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Docklands Update
At a recent meeting of the Docklands Policy Committee, a number of documents were made available, giving an update on the progress of the docklands development.
The Docklands Progress Report, prepared by the Docklands Director of Services, gave updates on a whole range of issues pertaining to the development of the South Docks area.
Public Realm Design
The Consultants’ Team lead by Mitchell & Associates are making progress with a significant amount of work being undertaken in the areas of research and analysis on a number of fronts including:
- Roads & Transport
- Drainage & Flooding
- Planning Management & Control
- Arts & Culture
The research and analysis is being facilitated through meetings held using the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) made up of key members of staff from the relevant City Council Departments and consultation with the developers and landowners. There have been three TAG Meetings along with numerous individual meetings with specific council departments and 10 developer consultation meetings to date.
A draft of the proposed broad strategy is expected this week (w/b 12th April) with a view to bringing to the second Steering Group meeting on April 20th 2010.
The programme allows for preliminary design and policy documentation will be submitted to the Docklands Policy Committee and Cork City Council in June 2010.
Planning Permission
a) Origin Enterprises
i. Kennedy Quay Development
Permission was granted for this mixed-use development at the R&H Hall site in May 2009 and was appealed by the Port of Cork and a local developer on Monahan’s Road. However the decision was overturned by An Bord Pleanála. See the Bord’s decision here
b) Planning Applications
i. Topaz Site
Planning application has been submitted and is being processed at present. The application was submitted on March 22nd 2010 and is for the demolition of all existing structures, site clearance and the removal of an establishment to which the Seveso II Directive applies. Permission is also sought for redevelopment of the site and all site development works to incorporate the construction of a mixed-use retail/commercial development ranging 2 to 9 storeys over basement, including mezzanine at ground floor. It is proposed to erect two buildings on the cleared site; namely Block A, a focal building, is located at the north west boundary of the site and will consist of 1 no. café (251sqm gfa), 2 no. retail general stores (430sqm gfa), 2 no. retail comparison stores (638sqm gfa), 1 no. retail warehouse unit (812sqm gfa), 5,311sqm of offices from 2nd floor to 8th floor, green roofs and solar panels at roof level. Block B fronts onto Centre Park Rd and consists of 2 no. cafes (681sqm gfa), 2 no. convenience stores (197sqm gfa), 5 no. retail general units (697sqm gfa), a retail anchor store with a gfa of 8101sqm (2299.2sqm new convenience and 1,840sqm net comparison), 15,322sqm of offices from 1st floor to 7th floor, a 3 storey medical centre (2873sqm gfa) which connects Block A to Block B, a gym (572sqm g.f.a), anchor retail service area, podium landscaped areas at 2nd floor, a winter garden at 2nd floor of medical centre, travelators from basement to ground floor level & escalators from ground to 1 floor, storage areas, plant rooms, ancillary space, waste areas, switch rooms, substations, green roofs and solar panels at roof level. The development also proposes a basement level car park consisting of 339 parking spaces, 334 bicycle parking spaces, ancillary service areas and service area for drainage, all at basement level. Permission is sought for a 10 year period. An EIS and further details of development are available on file. The reference number is st1034336.
c) Imminent Planning Applications
i. Marina Commercial Park
An application on this large site is imminent, with a number of pre-planning discussions held over the last year.
Marina Park
Procurement of design for Marina Park has commenced. The competition should be advertised in May/June 2010 with the consultants selected by the end of 2010.
South Docks District Centre Development Brief 2010
Councillors were also furnished with a copy of the “South Docks District Centre Development Brief 2010″ . This brief relates to the lands benefiting from the District Centre Zoning Objective in the Cork City Development Plan 2009 -2015
To view a copy of the brief, click here
