ZO 16.3 Ancillary and incidental uses such as small cafés and other amenities that add to the vitality and support the public open space and public recreational infrastructural role of an appropriate public open space, such as a park, may be open for consideration. Such ancillary and incidental service facilities shall be commensurate to the nature and scale of the public open space and must integrate with the public open space and not conflict with the primary zoning objectives. ZO 16.4 Many green areas in residential housing estates throughout the City function as public open spaces and amenity areas but are zoned ZO 1 Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods (or another land use zoning objective). For zoning objectives relating to these areas, refer to ZO 1 Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods above, and to the paragraph on ‘Open Space in Residential Areas’ above.
ZO16 Public Open Space
Zoning Objective 16: To protect, retain and provide for passive and active recreational uses, open space, green networks, natural areas and amenity facilities. ZO 16.1 This zone includes strategic public open space and amenity lands. Lands in this zone comprise a wide range of passive and active recreational and amenity resources for the community including parks, sport and water sports, leisure facilities, amenity areas and natural areas including ecological networks, woodlands and other habitats. The primary purpose of this zone is to preserve all land in this zone for open space and amenity use. ZO 16.2 There is a presumption against developing land zoned Public Open Space for alternative purposes.
ZO17 Sports Grounds and Facilities
Zoning Objective 17: To protect, retain and enhance the range and quality of sports facilities and grounds.
ZO 17.1 This zone includes a wide range of sports grounds and facilities. The primary purpose of this zone is to preserve all land in this zone for sports facilities and grounds. ZO 17.2 There is a presumption against the loss of land zoned Sports Grounds and Facilities to other forms of development. Only development that is ancillary to the principle use of the site for sports and which will only affect lands incapable of forming part of the playing pitches, courts, tracks, courses or similar, will be considered in these areas. Ancillary uses include other sport and leisure facilities such as clubhouses, changing rooms, meeting rooms, gyms, sports training halls, catering facilities, caretaker accommodation and appropriate car parking facilities. Crèches and community uses are open for consideration, provided they are linked to the sports use.
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Cork City Draft Development Plan 2022-2028
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