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The Cork City Development Plan 2004 was adopted by Council on 8th December 2003 and came into effect on 5th January 2004. This plan has now been superceded by the City Development Plan 2009 - 2015 and so is no longer the statutory planning policy document for the City. The full text of the 2004 plan remains on the website however for reference and research purposes.

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FOREWORD AND CONTENTS(713KB)

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION(563KB)

Introduction	2
Overall Goals	2
Strategic Aims	3
Structure of the Plan	4
Local Planning	4

CHAPTER 2: STRATEGIC CONTEXT(1,696KB)

National Spatial Strategy And Cork Area Strategic Plan	6
The CASP Strategy – Key Concepts	6
Population Growth	8
Employment Growth	9
CASP Economic Strategy	9
The Strategy for the City	10
The City: Strengths and Opportunities	10

CHAPTER 3: ENTERPRISE AND EMPLOYMENT(844KB)

Introduction	14
Employment activity in the City	14
Offices	16
Business and Technology (office-based industry)	19
Light industry (and related uses)	20
General Employment Policies	20
Retail Policy	23
Commercial leisure	33
Tourism	33
The Arts	35
The Education and health sectors	36

CHAPTER 4: TRANSPORTATION(1,536KB)

Introduction	38
Land Use and Transportation	38
Public Transport	39
Cycling	43
Walking and Pedestrianisation	44
Road Transport	45
Traffic Management	46
Car Parking	47
Park and Ride Strategy	49
Mobility Management Plans	49
Cork Port	50
Cork Airport	50

CHAPTER 5: SOCIAL ISSUES AND HOUSING(971KB)

Introduction	52
Social Inclusion	52
Housing Policy	55
Special Needs Housing	63
Provision of Community Facilities (including childcare and healthcare)	66

CHAPTER 6: BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND URBAN DESIGN(884KB)

Introduction	70
Archaeology	71
Conservation of the built heritage	73
Areas of Special Character	76
Urban design	83

CHAPTER 7: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT(640KB)

Introduction	92
Sustainability and Energy Efficiency	92
Surface Water Quality	96
Waste Water Collection and Treatment	98
Solid Waste Management Strategy	99
Litter	102
Air Quality	102
Noise Pollution	103
Contaminated Lands	103

CHAPTER 8: NATURAL HERITAGE AND RECREATION(788KB)

Introduction	106
Natural Heritage & Recreation Policies	106
Natural Heritage	107
Landscape Protection	108
Nature Conservation Designations	111
Recreation	114
Strategic Projects	118

CHAPTER 9: CITY CENTRE AND DOCKLANDS(1,561KB)

Introduction	122
City Centre Commercial Core Area	124
Inner City Residential Neighbourhoods	130
Access to the City Centre, Traffic Management and the Public Realm	131
City Centre Implementation Policies	137
Cork City Docklands	138

City Centre / Docklands Zoning and Development Objectives:
(Includes Ordnance Survey Ireland data reproduced under OSi Licence number 2003/07/Cork City Council. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Ordnance Survey Ireland and Government of Ireland copyright. © Ordnance Survey Ireland, 2004).

Map Legends(247KB)

Fig 9.1 City Centre Zonings Objectives	137
Fig 9.2 City Centre Development Objectives	139
Fig 9.4 Docklands Zoning Objectives	145
Fig 9.5 Docklands Development Objectives	147

Fig 9.1 City Centre Zonings Objectives(316KB)

Fig 9.2 City Centre Development Objectives(354KB)

Fig 9.4 Docklands Zoning Objectives(269KB)

Fig 9.5 Docklands Development Objectives(296KB)

CHAPTER 10: SUBURBAN AREAS(945KB)

Introduction	150
Land Use Zonings	150
Northern Suburbs	153
North West	153
North East	157
Southern Suburbs	161
South East	161
South Centre	166
South West	167

South West Suburban Zoning and Development Objectives:
(Includes Ordnance Survey Ireland data reproduced under OSi Licence number 2003/07/Cork City Council. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Ordnance Survey Ireland and Government of Ireland copyright. © Ordnance Survey Ireland, 2004).

