Cavan County Development Plan 2022–2028 — Chapter 3

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   in places of high demand and acute shortage. The plan sets out five pillars for which a series of actions are planned to address the challenges presented by Ireland’s disjointed housing sector as follows; 1 address homelessness 2 accelerate social housing 3 build more homes 4 improve the rental sector 5 utilise existing housing The Plan places focuses on the rental sector and the implications this might have for the tenure choices offered in bringing new schemes to the market. A declining rate of home ownership, decreasing household size, a growing population influenced by high inward migration rates, and increasing rates of new household formation are all identified as factors pointing to the growth of the rental sector and the increased role it is likely to play into the future. Importantly, there is also a notable change in terms of the public’s attitude to the rental sector with it becoming increasingly recognised as a long-term tenure option. The Action Plan notes that a strong rental sector supports a mobile labour market “better able to adapt to new job opportunities and changing household circumstances” and is suited to accommodating a range of households - including mobile professionals, students and indeed lowerincome households. Under the Action Plan, targeted social housing supply was increased to 47,000 units from the provision set out in the Social Housing Strategy 2020 (which set a commitment for 35,600 new units between 2015-2020) over the period 2016 to 2021 (at which stage some 10,000 units will be delivered on an annual basis). Furthermore, the Action Plan pledged to support the enhanced role of existing initiatives for Social Housing delivery and also introduced a number of new initiatives and schemes, as follows: Local Authority Construction & Acquisition (also known as the Social Housing Investment Programme (SHIP) To provide funding to local authorities for the provision of social housing by means of construction and acquisition. It also covers expenditure under the RapidBuild Housing Programme, Part V acquisitions, Land Aggregation Scheme and the Special Resolution Fund for unfinished housing developments. Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS) To provide essential funding to AHBs for the provision of accommodation for persons with specific categories of housing need such as Homeless and Older Persons, People with Disabilities, Returning Emigrants and Victims of Domestic Violence. Vacant Housing Repair and Leasing Initiative: This scheme enables local authorities, having identified appropriate vacant privately-owned properties in their functional areas, to provide upfront financial assistance to meet reasonable renovation works and to enter into long term lease arrangements with property owners. Renovation costs will be recouped from rent over an agreed period. Part V Delivery: The Action Plan sets out a commitment to ensure adequate resources are made available to both local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies, to allow them to purchase or lease newly built private dwellings to the fullest extent envisaged by Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000. In addition, where appropriate, the leasing of additional privately developed dwellings beyond the extent envisaged by Part V is supported. Furthermore, the up-front purchase of the Part V social housing requirement will be facilitated, subject to the introduction of strict controls. 3.5.1.11 Social Housing Strategy 2020: Support, Supply and Reform The Social Housing Strategy 2020: Support, Supply and Reform was adopted in November 2014 and sets out the framework for the delivery of new social housing and for social housing assessment, delivery and financing. The vision set out Strategy that “every household in Ireland will have access to secure, good quality housing suited to their needs at affordable prices in a sustainable community” applied to County Cavan is an overarching ambition of the Housing Strategy. The national Social Housing Strategy is based on three pillars: Pillar 1: Provide for 35,000 new social housing units, over a six-year period, to meet the additional social housing supply requirements as determined by the Housing Agency10; 10 Increased to 47,000 units in Rebuilding Ireland – Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, 2016Housing 189

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   Pillar 2: Support up to 75,000 households through an enhanced private rental sector; and Pillar 3: Reform social housing supports to create a more flexible and responsive system. Phase 1 sets a target of 18,000 additional housing units and 32,000 HAP/RAS units by the end of 2017. Phase 2 sets a target of 17,000 additional housing units and 43,000 HAP/RAS units by end 2020. The Strategy states that significant exchequer funding will be allocated to ensure that the early phases of the Strategy will deliver on the targets. An enhanced role for the Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) is also a key component to deliver the vision. The Strategy also states that a new tenant purchase scheme for existing local authority houses will be put in place. The development of an individual housing ‘passport’ that would facilitate tenant mobility between local authorities will be examined. Exchequer funding commitment of €5.7bn over the lifetime of the Strategy has been made by Government. 3.5.1.12 National Vacant Housing Reuse Strategy 2018-2021 Published in 2018 the National Vacant Housing Reuse Strategy supports Pillar 5 of the Rebuilding Ireland: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, drawing together relevant policy initiatives and actions to reduce vacancy in Ireland’s housing stock and bring as many habitable homes back into use as possible. To support this overall Strategic Objective the Strategy sets out five key objectives and relevant Key Actions to support their accomplishment: Objective 1: Establish robust, accurate, consistent and up-to-date data sets on vacancy. Objective 2: Bring forward measures to ensure, to the greatest degree possible, that vacant and underused privately owned properties are brought back to use. Objective 3: Bring forward measures to minimise vacancy arising in Social Housing Stock. Objective 4: Continued engagement with and provision of support to key stakeholders to ensure suitable vacant properties held by banks, financial institutions and investors are acquired for social housing use. Objective 5: Foster and develop cross-sector relationships, collaborating in partnership to tackle vacant housing matters. 3.5.1.13 The National Housing Strategy for People with a Disability 2011-2016 The National Housing Strategy for People with a Disability 2011-2016 sets out a framework of initiatives to provide for the housing needs of vulnerable and disadvantaged households. The strategy has nine strategic aims: l To promote and mainstream equality of access for people with a disability to the full range of housing options available suited to individual and household need. l To develop national protocols and frameworks for effective interagency cooperation which will facilitate person-centred delivery of housing and relevant support services. l To support people with a disability to live independently in their own homes and communities, where appropriate. l To address the specific housing needs of people with an intellectual and/or physical disability, moving from congregated settings in line with good practice, including through the development of frameworks to facilitate housing in the community. l To address the specific housing needs of people with a mental health disability, including through the development of frameworks to facilitate housing in the community, for people with low and medium support needs moving from mental health facilities, in line with good practice. l To consider good practice in the design, coordination and delivery of housing and related supports.Cavan County Development Plan 2022-2028 190

