Part 8 Cobh Public Realm Enhancement Plan

Cobh Public Realm Enhancement Plan

Location: Townland of Ringmeen: Lower Road (part); Townland of Ballyvoloon: Westbourne Place; Casement Square; West View Park; West View (part); Townland of Kilgarvan: Pearse Square; Lower Midleton Street (Part); West Beach; East Beach; Midleton Street; Thomas Kent Street; Bishop Street (part); Park Lane; Canon O’Leary Place; Small’s Well; Laundry Hill (part); Bishops Road (Part); John O’Connell Street; Sandymount (part).

Nature and extent of proposed development:

• the proposed development at the locations identified consist of environmental improvement works and enhancement of public realm and outdoor living
• enhanced pedestrian connectivity and accessibility by widening and reconfiguring footpaths
• provision of wider and safer pedestrian crossing facilities including courtesy crossing tables at Westbourne Place, Casement Square, Pearse Square, East Beach; Canon O’Leary Place, Park Lane and Small’s Well, West View
• upgrade of carriageway, signage, road marking and drainage including Sustainable Urban Drainage;

Undergrounding of overhead services and upgrade of service providers

• traffic calming through vertical and horizontal measures in accordance with DMURS
• enhanced street living to include inclusive street furniture (universal), cycle parking, rain gardens, trees and shrubs and permanent canopies at East Beach
• upgrade of public lighting and other ancillary works
• works to cast-iron railings on Westbourne Place RPS ID 1948
• pedestrianisation of the Eastern carriageway on Casement Square
• the Western carriageway on Casement Square is to become one way southbound
• alteration of junction priority at the junction of Canon O’Leary Place and Bishop’s Road
• demolition of existing council owned single storey shed located at south end of West View
• creation of new exit at the Southern end of Small’s Well Carpark, creating a through road, North to South, exiting onto Canon O’Leary Place

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