Chapter 6
Green and Blue Infrastructure, Open Space and Biodiversity
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Sub. No.
Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation
indoor sports facilities and artificial grass pitches. Another submission support plan for a Play Strategy.
indoor and outdoor swimming pools, indoor sports facilities and artificial grass pitches. f. To require new residential developments over 10 units and other major developments to meet those active recreation needs generated by the development with the provision of appropriate active recreation infrastructure. The need for community based spaces is recognised in this plan, this includes Objective 3.17 for the co-location of community hubs, Objective 3.18 which supports the provision of multi-functional, adaptable community facilities and Objective 3.28 to support neighbourhood recreation and amenity. While Cork City Council supports the provision of a men’s shed under the objectives detailed above, the delivery of such a project is beyond the scope of the Development Plan. Recommendation: No change. Objective 6.20 part (b) states that it is a key objective to protect and retain the range and quality of existing active recreation infrastructure within the City by applying a presumption against the loss of land zoned for Sports Grounds and active recreation purposes to other forms of development. Various other objectives and supporting text (for example paragraph 12.10) protects certain habitually used open spaces from development. The proposed wording set out in the Draft Plan is considered to strongly protect the further erosion or removal of green and open spaces in Cork City. The Cork City Heritage and Biodiversity Plan, the Climate Change Adaption Plan and the Green and Blue Infrastructure Plan sets out objectives and practical actions to improve, enhance and restore the biodiversity of the city and include
(iii) Submission talks of the need for community recreational spaces: • Community shed – a space for multi-groups to access shed materials in collaborative projects, collaborate with men’s sheds. • Support men’s shed to expand their sheds - space etc. for gardening. (iv) Submissions seek Objective 6.20 be re-worded to more accurately define which lands are of amenity, conservation, heritage or other value needing protection. Concern that its wording may be used to object to any infill development which impinges on small areas of waste ground of no amenity, natural or conservation value simply because they are covered by grass and therefore could be considered open Greenspace. Submissions ask for the Objective 6.20 to be rewritten to discriminate between actively used valuable amenity space land that has a nature or conservation value and waste
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