Cork City

The Port of Cork is a historic site located less than 1 km from the centre of the City.. Over the past decade the Port of Cork activities are being relocated to the new deepwater facilities at Ringaskiddy as part of a long term strategy to expand the City into the docklands areas.

This Masterplan was prepared on behalf of one of the major land owners of the Port of Cork backlands to determine the development potential of their lands of circa. 29 acres within the South Docklands area, immediately adjacent to the city. The site straddles the Centre Park Road which runs east- west from the City, it has significant frontage onto the river to the north and is contained by Monahan’s Road to the south. The site was identified in a number of City Development Plans as offering huge potential to act as a catalyst for the natural expansion and regeneration of the City.

The Masterplan has been framed by the City’s existing planning policy and guidelines – including the Cork Docklands Development Strategy, the South Docks Local Area Plan and other local, regional and national planning policy documents – which collectively sought to form a comprehensive proposal for the development of the Client’s lands in an informed and progressive manner that achieves the City’s objectives and vision for the Docklands area.

The Masterplan and subsequent land development proposals sought to realise the significant potential for the City and progress the unique opportunity to plan a significant expansion of the City eastwards. The proposed Masterplan has suggested a quantum of mixed development of approx. 1,000,000sq.m including – 600,000sq.,m of Residential, 300,000sq.m of Office / Commercial, 30,000 sq.m of Retail, 30,000 sq.m of Entertainment/Leisure. 25sq.m of Education and 15,000 sq., of Community / Cultural Facilities.

Following on from the Masterplan an application for Planning Permission was prepared for the first phase which included the river frontage corner of Victoria Road / Kennedy Quay.

Michael Regan of EPCA was Director in Charge / Architect for this project whilst Managing Director of Reddy O’Riordan Staehli Architects