Volume 1 Written Statement

Volume One: Written Statement
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Objective 3.12 Light Industry
To protect sufficient areas for light industry in order to maintain an adequate supply of light industrial space
and employment in order to help ensure a diverse range of employment opportunities in the city.
Commercial Leisure
3.37 Commercial leisure facilities are those run on a profit basis and include cinemas, family
entertainment centres such as bowling, indoor children’s play centres, fitness centres, gyms,
swimming pools, hotels, restaurants, public houses etc. Commercial leisure facilities generate a high
level of movement and are best located in places that offer the highest levels of accessibility to a
range of transport modes, in particular public transport.
3.38 However, it is also important to protect the amenities of the City Centre and of residential areas. It is
therefore policy to control the location, size and activities of entertainment uses that are likely to
attract large numbers of people, in particular ‘super-pubs’ and night clubs, in order to safeguard
residential amenity, environmental quality and the established character and function of parts of the
City Centre.
Objective 3.13 Commercial Leisure
To ensure that all major commercial leisure developments are located in accordance with a sequential test
approach. The priority will be City Centre locations, followed by edge of centre, then district centres and
neighbourhood centres. The availability of a choice of transport modes will be essential. Smaller scale pubs
and restaurants will be open for consideration in these centres as well as local centres and areas zoned
"Residential, Local Services and Institutional uses" provided residential amenity and traffic aspects are
acceptable.
Education and Health
Major Health and education institutions
3.39 The Employment Survey has highlighted that the education and health sectors are now two of the
major employers in Cork City. The education and health sectors have a major role to play in the
training of the workforce and also in research. It is therefore important to support their appropriate
expansion and operation. The CASP update also highlights the need to ensure a labour and skills
strategy which provide an education and skills base aligned with the requirements of inward and
domestic investment. The role of UCC and CIT are of particular importance to the city as major
employers as well as educational facilities. Recognition of the collaboration between University
College Cork and Cork Institute of Technology is also important. CUH and the other major health
institutions also contribute significantly to the economy of the city. Specific policies in relation to the
major institutions are outlined in Chapter 7 and Chapter 14.
Objective 3.14 Education and Health Institutions as major employers
To recognise the contribution of the major education and health institutions in Cork City to the overall
economy of the city and their role in training, innovation and research and to support their continued
operation and, where appropriate, expansion.
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