Chapter 6 I Green and Blue Infrastructure, Open Space and Biodiversity
High sensitivity landscapes are vulnerable land- scapes with the ability to accommodate limited development pressure. In this rank landscape quality is at a high level, landscape elements are highly sensitive to certain types of change. If pressure for development exceeds the landscape’s limitations the character of the landscape may change. 6.35 Within these high value landscapes considerable care will be needed to successfully locate development proposals without them becoming unduly obtrusive. Therefore, the location, siting and design of development proposals within these areas will need careful consideration and any such developments should generally be supported by an assessment including a visual impact assessment which would involve an evaluation of visibility and prominence of the proposed development in its immediate environs and in the wider landscape.
Prominent and Strategic Cork City Hinterland Areas
6.36 Successive Cork County Development Plans have identified the importance of protecting prominent areas of the Hinterland which are of strategic importance to the purpose and function of the Hinterland and Hinterland settlements. These areas require the highest degree of protection because they are made up of the prominent open hilltops, valley sides and ridges that give Cork City its distinctive character and the strategic, largely undeveloped gaps between the main Hinterland settlements. These areas are reflected in Figure 6.5.
Prominent and Strategic Metropolitan Greenbelt Areas
Built Up Area
Figure 6.5: Prominent and Strategic Cork City Hinterland Areas.
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