Section 4 Character Areas
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School Laneways Main Features: Connections to local schools and Cathedral, pocket gardens and vacant plots, views east, active community Scope for improvement: Vacancy and dereliction, inappropriate alterations to older buildings, accessibility, lack of active frontages to laneways/ security, lack of bin storage Possible Actions: Enhance public realm, pocket parks, guidance for adaptive reuse of smaller dwellings, refuse and bike storage strategy, small ‘play’ interventions on main walking routes to schools.
HILLGROVE LANE
S C H O O L L A N E W A Y S
LADY`S WELL HILL
Tank
N E I G H B O U R H O O D
Central Laneways
C E N T R A L L A N E W A Y S
Main Features: Connection to Shandon St/ Historic Heart, modern infill development Scope for improvement: Loss of character/ demolition of residential industrial warehouse structures, gradual loss of historic fabric- walls, kerbs. Vacancy and dereliction Possible Actions: Enhance connection to Shandon St, provide guidance on future development, refuse strategy Quayside Laneways Main Features: Gateways from the quays into Shandon, views north and west towards St Anne’s and Dominican Priory, stone walls Scope for improvement: Gated laneways, lack of active frontages/ security, gradual loss of historic walls and steps, graffiti, vacant plots Possible Actions: Enhancement of laneway surfaces/ lighting to increase footfall, guidance for development along laneways to improve passive overlooking, removing sand-cement render and restoring stone finish to walls, refuse and bike storage strategy
EASON'S AVENUE
Under Development
CHURCH STREET
H I S T O R I C H E A R T
ST NICHOLAS SQUARE
I N D U S T R I A L
Chy
Rock Steps
Q U A Y S I D E L A N E W A Y S
Chy
ST VINCENT'S PLACE
E A S T E R N G A T E W A Y
Car Park
POPE'S QUAY
Trough
North Abbey Square
Griffith Bridge
KYRL'S QUAY
POPE'S QUAY
Camden Quay
Christy Ring Bridge
Tk
Car Park
Project: Historic Character Assessment Client: Cork City Council
Date:
15/10/2024
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