10.66 Cork City Council aims to provide and manage these facilities to meet the needs of the area and to ensure optimisation of use. Other full size sports grounds will be accessible to the City Docks by public transport, walking and cycling. 10.67 Within the City Docks individual developments will provide communal active recreational infrastructure facilities in the form of multi-use games areas (MUGAs), outdoor gyms, indoor gyms, and other facilities in accordance with Chapter 11 Placemaking and Managing Development. Cork City Council will integrate similarly small-scale public facilities into the public realm in accordance with the public realm strategy, which envisages that a range of facilities will potentially be provided, including MUGAs, skate parks, outdoor water play areas for children, play areas, a floating swimming pool, and more. The provision of an indoor pool will be subject to a feasibility study. 10.68 The River Lee provides the focus for river-based activity in the City. The Marina accommodates a number of existing rowing clubs, with potential for the development of additional boating facilities including clubhouses and slipways.
The north side of the river also has the potential to provide river access at the Castleview Terrace slipway on Lower Glanmire Road.
Density, Development Capacity, Building Height and Tall Buildings
10.69 This section provides an overview of the
development capacity of the City Docks based upon an assessment of the net developable area (allowing for deductions of schools, sports grounds, open spaces, quayside amenity areas and strategic street corridors). 10.70 Table 10.3 sets out the development capacity of the City Docks which is estimated to be c.1,100,000 square metres (sqm), of which c.768,000 sqm are residential and c.322,000 sqm of non-residential floorspace, equating to 400,000sqm when combined with current planning commitments.
Character Area
Indicative Floorspace
Indicative plot ratio
Residential
Non-Residential Floorspace %
Capacity
– Floor Area Ratio (FAR)
Floorspace %
Lower Glanmire Quarter
50,000
2
90
10
Warehouse Quarter
75,000
2.25
30
70
Ford-Dunlop Quarter
210,000
2.25
30
70
Wharf Quarter
175,000
2.25
85
15
Marina Walk
90,000
2.5
90
10
Monahan’s Quay
165,000
2
90
10
Canal Walk
160,000
2
80
20
Polder Quarter
160,000
2.25
95
5
City Docks
1,085,000
2.25
65
35
Table 10.3: City Docks Development Capacity to 2040.
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Cork City Draft Development Plan 2022-2028
Volume 1 I Chapter 10
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