SEA Environmental Report for the Draft Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028
The design of the quaysides will be a key priority as the provision of new public access and public realm on the River Lee waterfront is an early catalyst project that the City Council will seek to deliver to open up public access to the City Docks. Development proposals will be expected to provide public open space to a minimum of 15% of the net developable site area, and configure this space to reflect the land use zoning objectives, the strategic landscape concept and best practice in urban and landscape design. Establishing a strong Green and Blue Infrastructure network, including strong tree corridors, and will be a core requirement.. Public realm proposals will need to provide for all age groups, security and universal design. Development proposals will be encouraged to meet the active recreational infrastructure needs of the development as part of their proposals within public and communal space. To ensure that the Centre Park Road street corridor is 32m in width and other streets are provided taking into account the transport-related functional requirements combined with best practice in urban and landscape design. To ensure that the “Indicative Streets” are provided in broad alignment with the corridors indicated in Volume 2: Mapped Objectives. Objective 10.33 South Docks Drainage Strategy It is an objective of Cork City Council to implement the South Docks Drainage Strategy 2021. Objective 10.34 Perimeter flood defence and flood storage It is an objective of Cork City Council to provide a perimeter flood defence to protect the South Docks from tidal and fluvial flooding building on, where appropriate, SUDS, amenity and heritage while embracing the river. To provide a perimeter flood defence necessary to protect the North Docks from tidal and fluvial flooding and incorporate this into the North Docks Masterplan and Public Realm Strategy. To ensure the provision of appropriate levels of flood volume storage on sites and development to incorporate that provision with compatible uses and urban landscape design in accordance with best practice. Objective 10.35 City Docks Infrastructure Programme and Delivery Strategy It is an objective of Cork City Council to implement the Cork City Docks Infrastructure Programme and Delivery Strategy set out in this Plan. Cork City Council is committed to land acquisition, design and delivery of the following key enabling infrastructure work packages (as set out in Table 10.14): • Masterplans and studies; • Parks; • Flood Defence and amelioration; • City Docks Bridges; • Strategic Streets / Parks; • Community Infrastructure (including sports grounds and facilities); • Public Realm; and • Utilities. Objective 10.36 Development Phasing Cork City Council will work with its partners to seek to ensure that the enabling infrastructure to unlock the potential of the City Docks in each development tranche is delivered in a timely fashion, Objective 10.37 City Docks Programming and Meanwhile Uses It is an objective of Cork City Council to work with its partners to ensure that an appropriate range of uses are provided to animate the City Docks and ensure the efficient use of land and properties. Temporary planning permissions (for “meanwhile uses”) to make efficient use of land and buildings that do not prejudice proper planning and sustainable development may be considered where it can be demonstrated that there will be no unacceptable impacts and that any such use will not prejudice the future development or use of the land or building(s) concerned. Objective 10.38 Planning the Regeneration of Tivoli Docks The following plans and strategies shall be prepared in agreement with Cork City Council prior to the regeneration of Tivoli Docks: (a) Public Realm and Placemaking Strategy (b) Delivery Strategy for Housing, Community and Culture (c) Green and Blue Infrastructure Strategy (d) Decontamination and Remediation Plan (e) Phasing, Infrastructure and Delivery Plan (f) Governance, Finance and Funding Strategy Planning and capacity constraints identified for the regeneration of Tivoli Docks within this plan shall be fully addressed prior to the delivery of any development on Tier 2 lands within the site (2.4 ha to the east of the site). Objective 10.39 Planned Regeneration of Tivoli Docks Cork City Council will seek to protect the role of the Port of Cork as a nationally important strategic asset during its ongoing relocation from Tivoli Docks to other locations within Cork Harbour. Objective 10.40 Tivoli: Temporary and Minor Alterations and Additions Recognising that regeneration is a long-term objective, temporary and minor alterations and additions to existing uses that do not compromise the long-term regeneration objectives set out in this plan are allowable subject to normal planning considerations.
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