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   l To facilitate people with a disability to access appropriate advice and information in respect of their housing needs. l To improve the collection and use of data/ information regarding the nature and extent of the housing needs of people with a disability. l To provide a framework to support the delivery, monitoring and review of agreed actions. 3.5.2 Regional Policy 3.5.2.1 The Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy (RSES) 2020-2032 The Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy (RSES) for the Northern and Western region came into force in January 2020 superseding the Regional Planning Guidelines for the Border 2010-2022. The RSES is a high-level plan that seeks to support the implementation of the NPF by providing a strategic planning and economic framework for the region’s sustainable growth and development. It echoes the NPF in emphasising sustainable development patterns and seeks to focus growth within the footprint of existing urban areas and in key regional growth settlements. The RSES seeks to determine at a regional scale how best to achieve the shared goals set out in the National Strategic Outcomes (NSOs) of the NPF. To this end, the Strategy sets out a number of Regional Policy Objectives (RPOs) which are aligned with international, EU and national policy and which in turn set the framework for city and county development plans. In relation to County Cavan, the Strategy for the region designates Cavan Town as a Key Town. Key Towns are those regionally strategic employment centres of significant scale that can act as regional drivers that complement and support the higher-order urban areas within the settlement hierarchy (ie. Regional Growth Centres and Galway Metropolitan Area). The RSES notes that Cavan Town performs a regional function, being the largest town within the Cavan/ Monaghan/Leitrim sub-region and the town which experienced the largest growth within the past 10 years. The Key Towns are to have a targeted growth rate of at least 30% to 2040, relative to a Census 2016 population baseline. The Strategy further states that these targets need to be matched by the delivery of critical enabling infrastructure and services, thus ensuring that these places grow as successful significant employment centres and service locations not only for the urban areas themselves but, importantly, for their extensive hinterlands that include smaller towns, villages and rural areas. The population projections contained within the Implementation Roadmap for National Planning Framework, the RSES notes, shall allow balanced growth elsewhere within each county to be determined locally and based upon the varied growth potential of different places, subject to safeguarding that the growth of the Regional Growth Centres and Key Towns is not compromised. Moreover, RPO 3.1 outlines the following core objectives centred on developing urban places of regional-scale: Delivering on the population targets for the Metropolitan and Regional Growth Centres through compact growth Delivering significant compact growth in Key Towns Developing derelict and underutilised sites, with an initial focus within town cores. In line with this, RPO3.2 outlines the following objective: Deliver at least 30% of all new homes that are targeted in settlements with a population of at least 1,500 (other than the Galway MASP and the Regional Growth Centres), within the existing built-up footprints In addition, RPO3.3 states: Deliver at least 20% of all new housing in rural areas on brownfield sites. 3.5.3 Local Policy 3.5.3.1 Cavan County Housing Strategy 2014- 2020 The Cavan County Housing Strategy 2014- 2020 provided a comprehensive review of demographics and housing demand within County Cavan to inform the Cavan County Development Plan 2014-2020. It projected need for the planning provision of housing, as well as the demand for social and affordable housing within the County based on data from the 2011 census and regional population targets. This analysisHousing 191

