Chapter 6
Green and Blue Infrastructure, Open Space and Biodiversity
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Sub. No.
Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation
(iii) Submissions refer to parks and green spaces in the city centre area: • An objective to prepare a “plan” to develop the Douglas Street area. Consideration to be given to providing an outdoor performance space, public realm and street enhancement, and greening. • A green plaza to be developed to the front of Elizabeth Fort on Barrack Street and secondary access to the Fort to improve its capacity for events. (iv) The submission puts forward various concerns. The submission requests the following in relation to Chapter 6: • Investment into neighbourhood parks including linkages between Parkowen and Quakers and Nano Nagle Place. • Parkowen cultivation plan could be an exemplar project
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The need to enhance and develop further green spaces in the City is a key strategic goal for the City Development Plan and this is highlighted in Strategic Objective 5 as well as Objectives 6.18 and 6.19. Objective 6.8 Community Food Growing sets out the city policy to support community food growing opportunities at appropriate locations in Cork City that include the enhancement of existing and the provision of new allotments, urban agriculture, community gardens and the incorporation of food growing opportunities into residential development schemes. Issues relating to events and the creation of events spaces are set out in Chapter 8. Objective 8.26 sets out policy in relation to Historic Street Character Areas. Recommendation: No change. Chapter 6 of the Development Plan is intended to support the continued identification and investment in green and blue infrastructure and supporting open space and recreational opportunities in the city. Table 6.4 City Scale Green and Blue Infrastructure Opportunities refers to the City Centre Neighbourhood Parks Pilot Projects, the purpose of which is to explore opportunities for active, low traffic spaces across the city. The aim to deliver and improve links between parks is supported under Objective 6.19. The South Parish ACA designation supports the appropriate development of this area. It also supports the request for improvements to enhance the historic character of the area. Objective 8.21 sets out policy in relation to enabling development and it is considered that this objective addresses this matter, while Objective 8.26 sets out policy in relation to Historic Street Character Areas and it is considered that this objective would also help facilitate the issue raised in these submissions. Recommendation: No change.
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