historic areas such as investing in Shandon and Elizabeth Fort and promoting the historic spine linking these areas along Shandon Street, North and South Main Street and Barrack Street. Objective 10.9 ‐ City Centre Leisure and Entertainment To support the development of leisure and entertainment facilities such as restaurants, public houses, concert venues, cinemas, visitor attractions and other leisure facilities and recognise the role that leisure plays in the vibrancy and attractiveness of the City Centre. Such developments will be discouraged in areas where they are likely to impact negatively on the residential amenity and established character of the City Centre. Objective 10.12 ‐ City Centre Public Realm a. To enhance and properly maintain the public realm and improve the pedestrian experience for all the city’s users including children, families, the elderly and the disabled. c. To improve upon the existing provision of areas of amenity and public open space……”
Having regard to the land use zonings and objectives for the site in the Cork City Development Plan 2015 ‐ 2021 and the Draft Cork City Development Plan 2022 ‐ 2028 , the principle of the proposed development is supported.
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SITE SERVICES
The project has minimal or no impact on existing services on ‐ site. The proposed electrical upgrade works are within the Fort complex only and connect to the existing internal mains switch board. The potential resurfacing works connect to existing surface water gullies within the parade ground area. No new connections are proposed to existing mains services external to the Elizabeth Fort Site. See Appendix E: Existing Site Services Layouts for further details including ESB, Gas Networks Ireland, Irish Water Mains & Drainage and Virgin Media area utilities layouts.
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