Seek the inclusion of Convenience Retail use within the Zo 5 – Mixed-Use Zoning Objective
Tuairim
The purpose of this submission is to seek the inclusion of Convenience Retail use within the Zo 5 – Mixed-Use Zoning Objective within the Cork City Draft Development Plan 2022 – 2028, and that such be reflected/presented within the new Cork City Development Plan 2022 – 2028.
As detailed within the Cork City Draft Development Plan 2022 – 2028, the objective for Zo 5 – Mixed-Use Development land use zoning is to provide and promote a dynamic mix of residential and other uses which will interact with each other, to ensure the creation of a vibrant and sustainable urban area. Subject to the key retail tests in terms of the Retail Planning Guidelines (2012), the location of new Foodstores should be promoted to complement the fulfilment of the local shopping function.
In terms of the Retail Planning Guidelines (2012), new convenience space should be accommodated in areas where such need can be demonstrated through the key retail tests:
- Justifying Need;
- Impact;
- Sequential Test; and
- Ensuring that the development is of an Appropriate Scale (that such additional space can be accommodated).
We request that paragraph ZO 5.2 under the ZO 5 – Mixed-Use Development zoning objective and vision of the Cork City Draft Development Plan 2022 – 2028 be amended to include for Convenience Retail as a permissible use within future Mixed-use Development Proposals on the Subject Lands. Additional text is identified in paragraph ZO 5.2 to read as follows:
ZO 5.2:
The range of permissible uses within this zone includes residential, general offices, local services including local convenience shops, conference centre, education, hospital, hotel, commercial leisure, cultural uses, civic institutions, childcare services, local medical facilities, business and technology / research uses and community and civic uses. The range and scale of uses proposed must be commensurate to the scale of the zone.
The Zo 5 – Mixed-Use Development land use zoning is to provide and promote a dynamic mix of residential and other uses which will interact with each other, to ensure the creation of a vibrant and sustainable urban area. The development of multiple Foodstores (i.e. different operators to facilitate local competition and consumer choice) should be encouraged which will add to the vitality and viability.