Chapter 11 I Placemaking and Managing Development
Climate Action and Environmental Infrastructure
Renewable Energy 11.247 Applications for renewable energy will be considered in the context of current government policy and other policy objectives in this plan including visual impact, heritage and impacts on sensitive ecological sites.
Solar Energy
11.249 Solar energy has the potential as a clean source of energy to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and help achieve climate change targets on greenhouse gas emissions. The retrofitting of existing buildings and the integration of solar infrastructure into the design of new buildings will generally be encouraged. 11.250 In the assessment of any planning applications for solar farms, Cork City Council will consider these renewable energy developments having regard to: 1. Any future national guidance to be published on Solar Farms 2. The landscape character of the area in which the site is located 3. Visual impact 4. Glint and Glare 5. Ecology 6. Heritage and Archaeology 7. Security requirements such as CCTV, security lights, fencing 8. Construction impacts and impact on drainage patterns and water tables 9. Suitability of and access to the electricity grid 10. Decommissioning
Wind Energy
11.248 Due to the largely built-up nature of Cork City’s functional area and proximity to residential areas, it is considered that the potential for large scale wind energy development is very limited and therefore generally not open for consideration. However, there may be potential for small or microscale wind energy development, which will be supported in appropriate locations. In assessing planning applications for wind energy developments, the Planning Authority will have regard to the Wind Energy Development Guidelines for Planning Authorities (2006), published by the DoEHLG, and the Draft Revised Wind Energy Development Guidelines (2019).
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