Feb 09
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Munster Showgrounds.
Cork City Council took possession of the lands of the Munster Agricultural Show early this year.
At a recent Council meeting I asked the City Manager to outline both his short and long term plans for the land bank.
In the short term the lands will be managed by the Council and every effort will be made to accommodate requests to hold events on the lands as has been the case up to now.
Under the South Docks Local Area Plan, these lands are zoned “Public Open Space” with a small portion accommodating the approach to the Eastern Gateway Bridge. It is intended that these lands will form Marina Park, which will be the major area of open space / parkland in the Cork Docklands and will be significant at the citywide scale.
The Docklands Directorate has established a team to prepare the documents for a public tender invitation to consultants to develop a detailed design for Marina Park and the open space area along the Marina. The development of this detailed design will involve consultation with stakeholders.
The public tender is scheduled to proceed in 2009 but will be influenced by current budgetary conditions and the Government’s decision on the institutional arrangements arising from the report of the Cork Docklands Development Forum.
To download the “Public Realm Strategy” section of the South Docks Local Area Plan click here.