Map Legends(247KB)

Suburban Map 10.1 - NorthWest Sector Zoning(829KB)

Suburban Map 10.2 - Northeast Sector Zonings(857KB)

Suburban Map 10.3 - Southeast Sector Zonings(859KB)

Suburban Map 10.4 - South Centre Sector Zonings(963KB)

Suburban Map 10.5 - South West Sector Zonings(883KB)

CHAPTER 11: DEVELOPMENT CONTROL STANDARDS(1,536KB)

Introduction	178
The Design and Planning Process	178
New Residential Development	179
Design and Layout of Residential Development - Controls and Safeguards	180
Changes of Use and Alterations to Dwellings 185 Commercial Development - General Considerations	186
Commercial Development other than Shopping and Office Developments	187
Signage	189
Telecommunications	197
Environmental Issues	197
Conservation and Archaeology	192
Community Development	193
Access for All	194
Accessibility	194
Development Contributions	196

CHAPTER 12: ENVIRONMENTAL APPRAISAL(177KB)

Introduction	198
Environmental Appraisals Approach	198
Appraisal Process to Date	198
Review and Monitoring	200

INDEX AND GLOSSARY(362KB)

Index	201
List of Abbreviations	205
Glossary	206

the Cork Joint Housing Strategy, which is part of this plan, is unchanged from that adopted by the Cork Local Authorities in 2001, apart fromthe changes outlined in Chapter 5: Social Issues and Housing. It comes in a separate two-volume document.

The Record of Protected Structures forms Volume 2 of this Plan.(3,471KB)

TABLES	Page Number
Table 2.1 CASP Population Projections	8
Table 2.2 Population Change – Cork City Sectors	9
Table 2.3 CASP Employment Projections	9
Table 3.1 Employment Change by City Sector	15
Table 3.2 Cork Retail Centres Hierarchy	24
Table 3.3 Existing Neighbourhood Centres	26
Table 3.4 Additional Retail Floorspace 2001-2011 (Comparison: sq.m. rounded to nearest 500 sq. m.)	27
Table 3.5 Additional Retail Floorspace 2001-2011 (Comparison: sq.m. rounded to nearest 500 sq. m.)	27
Table 4.1 Suburban Road Transport Measures	45
Table 5.1 Number of dwelling units required within the City to 2011	57
Table 5.2 Private House Completions for Cork City and Environs 1996–2001	57
Table 5.3 Indicative Targets for Housing Size and Distribution	59
Table 5.4 Average price of new Houses in Cork 1996-2002	59
Table 8.1 Landscape Protection Zones	108
Table 8.2 New / Upgraded Amenity Routes	117
Table 9.1 Potential Extensions to the CCRA	127
Table 9.2 Programme of Proposed Public Realm Improvement Projects	137
Table 9.3 Key Pedestrian Junction Improvements	137
Table 11.1 Indicative Plot Ratios	181
Table 11.2 Private Open Space Standards	182
Table 11.3 Residential Car Parking Standards	182
Table 11.4 Areas for which One Parking Space is Required	195
Table 12.1 Policy Appraisal Matrix	199
FIGURES	Page Number
Fig. 2.1 CASP Area	7
Fig. 2.2 Structure Diagram for Metropolitan Cork	8
Fig.3.1 Employment Change in Cork City by Activity 1996-2001	15
Fig. 4.1 Schematic Public Transport Map for Cork 2020	39
Fig. 4.2 Modal Shift In Transport	39
Fig. 4.3 Green Routes with Park and Ride Sites	41
Fig. 5.1 Special requirements for social housing balance in certain city wards	60
Fig. 6.1 Area of Archaeological Potential	72
Fig. 6.2 Landmark Buildings	85
Fig. 8.1 Proposed Natural Heritage Areas	112
Fig 9.3 Docklands Precincts	140
City Centre / Docklands Zoning and Development Objectives: Fig 9.1 City Centre Zonings Fig 9.2 City Centre Objectives Fig 9.4 Docklands Zoning Fig 9.5 Docklands Objectives	see separate pdfs above
Suburban Zoning and Development Objectives: Fig 10.1 Northwest Sector Zonings Fig. 10.2 Northeast Sector Zonings Fig. 10.3 Southeast Sector Zonings Fig. 10.4 South Centre Sector Zonings Fig. 10.5 Southwest Sector Zonings	see separate pdfs above