CORK COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2009 Second Edition Volume 1 Overall Strategy and 1 Overall Policy Material Cork County Council Planning Policy Unit Technical Information: The text volumes of this plan have been designed and laid out using Microsoft Word™ software. Maps in Volume three have Cork County Council been prepared by the staff of the Planning Policy Unit using Planning Policy Unit a MapInfo™ GIS platform. The Compact Disc CD version was developed by the Planning Policy Unit using Adobe® Acrobat ® Distiller™ 5.0. Copyright: Cork County Council 2009. All rights reserved. Map base: Ordnance Survey of Ireland Permit Number 7634 © Ordnance Survey Ireland and Government of Ireland. All rights reserved. This Development Plan was printed on 100% Recycled Paper CORK County Development Plan 2009 2nd Edition This second edition of the Cork County Development Plan 2009 includes: Date Containing January 2012 Cork County Development Plan, Volumes 1,2 and 3 September 2010 Variation No. 1: Special Local Area Plan for Cork Airport Enabling Variation December 2010 Variation No.2: Wind Energy Policy Variation No. 3 April 2011 Part A: Change Chapter 2 of the CDP to address requirements relating to ‘Core Strategies’ introduced by the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010. Part B: Consequential Changes to Chapters 3,4,5,6,8 and 9 of Volume 1 and Volume 3 Metropolitan Cork Green Belt Maps of the CCDP, 2009 arising from the review of the Electoral Area Local Area Plans Note: Each of the above variations have been subject to the SEA process. The SEA Statements are not included in this volume but are available as separate documents. CORK County Development Plan 2009 i Second Edition, Jan 2012 Introduction The Cork County Development Plan 2009 was formally made by the County Council on 9th January 2009 and came into operation on 6th February 2009. The County Development 2009 is a six year plan and is expected to remain in force until early 2015. Since its adoption, there have been three variations to the plan adopted by the Council, as set out in the table below. Variation Title Date it came into No. effect 1 Variation No. 1: Special Local Area Plan for Cork Airport September 2010 Enabling Variation 2 Variation No.2: Wind Energy Policy December 2010 3 Variation No. 3 August 2011 Part A: Change Chapter 2 of the CDP to address requirements relating to ‘Core Strategies’ introduced by the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010. Part B: Consequential Changes to Chapters 3,4,5,6,8 and 9 of Volume 1 and Volume 3 Metropolitan Cork Green Belt Maps of the CCDP, 2009 arising from the review of the Electoral Area Local Area Plans Given the number and scope of the changes arising from these variations, and in particular the Core Strategy Variation, it was considered that an updated edition of the plan was warranted. This 2nd Edition of the County Development Plan 2009 has been produced to incorporate all the adopted variations made up to December 2011. By far the largest number of changes to the County Development Plan have arisen from the Core Strategy August 2011 Variation which was made to comply with the requirements of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010. ii Volume 1: Overall Strategy and Main Policy Material FOREWORD Note from the Mayor Note from the Manager On behalf of the Elected Members of the This County Development Plan sets out the County Council, I am delighted to strategy for the proper planning and introduce the Cork County Development sustainable development of County Cork for Plan 2009. Although this plan takes the next six years. It reflects a whole range of many of its’ strengths from previous challenges facing the county in these times County Development Plans, in many of economic uncertainty. important respects it is unique in the approach that it takes to promoting the The plan looks forward to the horizon year of proper planning and sustainable 2020 so that it is aligned with National and development of the County. Regional planning policies, and also so that it can provide an adequate framework for the In particular, this is the first County County’s Electoral Area Local Area Plans, Development Plan to be written entirely the review of which will commence this year. as a strategic document without any reference to ‘zoning’. To attempt to deal The plan gives particular attention to the with the ’big-picture’ issues that the sustainable economic development of the County faces in this plan, allowing County as part of an overall strategy to ‘zoning’ issues to be separately resolved secure employment and the economic gains in the Local Area Plans, is a testament made in recent years. not only to the innovative capacity of the Council’s management and staff, but is It is also