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   identified a requirement for 2,124 households for Cavan (minus Cavan Town and Environs) and 784 households for Cavan Town and Environs during the lifetime of the County Development Plan (with the period specified as 2016-2020). It was a recommendation of the previous Housing Strategy that; l 20% of land, that is zoned for residential use or a mix of residential and other uses shall be reserved for the purpose of; N I. Housing for persons referred to in section 9(2) of the Housing Act 1988 N II. Affordable housing, as defined in section 93 of the Planning and Development Act 2000. 3.5.3.2 Cavan Local Economic and Community Plan 2016-2021 The Cavan Local Economic and Community Plan 2016-2021 was completed to meet provisions under the Local Government Reform Act 2014. It is an action-focused plan the purpose of which is to identify and implement actions to achieve sustainable economic growth and improved social outcomes within the County. It is guided by the overarching vision “that Cavan 2021 will be a place that we can be proud of; a place where people can have a good quality of life; a better place to live, to work and to enjoy.” Under the theme of ‘Green and Sustainable Communities’ (objective 12.4) the plan states that “the enhancement of our towns and villages is critical to community life as well as to the economic development of the county as a whole. People want to live in places that are clean and attractive and avail of opportunities for community engagement which greatly enhance quality of life and a sense of belonging in the community”. 3.5.3.3 Cavan County Council Traveller Accommodation Programme 2019-2024 Cavan County Council have published its Traveller Accommodation Programme (TAP) for the period 2019-2024. Census 2016 recorded a total of 30,987 traveller individuals living in Ireland and the Cavan TAP states that 480 of these are resident in County Cavan. The local authority annual count carried out in November 2018 indicated that there are 144 traveller households (490 persons) resident in the County. Over 42% of the traveller community in Cavan are aged 14 or under. According to the 2018 survey, the majority (76%) of traveller households in Cavan avail of accommodation provided by the local authority i.e. standard social housing, traveller group housing and RAS; 16% living in private rented accommodation, 7% share accommodation with relatives and 0.5% in the other category. No. of families Accommodation Type 69 Standard Local Authority Social Housing 21 Traveller Group Houses 19 RAS and Leasing 4 HAP 19 Private Rented Accommodation 11 Sharing with relatives 1 Other 44 households who are either residing in private rented accommodation or are sharing with relatives require a long-term housing solution. It should be noted that 12 of these are single adult households. Of the 44 households all have identified standard social housing only as their preferred option to meet their accommodation requirement. An analysis of the 44 households identified above as having a need for social housing support indicates that 24 children will reach the age of 18 during the lifetime of the programme. Moreover, an analysis of the tenant household profiles indicates that an additional 38 children will reach the age of 18 during the period making a total of 62 additional adults in the county. There is a total of 3 applicants on the social housing waiting list who are listed as having a particular housing need due to a disability or a medical condition. All of these are included in the disability category on the waiting list and their specific needs will be considered as part of the allocation process. The total long-term social housing need for 74 households has been identified for inclusion in the Programme and based on household profiles a target of 50 standard social units are required to be provided. The assessment did not identify any demand for the provision of a transient site in the County. The Council will work in conjunction with adjoiningCavan County Development Plan 2022-2028 192

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   local authorities in relation to the identification of the need for a transient site on a regional basis, should this arise. 3.6 Future Housing Requirements As set out in Section 3.4, this chapter has considered the Section 28 Guidelines provided by the Department. Specifically, the household demand during the plan period has been considered during the implementation period of the plan. As such, where 2022 and 2028 are referred to herein this relates to the second half of 2022 and the first half of 2028 only (rather than the full calendar years and this has been indicated by an Asterisk (*) throughout this chapter). The Section 28 Guidelines present the Housing Supply Target in order to establish a Household Demand during the plan period. This has been modified to reflect the plan period specifically as presented in Table 2 and Table 3 respectively. Below sets out the housing demand that has been determined through baseline convergence in County Cavan and as such, the total housing demand over the plan period is determined to be 3,996 households or 666 households per annum. Table 2: Projected Housing Demand in County Cavan for the plan period (Source: Department, Modified) 2022* – 28* Description Total Households Reasoning Part 1 A ESRI NPF 50:50 Scenario household demand 2017-2028 H1 4,597 NPF scenario projection for household demand from the baseline year 2017 to the end of the plan period (2028 H1) B Actual housing supply 2017-2022H1 941 Housing supply from the baseline year to 2020 as well as forecasted supply to the start of the plan period (2022 H1) C Homeless households and unmet demand 46 Number of overcrowded, concealed households and homelessness. Overcrowding is based on people living in the house compared to the number of rooms. D Plan housing demand 3,702 Plan housing demand for the plan period 2022H1- 2028H1 as determined by A-B+C. Qualification for E: Cavan County Council qualifies for adjustment to converge with the baseline because the NPF 50:50 Scenario demand is lower than the Baseline and the plan period goes beyond the year of convergence. Part 2 E Adjustment to facilitate NPF 50:50 and ESRI convergence by 2026 end E1 ESRI Baseline household demand 2017-2026 4,554 ESRI Baseline demand until NPF Convergence year E2 ESRI NPF 50:50 Scenario household demand 2027-2028 H1 630 NPF 50:50 Scenario demand from convergence year to plan period end E3 Mid-point of ESRI NPF 50:50 and ESRI Baseline 2017-2026 4,361 Mid-point of scenarios at convergence year 2026 as determined by ((A-E2) +E1)/2 E4 Adjusted total demand 2017-2028H1 3,996 Adjusted plan housing demand for the plan period 2022H1-2028H1 as determined by (E2+E3- B)+C. Qualification for F: Cavan County Council does not qualify for an additional 25% on the basis that actual supply (B) is near or exceeds unadjusted demand (D) captured in Part 1.Housing 193

