2. City Docks
Figure 10.2: City Docks and Marina Park.
Introduction
10.25 The City Docks has the capacity to accommodate c.10,000 homes and a residential population of between 22,500 and 25,000 people. It also has the capacity to accommodate c.400,000 sqm of non-residential space and 20,000-25,000 jobs with potentially 3,000 students in further and higher education institutions. The City Docks therefore has the capacity to accommodate approximately 20% of the population growth target for Cork City to 2040. The role of the City Docks therefore reflects its vision: a strategically significant new sustainable residential neighbourhood, an extension to the City Centre with a strong economic role and a sustainable green lung for Cork. 10.26 The development of the City Docks will be grounded in the values established by the NPF’s National Strategic Outcomes and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. More specifically the City Docks core values will be: • Authenticity, equality and inclusivity; • Liveability; • Design-led placemaking; • Environmental responsibility; • Active travel; • Fun, with programmed animation and ‘meanwhile’ uses.
10.23 Cork’s 147 hectare City Docks is the largest regeneration project in Ireland and will bring significant investment to Cork between now and its build out The regeneration of the City Docks is central to the ambition for Cork set out in the National Planning Framework and will provide significant strategic value and local benefits. The ambition for the City Docks is to be an exemplar development for regeneration and design quality in Europe. Vision and Role of City Docks 10.24 The City Docks will be: • A new sustainable neighbourhood in the centre of Cork City that benefits from excellent placemaking, with people-centred streets and spaces; • A great place to live and work: an extension to Cork City Centre and a key destination for the economic, cultural, educational, commercial, civic and social vibrancy of the City; • A green lung for the City that optimises the use of the River Lee, green and blue infrastructure and nature-based solutions.
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