Rivers and Water Bodies Protection
ZO18 Landscape
ZO20
Preservation Zones
Zoning Objective 18: To preserve and enhance the special landscape and visual character of Landscape Preservation Zones.
Zoning Objective 20: To protect and provide for the appropriate recreational, amenity and transport use of the City’s rivers and waterways. ZO 20.1 Cork City is a maritime city. It’s rivers and water- ways are important to the City for their intrinsic qualities as open spaces and for their landscape, natural heritage, recreational and visual values. Areas zoned for this purpose are protected as rivers and water body open spaces and for appropriate water-based recreational, cultural, sport and river transport activity. Proposals for permanent or temporary commercial leisure uses will be open for consideration.
ZO 18.1 These areas have been identified due to their sensitive landscape character and are protected due to their special amenity value, which derives from their distinct topography, tree cover, setting to historic structures or other landscape character. ZO 18.2 Many of these sites have limited or no development potential due to their landscape character. There is a presumption against development within this zone, with development only open for consideration where it achieves the specific objectives set out in Chapter 6 Green and Blue Infrastructure, Open Space and Biodiversity.
ZO21 City Hinterland
ZO19 Quayside Amenity Area
Zoning Objective 21: To protect and improve rural amenity and provide for the development of agriculture.
Zoning Objective 19: To protect and preserve quayside, natural heritage and river amenities.
ZO 21.1 The primary objective of this zone is to preserve the character of the City Hinterland generally for use as agriculture, rural amenity, open space, recreational uses, green and blue infrastructure and to protect and enhance biodiversity. Rural-related business activities which have a demonstrated need for a rural location are also permissible. Any development associated with such uses should not compromise the speci c function and character of the City Hinterland in the particular area. ZO 21.2 Other uses open for consideration in this zone include renewable energy development (wind turbines, solar farms), tourism uses and facilities, garden centres and nurseries, cemeteries and community and cultural uses, market gardening and food production ancillary to agricultural uses.
ZO 19.1 This zoning objective applies to the quayside area in the City Centre and City Docks, north and south. Development in this zone is limited to public realm improvements, quayside amenity, landscaping, walkways and cycleways. Elements of public art will be actively encouraged along these walkways, with information and wayfinding signage permissible subject to local considerations. Water based activities will be encouraged.
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Cork City Draft Development Plan 2022-2028
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