Figure 10.3a: City Docks Character Area Concept.
10.32 The River Lee will be framed by development on its north and south sides. On Kennedy Quay the quayside amenity area will be maintained at a depth of c.30m, allowing the building line of the development sites fronting onto the quay to be brought forward by a variable width, and subject to retention of built heritage assets. The building line on Horgan’s Quay will frame the space that is now Horgan’s Quay to ensure that the Quayside Amenity Area is deep enough to provide a range of needs according to the public realm strategy. A new Quayside Amenity Area will be provided as part of the development to the east of Water Street.
Character Areas
10.33 The City Docks is comprised of character areas that were generated through the Docks Public Realm Strategy 2012. These character areas present the opportunity to provide a coherent urban structure for City Docks, with each area having its own identity and urban design qualities. Figure 10.3a illustrates the eight-character areas. Each area will each have its own coherent character, informed by their land use, density, building height, housing mix, public realm and a range of other factors. The character areas are capable of being implemented in phases that would allow infrastructure to be phased to meet the needs of each area.
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