10.71 This yields a total of c. 10,000 dwellings when combined with current planning commitments. 10.72 Cork City Council and the proposed Docklands Delivery Office will support the development of the City Docks and will monitor the output of developments to update targets accordingly. 10.73 The density strategy for the City Docks seeks to ensure that development in City Docks is to an average of 225 dwellings per hectare (dph), with a density range that increases in intensity from south-to-north across the South Docks.
Table 10.4 below sets out the density and building height strategy. These densities and heights are targets, and there may be justification to deviate from these targets where it can be demonstrated that it is in the interests of good placemaking and design principles. 10.74 The strategy is based upon the recommendations from the Cork City Urban Density, Building Height and Tall Buildings Study 2021. Chapter 3: Delivering Homes and Sustainable Communities sets out the density strategy for the whole city.
Character Area
Target Residential Density
Building Height (Residential Storey Equivalents)
Dwellings Per Hectare 2
General
General Range
Lower Glanmire Quarter
200
6
4-8
North of Centre Park Road / Waterfront
Warehouse Quarter
n/a
7
6-10
Ford-Dunlop Quarter
n/a
7
6-10
Wharf Quarter
250
7
6-10
Marina Walk
250
7
6-10
Polder Quarter (East)
250
7
6-10
South of Centre Park Road / West of Marquee Road
Monahan’s Quay
200
6
5-8
Canal Walk (North)
200
6
5-8
South of Monahan’s Road
Monahan’s Quay (South)
150
5
4-7
Canal Walk (South)
150
5
4-7
Polder Quarter (South)
150
5
4-7
City Docks
225
7
5-10
Table 10.4: City Docks Residential Density and Building Height.
2 Indicative targets for Dwellings per Hectare relate to net developable area.
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Cork City Draft Development Plan 2022-2028
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