Objective 6.20
Active Recreational Infrastructure a. To ensure that all residents have access to neighbourhood scale outdoor and indoor active sports recreational infrastructure within their neighbourhood or in accessible locations. b. To protect and retain the range and quality of existing active recreation infrastructure within the City by applying a presumption against the loss of land zoned for Sports Grounds and active recreation purposes to other forms of development. c. To support the development of active recreation infrastructure (including outdoor and indoor facilities) in Cork’s City Parks while also ensuring the continued improvement of their passive recreational offer, natural setting and biodiversity credentials. d. Active recreation infrastructure should meet current and future growth needs of the City and shall incorporate universal design principles to ensure accessibility for all ages and abilities and which is designed in a manner to reduce anti-social behaviour and shall be accessible by sustainable means of transport such as walking, cycling, greenways and public transport. e. To develop a robust feasibility study to examine the provision of sports facilities including multi-use hubs, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, indoor sports facilities and artificial grass pitches. f. To require new residential developments over 10 units and other major developments to meet those active recreation needs generated by the development with the provision of appropriate active recreation infrastructure.
Objective 6.21
River Use and Management Plan To commission a river use and management plan to: a. Examine the commercial and recreational potential of the River Lee and Upper Harbour area for all users (i.e. general public, visitors and tourists). b. Identify essential infrastructure and appropriate locations for the delivery of this infrastructure in partnership with key stakeholders, such as a new public slipways, pontoon and additional facilities.
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