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Cork Strategic Retail Study
2.30 It also proposes designating a development corridor along the N20 from Cork to
Limerick in the section between Mallow and Charleville and strengthening the Cork /
Macroom / Killarney route as a potential development corridor.
Cork Strategic Retail Study (CSRS) 2002 2
2.31 The Cork Strategic Retail Study 2002 superseded the Cork County Retail Strategy
(1997). A joint retail strategy was derived from the CSRS and incorporated into the
City and County Development Plans.
2.32 The Study recommendations are summarised in Table 2.1 below.
Table 2.1 CSRS Recommendations
Cork City
Centre
Cork City
suburbs
Metropolitan
towns
Ring towns
Rural North
Cork
Rural West
Cork
Cork City centre should remain at the top of the retail hierarchy and be the
focus for higher order retail development
The Council should bring forward prime central area developments such as
the St. Patrick’s St and Guys sites.
The Council should improve the quality of in the environment of St. Patricks
St.
Policies should provide for incremental expansion through the defined Retail
Area into potential new retail areas to the north and east.
The Docklands Development Strategy, which identifies a retail opportunity,
should be taken forward.
By 2011, 9,000m 2 of comparison floorspace and 6,500m 2 of convenience
floorspace should be built in Blackpool, Douglas and Wilton.
By 2006, the Mahon Point site should be developed to accommodate
11,000m 2 of comparison floorspace and 2,800m 2 of convenience floorspace.
Policies should provide for the appropriate distribution of both comparison
(19,000m 2 ) and convenience (10,000m 2 ) floorspace into the metropolitan
towns.
Ballincollig and Midleton can accommodate additional provision. Blarney and
Cobh can accommodate additional floorspace serving the tourism industry
and Carrigaline can also be expanded.
Due to their relatively greater independence from the City Centre, policies
should be drafted to ensure that the ring towns continue to improve their
retail function within their respective catchments.
Policies should provide for the appropriate distribution of comparison
(12,000m 2 ) and convenience (3,000m 2 ) floorspace in the towns.
Charleville and Mitchelstown are reasonably self sufficient in providing retail
facilities for their catchments. Policies should provide for consolidation.
In both towns there is potential to provide additional retail floorspace on town
centre sites.
Clonakilty has the main role in this area and has potential as a tourist town.
There is potential for additional comparison and service floorspace in the
town centre.
2 Cork Strategic Retail Study 2002 is subject to this review.
Roger Tym & Partners with Simon Clear & Associates
March 2008 7