The objective of the Strategy is to provide a long-term placemaking vision that is flexible, environmentally responsible and climate-resilient, particularly to potential changes in sea level and rainfall intensity. The Strategy is based on a sustainable urban drainage solution approach to provide the drainage network and conveyance and mitigation of water. The aim is to provide water features on Centre Park Road and Monahan’s Road that form an integral part of the urban landscape. Cork City Council are anticipating that the report will be finalised in July 2021 following completion of a final work package relating to Residual Risk Assessment. 10.107 The Strategy provides an integrated landscape and sustainable blue-green drainage concept design, combining a number of key components: • The Kennedy Spine Park that will provide flood storage for c.1500 cubic metres of flood storage integrated into a park that will combine soft and hard landscapes reflecting the vision for this key park; • An east-west green spine along Centre Park Road (West of Marquee Road), incorporating an open swale that is designed to accommodate 1,000 cubic metres of flood storage;
• An east-west green spine along Monahan Road, incorporating an improved drainage ditch / open swale; • A north-south green spine between Marina Park and the River Lee Frontage. The north south green route broadly along the line of Marquee Road and the boundary of the ESB and former Tedcastle sites. This will will incorporate an open swale and/or storage areas rather than closed pipe systems to allow for storage at a more elevated level and to provide an amenity aspect. 10.108 The Strategy provides the following: • Drainage catchments that reflect the capacity of the network to deal with pluvial flooding; • A surface water drainage network based upon SuDS / nature-based solutions, with limited conveyance by grey infrastructure (see Figure 10.10a); • A perimeter flood defence from tidal and fluvial (river) flood risks, including a transition from the standard perimeter defence of 4.35m OD at the proposed Kent Station Bridge to the proposed Flood defence levels of 3.6m OD at Albert Quay.
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Figure 10.9: South Docks Drainage Strategy Placemaking and Landscape Concept.
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