N. The River Lee is designated as a Salmonoid River from its source to Cork City Waterworks under the EC (Quality of Salmonid Waters) Regulations, 1988.
Landscape
Cork City Council seeks to protect and enhance the landscape character of the City by protecting the significant landscape elements that contribute to the general amenity of Cork City. This is achieved through a number of land use mechanisms in this Plan, including the designation of Land Preservation Zones (LPZ) and Areas of High Landscape Value (AHLV).
Landscape Preservation Zones (LPZs) :
are areas zoned ZO 17 Landscape Preservation Zones (see Chapter 12 Land Use Zoning Objectives in CCDP 2022-2028) in order to protect their character and amenity value. These areas are considered to be highly sensitive to development and as such have limited or no development potential. Typically, the landscape character of these areas combines distinctive landscape assets such as topography, slope, tree cover, setting to historic structures, open spaces and other landscape assets. There are 18 asset categories listed in Table 6.5 in Chapter 6 ‘Green and Blue Infrastructure, Open Space and Biodiversity’ in the CCDP 2022-2028. There are 65 Site-specific Landscape Preservation Zone Objectives outlined in Table 6.6 to 6.10 in CCDP 2022-2028. The objective of LPZs is to preserve and enhance the landscape character and assets of the sites. There is a presumption against development within LPZs, with development only open for consideration where it achieves the site-specific objectives set out in Tables 6.6-6.10. In exceptional circumstances, there may be limited scope for development to enable existing occupiers to adapt existing buildings to their evolving requirements, providing that the form or nature of development is compatible with the landscape character of the area. This might include a change of use or minor extensions.
Areas of High Landscape Value :
display an intrinsic landscape character and a special amenity value and comprise one or more landscape asset. Development will be appropriate only where it results in a neutral / positive impact on the landscape. Although many AHLV consist of a built form and a strong landscape character, typically the built form is secondary to the landscape character. The AHLV is an additional objective overlaying the land-use zoning objective. Development proposals must comply with the underlying land-use zoning objective. The key areas include the Montenotte / Tivoli Ridge; Shanakiel Ridge / Sunday’s Well Ridge; Blackpool Valley; Lough Mahon/ Douglas Estuary; River Lee / Curragheen River.
View Management Framework :
Cork City Council seeks to manage development through its View Management Framework in order to protect the views and prospects of special amenity value and the amenities of places and features of natural beauty or interest, where these are not protected by other objectives of this Plan. These views represent at least one of the following:
1. Panoramas that offer expansive views of the City.
2. Linear views to landmark buildings.
3. River corridor views.
4. Scenic hinterland routes.
City Hinterland landscapes :
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