The aim should not be to retain all existing buildings and features but to encourage appropriate development of vacant land and under-used buildings by retaining the most significant elements of heritage interest as an integral part of the evolving character of the area.
Issues
1.11 The area is located within the South Docks immediately to the east of the city centre; it contains extensive areas of both undeveloped land and under-used low-rise buildings, many single-storeys, and is likely to be developed during the life of the present Development Plan. The aim should not be to retain all existing buildings and features but to encourage appropriate development of vacant land and underused buildings by retaining the most significant elements of heritage interest as an integral part of the evolving character of the area.
Building Typology
1.10 In addition to the attractive painted plastered classical buildings of the former CBP Railway, the area contains a mix of large scale former industrial and warehouse buildings with both cut- and rubble limestone facades and smaller-scale painted, plastered public houses, office buildings and blocks of brick and painted, plastered houses. Where buildings retain original elevational features, they have timber sliding sash windows, roofs of natural stone slate and cast-iron rainwater goods.
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Cork City Draft Development Plan 2022-2028
Volume 3 I Part 1
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