Chapter 10 I Key Growth Areas & Neighbourhood Development Sites
10.340 Kerry Pike is an extensive linear village located approximately 3 kilometers to the north west of the built-up part of Cork City and lying immediately north of the Shournagh River Valley. The village is host to numerous single dwellings that line the main road through the town with a number of larger residential estates. Existing services include a primary school, garden centre, pub, ancillary retail services and a town hall which is housed in the primary school building. 10.341 The existing population of the village is 496 people with 177 households. Existing land located on the northeast of the settlement allow for adequate residential expansion. New development over the Plan period should not exceed 10% of the existing village population. This requirement is to fulfil projected population targets but also to allow new development to respect the scale, character, pattern and grain of existing development. 20. Kerry Pike
10.342 To allow the village to develop sustainably, it is important that proper infrastructural improvements are made. In particular, the road network has to be upgraded with improved facilities for pedestrians and cyclists and the risk to water quality must be overcome. Securing the development of a mix of uses is required to create a sustainable village community.
21. Killeens
10.343 Killeens is located approximately 2 kms north of the built up part of the City and lies directly adjacent to the main N20 Cork to Limerick road. The village is bound to the south by the N20 and is set against a backdrop of elevated hills to the north. Significant residential development has taken place on the settlement’s fringes mostly within an estate to the north east of the village. Services are limited with only a public house and a bus service from the City. 10.344 The vision for Killeens up to 2028 is to secure a small increase in the population of the settlement to retain and improve local services and facilities, to create a sense of place and character, and to strengthen infrastructure provision and public transport connections.
The existing population of the village from the most recent census data is 765 people with 258 households. New development in Killeens over the Plan period should not exceed 10% of the existing village population. This requirement is to fulfil projected population targets but also to allow new development to respect the scale, character, pattern and grain of existing development.
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