Volume 1 Written Statement

Chapter 14: Suburban Area Policies
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this include: to develop the campus to further enhance the UCC experience and to contribute to the
cultural attractiveness of Cork; to improve the condition, safety and accessibility of buildings and pursue
campus development to the highest standards.
14.48 Continued growth in student numbers will require the provision of new buildings. The City Council will
encourage and supports in principle, future expansion plans including intensification of the existing
campus and/ or new development at the North Mall Distillery lands that respects the landscape
character, built and natural heritage of such sites and the amenities of adjoining uses. There is also
potential to locate on new sites such as in Docklands, which is supported in the South Docks Local
Area Plan. The City Council supports the expansion of UCC activities, including its activities in
partnership with other Institutions such as the CUH Group / HSE.
Objective 14.12 University College Cork
To support the sustainable development and expansion of University College Cork as an educational facility of
regional and national importance.
Cork Institute of Technology
14.49 Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) is one of the State’s oldest and largest providers of technological
education, and emerged from the Royal Cork Institution and technical education services developed by
Cork Corporation. There are 14,000 students, of which 7,500 are full-time students.
14.50 CIT operates over four main sites namely the Bishopstown Campus in the western suburbs; the College
of Music and Crawford College of Art and Design in the City Centre, and the National Maritime College
of Ireland, Ringaskiddy.
14.51 CIT’s Masterplan 2013-2020 prioritises the development of its Bishopstown Campus and securing a
new location for the Crawford College of Art and Design in the City Centre. At its Bishopstown campus
it hopes to develop an indoor sports arena, refurbish the older buildings provide, a new Business and
Humanities building and develop a new Learning Resource Centre. It also seeks to integrate the Tyco
building into the main campus and re-arrange the internal road layout.
14.52 Traffic, access and car-parking and its impact on the surrounding residential areas is an issue for the
Bishopstown campus. A western access to the campus may alleviate congestion. Further development
of the campus will require the implementation of a Travel Plan for the campus to encourage modal shift
to public transport, walking, cycling.
Objective 14.13 Cork Institute of Technology
To support the sustainable development and expansion of the CIT Campuses, both suburban and city centre as
educational facilities of regional and national importance.
Cork University Hospital
14.52 Cork University Hospital (CUH), Wilton with 1,000 beds is one of the largest and busiest hospitals in
Ireland. CUH is the largest university teaching hospital in Ireland; and is the primary teaching hospital
for the Faculty of Health and Science in University College Cork. The UCC School of Dentistry is located
in the grounds of CUH, Wilton. The Hospital employs 3,400 staff. The most recent development at
Wilton is the €85m Cardiac / Renal centre completed in 2010.
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