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<strong>Cork</strong> Strategic Retail Study<br />
Table 6.3 Retail Hierarchy<br />
Description Centres Objectives<br />
<strong>Cork</strong> <strong>City</strong><br />
Tier 2<br />
<strong>City</strong><br />
Expansion to provide large floorplates<br />
to attract more premium occupiers<br />
Docklands<br />
Provision of new retail at Docklands to<br />
serve new residential & employment<br />
development<br />
<strong>Cork</strong> Suburbs – District<br />
Centres<br />
Blackpool, Douglas, Wilton.<br />
Possibility of new/expanded<br />
district centres to serve northeast<br />
and north-west.<br />
Development of mixed use to include<br />
retail, with urban design and access<br />
improvements<br />
<strong>Cork</strong> Suburbs –<br />
Neighbourhood Centres<br />
Outer Metropolitan<br />
Tier 3/4<br />
Ring Towns<br />
Tier 3<br />
Other County <strong>Cork</strong><br />
Tier 4<br />
Mahon<br />
Bishopstown, Bishopstown<br />
Court, Togher, Hollyhill,<br />
Ballyvolane, Kinsale Road<br />
Ballincollig, Blarney, Midleton,<br />
Carrigaline – Tier 3<br />
Monard<br />
Carrigtwohill – Tier 4<br />
Glanmire, Tower, Little Island,<br />
Passage West – Tier 4<br />
Cobh – Tier 3<br />
Mallow<br />
Youghal, Macroom<br />
Bandon, Fermoy<br />
Kinsale<br />
Clonakilty<br />
Kanturk, Charleville, Bantry,<br />
Mitchelstown, Skibbereen,<br />
Buttevant<br />
No significant retail expansion<br />
envisaged. Mixed use with urban design<br />
and access improvements desirable<br />
Prevention of change of use of local<br />
shops to non-retail. Small-scale<br />
expansion.<br />
Expansion in line with planned<br />
population increase.<br />
Provision of retailing as part of new<br />
settlement<br />
Expansion when new housing or<br />
employment developments come<br />
forward<br />
Incremental growth in line with current<br />
and planned population levels.<br />
Provision of more convenience and<br />
tourism comparison floorspace<br />
Expansion in line with hub town status,<br />
to provide large floorplates to attract<br />
more premium occupiers. Should be<br />
developed as one of the largest towns<br />
in the County.<br />
Expansion in line with planned<br />
population growth<br />
Expansion with potential for town centre<br />
regeneration<br />
Consolidation as local service and<br />
tourism centre<br />
Expansion to become the main retail<br />
centre in West <strong>Cork</strong><br />
Incremental growth in line with current<br />
and planned population levels<br />
Millstreet, Newmarket,<br />
Consolidation as local service centres.<br />
Dunmanway,<br />
Castletownbere, Schull<br />
Note: the specification of hierarchical tiers is taken from the Retail Planning Guidelines.<br />
<strong>Cork</strong> Suburbs – District Centres<br />
6.30 Currently there are four suburban District Centres on the outer edge of the <strong>Cork</strong> urban<br />
area. One to the north (Blackpool) one to the south west (Wilton), one to the south<br />
Roger Tym & Partners with Simon Clear & Associates<br />
March 2008 45
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