A Local Economic and Community Plan (LECP) for Cork City
Pure Cork - An Action Plan For The City
Context
In accordance with the Local Government Act 2001 (as amended) , the implementation of this LECP shall be consistent with the following:
The Cork City Local Economic and Community Plan (LECP) 2016 – 2021 is an action driven plan used to guide economic and community development in the city over the next six years. This plan seeks to build on the structures, work and achievements of Cork 2012 – Imagine Our Future (Cork City Council, 2001) and on the work of the Cork City Development Board. Imagine Our Future was central to generating the delivery of creative initiatives such as the Cork City Lifelong Learning Festival, Cork Healthy Cities, the Discovery Science Exhibition, the Inter-agency Traveller Group and inter- agency work on LGBT in the city. This LECP will drive a series of actions to progress communities and stimulate economic development at local level, within this strategic context. The plan is very much based on a multi- agency approach that will require both cross-sector input and cross sector ownership. While this plan recognises and reflects the importance of spatial development, it is not a spatial development plan. The forthcoming National Planning Framework (NPF), the Southern Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy (RSES) and the existing Cork City Development Plan 2015-2021 will provide the strategic guidance for sustainable land use planning for the city.
• The National Spatial Strategy (NSS) 2002 – 2020 , to be superseded by the forthcoming National Planning Framework (NPF) 2016-2026. • The South West Regional Planning Guidelines 2010-2022 , to be superseded by the forthcoming Southern Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy (RSES) • The Core Strategy and objectives of the Cork City Development Plan 2015-2021; • Any other City Development Plan and Local Area Plan provisions responsible for the protection and management of the environment including environmental sensitivities. All future reviews of the LECP, and the objectives and actions therein, will provide the opportunity to confirm consistency with the forthcoming National Planning Framework (NPF) and the Southern Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy (RSES). In addition, the LECP is the framework for Local Development Strategies and other plans under the auspices of the LCDC. It also serves to inform a range of statutory and collaborative integrated planning processes. Due consideration has been given to the requirements for Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Appropriate Assessment (AA) during the preparation of this plan and screening has been carried out for both 3 . The preparation of any lower tier plans or strategies will be subject to SEA and AA processes as appropriate, in accordance with the relevant legislation.
National Planning Framework 2016–2026
What is an LECP?
The passing into law of the Local Government Reform Act 2014 necessitated a number of changes to the administration of local government in Ireland. Among the more significant of these developments was a new statutory requirement that Local Authorities should prepare an integrated Local Economic and Community Plan (LECP), comprising specific economic and community elements, in accordance with the principle of sustainable development. These plans are to provide a service delivery planning framework over a six-year period. In order to support the implementation of the LECP, the Minister for the Environment, Community, and Local Government, issued guidelines to Local Authorities on the preparation of the plan. These guidelines set out a five stage process for developing an LECP:
Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy
City City and County Development Plans Local Ecomonic and Community Plan
Strategic Objectives
Detailed Proposals
Local Area Plans Area Based / Local Development
Figure 1: Pyramid of National, Regional and Local Plans
Source: Action Plan for Jobs 2015
3 http://www.corkcity.ie/localeconomicandcommunityplan/
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