Cork developments

The dark coloured block on this. Next door to SuperValu and just down the road from the other Aldi (near the CSO)

Delighted to hear that. I’ve no problem with them putting apartments on that site but another supermarket entrance will really screw up the eastbound traffic flow through the lights at Church Road. I hope that was the basis for the denial of permission and not the apartments.

The basis was the supermarket. They said they will support an extension of the Neighbourhood Centre with small retail units and/or a medical centre, as well as apartments, but not another supermarket, which will essentially be creating a new Neighbourhood Centre

Any word yet where Easons are relocating to? Surely if they are moving out in January to allow for Flannels to commence they would want their own unit to be ready by now...

Also with Penny's nearing the final stages of planning will Tiger/flying Tiger be on the move?

Yes, same, it's a lot of hard landscaping and flat grass, very little planting or any play equipment, which is disappointing, but hopeful for next phase.

A major upgrade of that road just finished the consultation phase. It doesnt' go that far north but I assume the developers will ugprade the rest

https://consult.corkcity.ie/en/consultation/ballyvolane-strategic-transport-corridor-scheme%E2%80%93-north-ring-road-mervue

It's not a "disaster long term". It's a short term issue until they build the roads and cycle paths that will invariably come with time. Have a look at the new houses they built behind the AIB in Glanmire, road layouts were changed there when needed. As another poster plans are already underway for road upgrades, and the North Ring Road and Northern Distributor road will come too.

Holding off building housing because the roads are old isn't a good reason for stopping building houses.

The current number 7 bus goes very close to where the ground works have started and the road surface is not actually that bad between there and the city but it is just one lane each way and there is no specific cycle lane. My parent's front garden is on the city side of the development and they were told some time back that they would need to give their front garden to the city for road widening or it would go to a compulsary purchase order. They were since told that that was no longer the case while a few weeks back a planning notice went up about road improvements along the Ballyhooley road so they are now left in a sitaultion that they don't know what the city council's plan is but it looks likely they will loose the front garden. As someone else posted the hill makes cycling in and out of town unpopular and I avoided it in the past out of fear of getting run over. The odd cyclist going up summer hill north is a big problem for traffic as there is no cycle lane to facilitate them going slower and overtaking is not a safe option. Some time over the last few years they even built facilities for locking a bike near the cross at the Fox and Hounds pub near a post box where no one is likely to want to or have I ever seen anyone park a bike. Its like the city council don't really believe in talking with anyone in an area before they make plans on how to mess them up.

The stretch of road that is proposed to be widened will likely lead to a good area of established headge row and garden destroyed for a cycle lane that will very likely be seldom used due to the lack of a proper cycel lane closer to the city where the hill and the space available for other road users make cycling dangerous in my opinion.

Great to see the prism starting.

I don't think it's one vs the other. Gardai and patrols aren't in the remit of the council as far as I know. Isn't that controlled nationally?

Councils have responsibility for public realm improvements. If you think about it, the income created in Cork (I'm thinking of the massive multinationals like Apple and the pharmas) are actually being siphoned off to fund the whole country, including gardai I assume. Cork city council has a tiny budget compared to Dublin, but I'm happy enough for it to go on maintaining and improving our civic environment.

The city is flooded with private cafes, pubs and restaurants, which is great for social outlets and I enjoy them all. All the council needs to do for them is grant planning permission an pull in rates. Maybe provide parking / access. It would be nice to also have public facilities available to us that have other more healthy outcomes than increasing eating and drinking. Facilities that cities typically have, walking and cycling infrastructure, parks, playgrounds and yes, swimming pools.