Part 8 - Proposed Monkstown Active Travel Link and Public Realm Enhancement, Monkstown, Co. Cork
Project Update (01/03/2024)
CORK COUNTY COUNCIL
DEVELOPMENT UNDER SECTION 179 OF THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
ACT, 2000, AS AMENDED AND NOTICE PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF
PART 8, ARTICLE 81 OF THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS,
2001, AS AMENDED
Notice is hereby given that Cork County Council proposes to carry out the following development:
Project Title
Monkstown Active Travel Link and Public Realm Enhancement
Location
Along the R610 (Strand Road) through the townland of Monkstown, Co. Cork.
Nature and Extent of Development
The Scheme involves the construction of a dedicated pedestrian and cycle route on the eastern side of the R610 road and includes the following:
- A 4m maximum wide shared pedestrian and cycle route.
- A 2m maximum wide pedestrian footpath and a 3m maximum segregated cycle route along the length of the car park.
- Enhanced public realm to include new street furniture, improved public lighting, on street spill out areas for local businesses, cycle parking, street trees, pollinator planting and other ancillary works.
- Formalised parking, controlled pedestrian crossings and bus stop upgrades.
Please note that the above measures are shown graphically on the scheme drawings. An
Appropriate Assessment screening report and a Road Safety Audit also form part of this application.
Locations and offices at which plans and particulars may be inspected
Plans and particulars of the proposed development will be available for inspection for a period of 4 weeks, at the following venues and times:
- Below in the 'Document Summary Section'.
- Lobby, Floor 1, County Hall, Cork between the hours of 09:00 and 17:00. The documents can be purchased for a fee of €15.00 per set at this location.
- Cork County Council Area Engineer’s Offices at Carrigaline, Co. Cork between the hours of 09:00 and 17:00 on each working day during which the said offices are opened for the transaction of business, for a period beginning on Friday 27th October 2023 and ending on Friday 24th November 2023.
Submissions or Observations
Submissions and observations with respect to the proposed development, dealing with the proper planning and sustainable development of the area in which the development would be situated, may be made by email to trafficandtransport@corkcoco.ie , using the ‘submissions template’ by clicking the button below titled 'Make a Submission'. or in writing to Senior Engineer, Cork County Council, Traffic and Transportation, Floor 3, County Hall, Cork, on or before Friday 8th December 2023.
As per Article 81 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended), an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) screening determination has been made and a
determination has been made that an EIA is not required. In accordance with Article 120 (3), as amended by S.I. No. 296 of 2018, a person may, within 4 weeks from the date of this notice (20th October 2023) apply to An Bord Pleanála for a screening determination as to whether the development would be likely to have significant effects on the environment. Such a submission should be addressed to the Secretary, An Bord Pleanála, 64, Marlborough Street, Dublin, 1.
27th October 2023
Senior Engineer, Traffic and Transportation
It should be noted that the Freedom of Information Act applies to all records held by Cork County Council.