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Volume One: Written Statement
11.37 The active recreational needs of adults, and particularly older people, also need to be provided for. The
City Council will pursue the development Outdoor Gyms and fitness trails in the city in accessible
locations, such as the city’s Walkways.
Objective 11.14 Children’s Play Strategy
To pursue the development of a Children’s Play Strategy to inform the Open Space Strategy and to pursue the
delivery of accessible facilities to meet need and to endeavour to ensure that every neighbourhood in the city
will include appropriate play spaces and facilities.
Objective 11.15 Children’s Play Facilities
To seek the provision of children’s play facilities in new developments and particularly in new larger residential
developments of 75 units and over. Facilities for young children aged 0-5 should be provided within easy walking
distance of homes or within the cartilage of apartment blocks. Older children should have access to larger
equipped play areas within 5 minutes walk of home.
Allotments
11.38 Public allotments and community gardens are of health, economic and social value in areas of the city
with higher densities and / or with limited garden space. The City Council will support the development
of public allotments and will seek to identify sites for such activities in major development areas, major
parks, other types of location. These can be facilities provided on a permanent or temporary basis (e.g.
on derelict sites). The City Council will seek to develop an allotments strategy to meet demonstrable
need within the city and outside, where appropriate.
Objective 11.16 Allotments
To pursue the preparation of an Allotments Strategy.
Streets
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11.39 Streets play a very important role in the structure of the city and are the most common form of public
space providing both “link” and “place” functions. In areas of the city where there are shortfalls of open
space the City Council will consider the role that streets can play to meet local recreational infrastructure
and amenity space needs. The Open Space Strategy will identify areas where streets should play an
amenity role, and this is most to be relevant to the pre-1920 city. The design of streets is now governed
by the Design Manual for Urban Roads and Streets (DECLG / 2013).
Objective 11.17 Amenity Streets
To explore the role that amenity streets can play in meeting recreational infrastructure need.
City Centre Recreational Infrastructure
11.40 The City Centre has seen the emergence of a network of a high quality public realm of streets and
spaces that provide significant planning, urban design and amenity benefits for those living, working
and visiting the city. Ranging from the multi-functional key streets of Saint Patrick Street, Grand Parade
and Cornmarket Street to calmer amenity spaces, such as the Peace Park, Shalom Park and the Shandon
Graveyard Pocket Parks. Public space in the city centre will provide for a variety of activities, including
festivals, markets, sports homecomings and public protest, as well as essential link and amenity
functions. The City Council recognises that one of the main features of the City Centre is its urbanity,
however, it recognises that there is a shortage of green space, open space and street trees.
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