10.99 The strategic public realm, such as Marina Park and the quaysides, will generally be provided over- and-above the 15% Public Open Space requirement to be provided by developments themselves. The provision of the Water Street Quayside Amenity Area and the Custom House Quay Quayside Amenity Areas are exceptions to this, as these quaysides are strategically important spaces to be provided by the developer. 10.100 Key spaces to be provided by developers within their site development strategies will include: • Kennedy Spine is a new urban amenity park extending from Kennedy Park to the Kent Station lands, the park combines urban zones with green open space, and will provide key views from the South Docks to the Saint Luke’s / Montenotte ridge and Saint Luke’s Church. This will be provided by developers as part of their 15% open space provision. • Marina Park – River Lee Spine – This north- south green spine will extend from Marina Park and the River Lee waterfront, and is derived from the South Docks Drainage Srategy (see below). The north south green route broadly along the line of Marquee Road and the boundary of the ESB and former Tedcastle sites. This will require urban blocks to be set back to frame a strong urban landscape and tree corridor, and the provision of public open space within site masterplans to respond to this significant public realm opportunity. The space will need to incorporate flood volume storage within the landscape (see para. 10.106 and Objective 10.34). 10.101 Public space (open space, sports grounds, streets or otherwise) will be provided through: • The direct provision of spaces by developers as part of a 15% provision (including Kennedy Spine North and South, Quayside Amenity Areas, Station Square, Centre Park Square and smaller incidental greenspaces provided within developments), in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 11: Placemaking and Managing Development. • The development / improvement of public open spaces through the Development Contributions Scheme (including Mahony’s Avenue Park to meet the needs of the Lower Glanmire Quarter).
10.102 Cork City Council completed the Docklands Public Realm Strategy in 2012 which included a public realm masterplan and urban design guidance, and: • Arts Strategy and Guidelines • Lighting Strategy and Guidelines • Paving Strategy and Guidelines • Street Furniture Strategy and Guidelines • Planting Strategy and Guidelines • Waymarking Guidelines • Detailed Design for each character area and key streets and spaces at 1:200 and 1:100 10.103 The South Docks Drainage Study (2021) provides key changes to the context to the Docks Public Realm Strategy 2012, including: • A SUDS Drainage system that utilises nature- based (green infrastructure) solutions to mitigate, convey and store storm water, including swales on Centre Park Road and Monahan’s Road and storage within open spaces. • A new landscape concept to be integrated into the Public Realm Masterplan. 10.104 Cork City Council will update the Docklands Public Realm Strategy to take into account the evolving context during the lifetime of this Plan, including the South Docks Drainage Strategy 2021, the Cork Metropolitan Area Strategy 2040 , LRT Alignment Study 2022, and Design Manual for Urban Roads and Streets 2019. 10.105 Centre Park Road will have a corridor width of 32m (consistent with the South Docks Local Area Plan 2008 corridor and the Docks Public Realm Strategy) and building lines will be required to be set-back to frame this key street. The nature of the corridor will vary along its length responding to the LRT stops, and with Centre Park at its heart. South Docks Drainage Strategy 2021 10.106 Cork City Council has prepared a South Docks Drainage Strategy (2021) to inform development in City Docks (hereafter referred to as “the Strategy”).
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