Chapter 10 I Key Growth Areas & Neighbourhood Development Sites
13. Hollyhill
10.327 Cork City Council will seek to maintain the focus of the Hollyhill centre at the junction of Courtown Drive and Harbour View Road and to explore the potential of developing a strong retail frontage on Harbour View Road as part of the Planned District Centre identified in Chapter 7 Economy and Employment. The current neighbourhood centre is
host to a number of retail units, secondary school, church, youth centre and other community facilities. The location of the internationally important Apple facility is a key economic driver for the area and the City. Efforts to support and enhance this area will help to promote Hollyhill as an area to both live and work.
Photo: Janice O'Connell @ F22 Photography, Cork.
14. Mahon
10.328 Mahon is a well-connected, mixed-use suburb located within a 15-minute cycle from the City Docks and a 20-minute cycle from the city centre. It is a vibrant neighbourhood with a range of residential communities, businesses and community facilities. It accommodates a zoned District Centre that includes the Mahon Point Shopping Centre and an established area of Retail Warehousing. The Core Strategy identifies Mahon as an area for growth consolidation and enhancement by providing a mix of new neighbourhood uses in suitable and underutilised locations. 10.329 Mahon is earmarked for significant transport upgrades, with the Cork Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy outlining plans for high- frequency bus routes, an upgraded greenway, and a future light rail linking Mahon with Ballincollig via the City Centre. This major investment in Mahon will enable the area to continue growing as a sustainable neighbourhood and support planned future growth. In 2016, almost one-quarter of people living in Mahon worked within their neighbourhood.
10.330 Mahon / Blackrock currently does not have a library and would benefit from one given the size of population in these areas and the associated Cork City RAPID area. The area also needs a new youth facility to meet the growing needs of young people. Objective 10.89 supports the principle of a new city library and youth facility within Mahon / Blackrock area.
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