7.0 | Housing and Regeneration
Successful and placemaking can help build on the good work already done with public realm works to develop a vibrant living and working city centre at the heart of the Metropolitan Area. urban regeneration
Regeneration and housing initiatives also need to drive the social, physical and economic renewal of inner- city neighbourhoods and compact urban development on brownfield, under-used and derelict backland sites/ locations. The two areas key to achieving these goals are (1) The City Centre and inner city and (2) Development of the North Quays SDZ .
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b. It is an objective to ensure investment and delivery of comprehensive infrastructure packages to meet growth targets that prioritises the delivery of compact growth and sustainable mobility in accordance with NPF and RSES objectives.
Housing and Regeneration a. It is an objective to support the high-quality compact growthofWaterfordCityCentreandsuburbanareas, the assembly of brownfield sites for development and the regeneration and redevelopment of Waterford City Centre to accommodate residential use. The MASP will support initiatives which facilitate compact growth and which promote well designed high-density residential developments which protect amenities and in the city centre and suburban areas.
7.1 | Develop a Vibrant Urban Centre focused on Waterford City Centre
The City Centre and inner urban areas at the heart of the WaterfordMetropolitanArea will have a pivotal role in the development of the Waterford MASP area. The city centre will give expression to Waterford’s identity as a modern, dynamic, innovative European city and to its future status as a Learning City, a Smart City, and a University City.
The City Centre Management Plan identifies opportunities for change and actions around specific node locations in the City Centre. An integrated approach to develop the node locations and link them together could contribute significantly to the change dynamic for the City. Over time other nodes will be identified as the City Centre becomes more diverse and vibrant with more people living in or close to the City.
• The Retail Node around City Square, George Street and developing into the Apple Market area; • The Tourism and Heritage Node around the Viking Triangle and The Mall; • The Evening and Night Time Node around John Street and Apple Market; • The Cultural Node around O’Connell Street and Garter Lane – The Waterford Cultural Quarter; • The North Quays Node comprising the mixed-use development of the SDZ area – the North Quays Innovation District; • The Court House and Environs – Lifting the Quality of the urban environment for a wider urban area extending out from the City Centre.
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