Litir Chumhdaigh
This submission has been prepared by McCutcheon Halley Chartered Planning Consultants on behalf of Peter Casey, in response to public notices inviting submissions from third parties and interested parties on the Cork City Development Plan review in accordance with section 11(2)(bc) of the Planning and Development Act 2000. Our client welcomes the publication of the Draft Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028 and the opportunity to participate in the plan making process which will inform the future development of Cork City.
The purpose of this submission is to request that Cork City Council rezone the southern portion of our clients’ lands from ZO 10 ‘Light Industry and Related Uses’ to ‘ZO 4 Long-term Strategic Regeneration’.
Our client is the owner of 3.8 hectares (9.4 acres) of older commercial lands in Sallybrook in the northern part of Glanmire. In the Cobh Municipal District Local Area Plan 2017 our clients lands are zoned ‘Existing Built Up Area’ which based on section 4.3.1 is to allow “a more positive and flexible response to proposals for the re•use or re•development of underused or derelict land or buildings particularly in the older parts of the main towns.”
In the Draft Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028 our clients’ lands are proposed to be zoned ZO 10 ‘Light Industry and Related Uses’ which is a less flexible zoning.
To encourage the redevelopment f our clients lands, it is requested that they be zoned ‘ZO 4 Long-term Strategic Regeneration’ with an objective “to provide and promote a mix of residential, employment and other uses in the long term, to ensure the creation of a vibrant, compact and sustainable urban area.”
This zoning objective would promote the development of this key site for a number of potential uses including residential, general employment uses, offices, local services, conference centre, education, hospital, hotel, commercial leisure, cultural uses, civic institutions, childcare services, business and technology / research uses and civic uses with potential to contribute significantly towards the sustainable compact growth of Glanmire.
On behalf of our clients, we would be grateful if this submission could be given careful consideration during the preparation of the Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any queries.