Council invites public to have their say on regeneration of Cork's historic South Park area

Cork City Council's proposals aim to restore area's 'village within a city' character

CGI image of the proposed revamp of Douglas Street, Mary Street and White Street in Cork.

An ambitious grassroots-led design for the regeneration of Cork’s historic South Parish area aims to restore its distinct ‘village within the city’ character.

Cork City Council unveiled the Part 8 planning proposals for public consultation on Thursday, and has invited public submissions on the designs for what is one of the oldest inhabited parts of the city area, where settlements date back to the 10th century, and where the Red Abbey, the city’s oldest surviving medieval structure, was built in the late 13th or early 14th century.