To improve and encourage access to and understanding of the architectural and archaeological heritage of the City. Objective 8.2 Protection of the Archaeological Resource (a) Cork City Council will protect and enhance the archaeological value of the sites (and their settings) listed in the Record of Monuments and Places (RMP) and the Historic Environment Viewer. (b) Cork City Council will ensure that development proposals will protect and preserve archaeological sites discovered since the publication of the Record of Monuments and Places (RMP). (c) To ensure the preservation of archaeological remains in-situ In accordance with national policy (and in the interests of sustainability) impacts on the buried To require that all appropriate archaeological excavation should be undertaken to the highest possible standards and the information made publicly available. The acquisition and dissemination of knowledge is a core principle for the protection of the archaeological heritage of the city. Cork City Council will endeavour to ensure public dissemination through publications and public lectures. Objective 8.4 Protection of the Medieval Historic Core (a) Where development is proposed within the medieval historic core a policy of minimising the impact on the archaeological resource will be promoted. Any proposed development will be assessed on the level and amount of undisturbed archaeology present on the site. (b) Cork City Council/ will seek to protect Cork’s medieval street pattern, and in particular, seek to conserve and enhance the laneways within the setting of the streetscape. (c) Development proposals will seek to retain historic building lines and traditional plot widths where they derive from medieval origins. The physical integrity of the medieval core should be respected through the retention of plot sizes which can be achieved by the refurbishment of existing buildings. Objective 8.5 Protection of Cork’s Medieval City Wall and Defences (a) Cork City Council will ensure preservation in-situ of the Medieval City Wall and Defences and will have regard to the preservation and enhancement of the line of the City Wall when considering development proposals in its vicinity. Disturbance, removal and alteration of the line of the City Wall will not be permitted. An appropriate buffer zone between the City Wall and the development will also be required. (b) Cork City Council will seek to improve public awareness and increase knowledge and appreciation of the medieval city walls. Objective 8.6 Protection of burial Grounds Cork City Council will seek to preserve and enhance burial grounds and their settings. Development in and adjacent to these areas will be limited. Where former burial grounds are in use as amenity spaces then their retention for passive recreational use will be required. Objective 8.7 Industrial Archaeology Cork City Council requires that all development proposals for industrial buildings and sites of industrial archaeological importance be accompanied by an archaeological assessment of the building(s) and their surrounding environment. Retention and/or incorporation of industrial buildings will be encouraged. Where in exceptional circumstances demolition is permitted, a detailed building report will be required. Objective 8.8 Underwater Archaeology Cork City Council requires that all development proposals which will impact on marine, riverine, lacustrine, intertidal/sub-tidal environments, and areas of former reclaimed land, shall be subject to appropriate archaeological assessment. Objective 8.9 Preservation of archaeology within open space in developments In development proposals where archaeological remains is to be retained in-situ the archaeology will be protected, safeguarded and, where suitable, be interpreted in an accessible manner. Where the archaeology being preserved in located in open space, then this will be in addition to the overall open space provisions. Objective 8.10 Archaeological Management Strategy for the City (a) Cork City Council will seek to prepare and implement conservation and management plans for National Monuments and Recorded Monuments in Cork City Council Ownership. (b) Cork City Council will seek to develop an archaeological strategy for the city, to include management and protection of strategic research locations. (c) Cork City Council will seek to develop an archaeological GIS for archaeological investigations undertaken in the city. (d) Cork City Council will seek to ensure that the tourism strategy within medieval historic core and in area/setting of historic monuments should draw on its archaeological heritage and should reflect a strong and authentic sense of place. Objective 8.11 Strategic Arts and Culture Objective (a) To celebrate Cork as a city of culture and to support the further development of Cork as a centre for arts, culture and creativity. (b) To grow Cork’s cultural capacity by retaining and attracting creative practitioners to live and work in Cork. (c) To support the continued advancement, participation and collaboration of arts and cultural services through the implementation of the forthcoming Cork City Arts Strategy (2021 – 2025). (d) To creatively engage citizens in shaping Cork’s cultural identity through implementation of the Creative Cork Strategy 2018 – 2022 and its successors. (e) To ensure that the nurturing of the arts and associated services is part of the planned development of Cork City and its urban and rural neighbourhoods. (f) To protect and enhance the cultural amenities of the city including the conservation, protection and enhancement of Cork City’s natural, built and cultural heritage. (g) To ensure the preservation and promotion of the cultural identity of Cork’s urban and rural city neighbourhoods. archaeological environment should be avoided where possible. Objective 8.3 The Value of Archaeological Knowledge
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