WATCH: Public engagement event for Limerick public on historical city site
THE FUTURE potential of Limerick’s Cleeves Riverside Quarter site will be up for public consideration in the latest round of public engagement on the project.
Limerick Twenty Thirty, which is developing the site, will host an event at the Flaxmill building from 3pm to 7pm on Tuesday, December 13.
David Conway, Limerick Twenty Thirty CEO said that the city is at a very exciting period for the Cleeves Riverside Quarter site.
“This is a landmark development for Limerick and of such significance that it’s essential we give the public as much information as possible,” he said.
This will be the final information session on the site ahead of public engagement on the masterplan for the project in the New Year.
A series of information boards will be on display at the site for the day, showcasing its heritage and detailing the approach to the development of its masterplan, existing site constraints, its place and connectivity within the city, as well as exploring potential development options.
The site is now zoned ‘City Centre’ in the new Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, meaning it is suitable for commercial, retail, educational, leisure, residential, social and community uses and facilities.
Included in the plans are for up to 250 residential units within lifetime of the current Development Plan to 2028.
The Cleeves Riverside Quarter has already been granted €35m under Urban Regeneration Development Fund (URDF) as part of the €73.4 million world-class waterfront development that will see Cleeves linked by a pedestrian bridge to the city centre.
The objectives highlight the importance of respecting the significant historic buildings, enabling the potential for greater height and density, while creating a landmark city gateway.
The plan also provides for the integration of the historic buildings and industrial heritage of significance, protection of key features of historical merit and implementation of conservation principals to assist in the appropriate management of protected structures.
The site will enhance the legibility of the natural and built environment too, ensuring high-quality links to the city core and the River Shannon.
Mr Conway added: “We will be presenting our masterplan in the New Year, and this is a chance for the public to get an understanding of the scale of the site, its heritage and its place and role in the emerging Limerick.”
Limerick Twenty Thirty is inviting the public to make observations for the site by emailing [email protected].