important to note that this is the first also a very significant measure of the Development Plan for this County that has commitment of the Elected Members of been subject to a Strategic Environmental the Council to establishing the right Assessment. This new procedure ensures county-wide policies before dealing with that the likely environmental effects of the local issues. plan were carefully documented throughout the process, so that they could be fully taken Our aim is to achieve the right balance of into account when particular decisions were development across the County so that made. all of its’ citizens can achieve the quality of life to which they aspire. I wish to express my appreciation to the Mayor and Members of the Council, to the This end result, I believe, is a sound plan officials of the Council, particularly to the staff that sets out a clear, shared vision for the of the Planning Policy Unit, and to the very future development of the county that we large number of the general public who made all cherish. submissions during the course of the preparation of the Plan. Cllr. Noel Harrington I am confident that the Plan will make an Mayor of the County of Cork important contribution to maintaining economic prosperity and development January, 2009 throughout our county into the future. Martin Riordan Cork County Manager January, 2009 CORK County Development Plan 2009 iii Second Edition, Jan 2012 iv Volume 1: Overall Strategy and Main Policy Material Layout of Volume 1: THE DEVELOMENT PLAN IS PRESENTED IN THREE VOLUMES: Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Core Strategy Volume 1: Overall Strategy and Main Chapter 3: Settlements Policy Material Chapter 4: Rural, Coastal and Islands Sets out the general objectives of the Development Plan under Chapter 5: Economy and Employment a range of headings together with the planning principles that underpin them. Chapter 6: Transport and Infrastructure Volume 2: Chapter 7: Heritage and Environment Specific Objectives: Heritage and Amenity Chapter 8: Housing and Community Facilities Chapter 9: Local Area Development Sets out, in detail, a range of specific heritage and amenity objectives of the Development Plan, with particular attention to the Record of Protected Structures. Volume 3: Maps The map volume contains six sets of maps: Metropolitan Cork Green Belt; Rural Housing Control Zone; Heritage and Conservation; Landscape Maps, Landscape Character Areas and Types Map and Architectural Conservation Areas. CORK County Development Plan 2009 v Second Edition, Jan 2012 Contents of Volume 1 Chapter 1: Introduction 1 1.1 A New County Development Plan 2 Making the New Plan 2 Purpose of the Plan 2 Planning for Growth 2 Monitoring and Progress 4 1.2 The Process that has been Followed 4 1.3 Form and Content of the Development Plan 6 Written Statement and Maps 6 Approach 7 Chapter 2: Core Strategy 9 2.1 Introduction 10 2.2 National and Regional Strategy 11 Other Strategic Documents 16 2.3 Growth and Development in County Cork 17 General Context 17 Population trends 17 Population & Household Targets 20 2.4 Overall Economic Strategy 28 2.5 Key Planning and Sustainable Development Goals 30 The ‘County Metropolitan’ Strategic Planning Area 32 The CASP Ring Strategic Planning Area 36 The North Strategic Planning Area 40 The West Strategic Planning Area 43 Chapter 3: Settlements 47 3.1 Network Of Settlements 48 The Main Towns – Objectives, Growth Forecasts And Strategic Diagrams 50 3.2 Metropolitan Cork 52 The Cork City Environs 53 vi Volume 1: Overall Strategy and Main Policy Material Cork City South Environs 54 Cork City North Environs 56 Metropolitan Towns 57 Ballincollig 58 Blarney 60 Carrigaline 61 Carrigtwohill 63 Cobh 64 Glanmire 66 Midleton 67 Passage West 69 Monard 70 3.3 The Network of Settlements Outside Metropolitan Cork 72 Mallow “Hub” Town 72 CASP Ring Towns 74 Bandon 74 Fermoy 76 Kinsale 77 Macroom 78 Youghal 80 County Towns 81 County Towns in the North Strategic Planning Area 82 Buttevant 82 Charleville 83 Kanturk 84 Millstreet 86 Mitchelstown 87 Newmarket 88 County Towns in the West Strategic Planning Area 90 Bantry 90 Castletownbere 92 Clonakilty 93 Dunmanway 95 Schull 96 CORK County Development Plan 2009 vii Second Edition, Jan 2012 Skibbereen 97 3.4 Strategic Employment Centres 98 Ringaskiddy 99 Little Island 100 Carrigtwohill 101 Kilbarry (North Environs) 102 3.5 The Network of Settlements in Rural Areas 102 Key Villages 103 West Cork Islands Communities 103 Villages 104 Village Nuclei 105 Other Locations 105 Chapter 4: Rural, Coastal and Islands 107 4.1 Rural Housing 108 National Context 108 4.2 Population And Household Trends 110 4.3 Identifying Rural Area Types 112 4.4 Rural Area Types in County Cork 113 Rural Areas under Strong Urban Influence 113 Stronger Rural Areas 114