Volume 1 Written Statement

Volume One: Written Statement
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Table 2.3: Indicative Capacity of Key Development Areas and
rest of city for Residential Development
Area
Zoned Land
for
development
(ha)
Residential
Zoning (ha)
Estimated
Capacity
(housing
units)
Residential
and Other
Use Zoning
(ha)
Estimated
Capacity
(housing
units)
Total Housing
Units
City Centre 8.9 4.5 474 4.4 429 903
Docklands 81.1 5.7 839 75.4 7388 8227
Mahon 29 29 1650 0 0 1650
Blackpool 30.3 23.3 1013 7.0 287 1300
North West
Regeneration Area
l8.1 18.1 206 0 0 206
Rest of City 75.4 67.6 3030 7.8 139 3169
Total identified 242.8 148.2 7212 94.6 8243 15455
zoned sites in Cork
City
Tivoli LAP area
and zoned
windfall sites in
city centre and
suburbs
Total Cork City
residential yield
60 (excluding
windfall sites)
- - - - 5000
- - - - - 20455
2.18 Tables 2.3 shows that there is land available in Cork City for development of just over 20,000 residential
units, sufficient to meet the target set in the SWRPGs. It is anticipated that the pace of growth in
residential development will be slow to start with but will increase over the period of the Plan. The first
areas likely to be developed will be sites in suburban and city centre/edge of city centre areas which
are in attractive locations, are served by existing infrastructure and in some cases already have planning
permission. Development in other areas where infrastructural investment is required, such as outer
Docklands, will be slower to get going, but it is anticipated that it will increase in pace in the latter part
of the Development Plan period. It is likely that delivery of development on all the available land will
extend well beyond the Development Plan period.
Employment Targets
2.19 Employment in Cork City stood at 71,577 in 2011 (Cork City Employment and Land Use Survey 2011),
down 2% on 2006. Some sectors such as the high tech manufacturing and service sectors grew, while
others such as retail and professional services declined. However the city region has a diverse economic
base with a strong FDI presence and has performed better than most parts of the country in recent
years. The assumption in the Plan is that national economic recovery will result in employment growth
in the city over the period of the Plan in line with that envisaged in the CASP Update. On this basis a
target of 16,000 additional jobs is assumed over the period from 2011 to 2021. This is an ambitious
target and is dependent on a significant economic recovery and a concentration of jobs in accessible
city locations rather than on greenfield land in less sustainable locations outside the city.
18 Draft Cork City Development Plan 2015-2021