Litir Chumhdaigh
This submission has been prepared by McCutcheon Halley Chartered Planning Consultants on behalf of Melbourne Management Company Limited (MMC), in response to public notices inviting submissions. 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.
This submission requests the following amendments in relation to our clients lands at Melbourne Business Park, Model Farm Road:
▪ Rezone Melbourne Business Park from Light Industrial
to ‘ZO 09 Neighbourhood and Local Centre’.
Refer to report attached
This submission proposes to rezone Melbourne Business Park (MBP) from Light Industrial to ‘ZO 09 Neighbourhood and Local Centre’ for the following reasons:
• The Model Farm Road area has a very significant catchment population which is not served by any local/neighbourhood centre
• A new local/neighbourhood centre on Model Farm Road in line with
the Council’s objective to provide a walkable City
• The need for a new local/neighbourhood centre on Model Farm
Road was identified by the Council as far back as the 2007
• The provision of a neighbourhood centre is fully in accordance with the 2012 Retail Planning Guidelines