Chapter 6
Green and Blue Infrastructure, Open Space and Biodiversity
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Sub. No.
Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation
should include the provision of land and ongoing financial support for the scheme.
Cork City Council will seek to prepare a citywide Open Space Strategy during the life of this Plan to ensure that Cork City has a framework to define strategy, projects and standards to ensure that Cork City will have an excellent network of open spaces to meet the needs of its residents. Recommendation: No change. The Draft Plan seeks to make recreational facilities accessible and inclusive for all. An Active Recreational Infrastructure Study is currently being undertaken which will assess the extent of existing infrastructure and identify any gaps in infrastructure for further improvement and investment. Addressing the imbalance for women and girls extends beyond the scope of the Development Plan, however cork City Council is committed to identifying existing gaps in recreational infrastructure and seeks to support the delivery of a multi- use hub / sport model between different organisations, set out in paragraph 6.55. A horse Project extends beyond the scope of the Development Plan, however numerous land use zoning objectives in the Draft Plan would facilitate such a use. Recommendation: No change. It is considered that Objective 6.20 can be amended to include the suggestions. Part (e) of Objective 6.20 sets out he requirement to develop a robust feasibility study to examine the provision of sports facilities including multi-use hubs, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, indoor sports facilities and artificial grass pitches. Cork City Council is currently engaged in the preparation of a city wide
Active Recreational Infrastructure
(i) Submissions relates to quality and diversity of recreational infrastructure • asks for an upgrade of all sporting facilities and address imbalance for women and girls. • talks of the need to develop a Horse Project, particularly for members of Traveller Community. In addition, smaller horse project could be on land near St Anthony’s Park, Hollyhill.
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(ii) The submission sets out multiple suggested edits to incorporate a holistic healthy cities approach to a range of the City Development Plan Objectives in the Draft Plan.
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