Development Plan Chapter 9 Built Heritage - Cork City Council
Development Plan Chapter 9 Built Heritage - Cork City Council
Development Plan Chapter 9 Built Heritage - Cork City Council
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POLICY 9.28<br />
Local and Neighbourhood Centres of Historic Character<br />
To protect and enhance local and neighbourhood centres of historic character which have a<br />
distinctive ‘sense of place’ by:<br />
- Protecting and enhancing the existing distinctive architectural character of these areas,<br />
discouraging insensitive alterations and promoting new development sympathetic to their<br />
character where appropriate;<br />
- Promoting and enhancing their commercial vitality and vibrancy by supporting business<br />
functions of appropriate scale, form and design;<br />
- Promoting both public and private investment in the high quality refurbishment of existing<br />
buildings and public realm.<br />
9.56 In order to achieve this policy, the <strong>City</strong> <strong>Council</strong> will:<br />
• Promote the creation of a stronger “sense of place” with an emphasis being placed on their history,<br />
notable buildings and amenity areas etc;<br />
• Consider the development and use of special signage to mark the boundaries of the villages to<br />
strengthen the sense of place;<br />
• Protect and improve the public realm e.g. retaining existing historic street furniture, developing<br />
amenity areas etc;<br />
• Implement traffic calming measures within these areas to reduce the impact of traffic on residential<br />
amenity and enhance their attraction as local/neighbourhood centres.<br />
Street Improvement Areas<br />
9.57 Street Improvement Areas include a number of older residential areas, which have been identified as<br />
having street frontages and groups of buildings of architectural interest. It will be an objective of the <strong>City</strong><br />
<strong>Council</strong> to protect the character, use and amenities of these groups of buildings and streets. Street<br />
Improvement Areas are illustrated on the Zoning Objectives Maps in Volume 2 of the <strong>Plan</strong>.<br />
POLICY 9.29<br />
Street Improvement Areas<br />
- To promote the protection of residential uses within these areas. Local service and other<br />
uses will be permitted only in exceptional circumstances and where they do not detract<br />
form the areas character.<br />
- Protect the physical and architectural character of these areas, avoiding insensitive<br />
alterations which would detract from their character.<br />
Individual Houses of Character<br />
9.58 There are some examples of vernacular or<br />
historic properties such as former farmhouses,<br />
cottages, stone walls which all predate<br />
suburban development and contribute to the<br />
character of the area. There will be a<br />
presumption against demolition of individual<br />
properties of vernacular or historic interest<br />
that contributes to the character of an area.<br />
9.59 There are also individual houses of character in<br />
suburban areas/villages. They may not be<br />
worthy of individual protection but they do<br />
contribute to the character of an area, and<br />
demolition or loss would have a negative<br />
impact.<br />
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