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   Table 3: Summary of Housing Demand in County Cavan during the plan period (Source: Department, Modified) Demand Total Households Annual Households NPF 50:50 City Scenario plan period demand 3,702 617 Adjusted demand under Part 2 (E) – Baseline Convergence 3,996 666 Adjusted demand under Part 3 (F) – Baseline Convergence +25% Cavan County Council does not qualify for an additional 25% on the basis that actual supply is near or exceeds unadjusted demand captured in Part 1. The Housing Strategy (Appendix 1) shows that with regards to private rental affordability, households which are identified as not being able to meet the ‘Affordability Criteria’ over the plan period are therefore considered to require social (and affordable) housing. As such, the total households, the social (and affordable) housing requirement, and social (and affordable) housing requirements as a percentage of total households has been set out in Table 4. It has been determined that 17.8% of the 3,996 additional anticipated households will not qualify for a mortgage during the plan period and do not meet the affordability criteria for private rental. However, it should be noted that while some of these households could afford to sustainably repay a loan of a certain size, their inability to qualify for a mortgage precludes them and effectively results in them being considered as having either a social or affordable need (after their assessment under private rental conditions). 3.6.1 Existing Social Requirement and Targets There are currently 1,071 households on the Cavan Social Housing List (December 2020). There is a greater demand for 1 and 2 bed units across the county which account for 63% of the requirement. However, demand overall is concentrated in Cavan Town (35%). Under Rebuilding Ireland, Cavan is targeted to deliver 335 social housing units within the ‘building, acquisition and leasing’ category specifically between 2018-2021. To date (Q3 2020), 205 units have been delivered through these mechanisms (between 2018-Q3 2020). Thus, over the course of Q4 2020-2021 approximately 130 additional units are to be delivered. It is also a key priority of the Council to ensure that groups with special housing needs, such as the elderly, people with disabilities, the homeless, those in need of emergency accommodation and Travellers are accommodated in a way suitable to their specific needs. 2022* 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028* Plan period Housing Demand 333 666 666 666 666 666 333 3,996 Households (of the Housing Demand) That Do Not Qualify for a Mortgage 33 65 136 136 136 136 68 709 Households (of the Housing Demand) That Do Not Qualify for a Mortgage and Cannot Afford Private Rental 33 65 136 136 136 136 68 709 Housing Shortfall (%) 9.8% 9.8% 20.4% 20.4% 20.4% 20.4% 20.4% 17.8% Table 4: Overview of Social and Affordable Housing Need Requirement during Plan Period 2022-2028. Source: KPMG Future AnalyticsCavan County Development Plan 2022-2028 194

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   3.6.2 Rural Single Housing It is recognised that there is a continuing need for housing provision for people to live and work in rural Cavan. The NPF states that it will continue to be necessary to demonstrate a functional economic or social requirement for housing need in areas under urban influence, i.e. the commuter catchment of cities and large towns and centres of employment. Elsewhere, single housing in the countryside will be facilitated based on siting and design criteria and having regard to the viability of smaller towns and rural settlements. These requirements are reflected in the Core Strategy of this Development Plan which includes a differentiation between ‘Rural Areas under Strong Urban Influence’, ‘Stronger Rural Areas’ and ‘Structurally Weak Rural Areas’. The NPF also requires that Development Plans quantify for the demand for single housing in the countryside. This is related to the local authority’s Housing Need Demand Assessment (HNDA), and is encompassed in National Policy Objective 20, as follows: “Project the need for single housing in the countryside through the local authority’s overall Housing Need Demand Assessment (HNDA) tool and county development plan core strategy processes” (NPF; pp74). Analysis of historic information on granted planning applications (by number of units), available from the CSO, has been undertaken for County Cavan for the period of 2006-2019. This helps understand the proportion of housing units that are single rural dwellings that have been approved during that period and provides an indication of the dynamics between the urban and rural housing market within the county. As outlined in the Housing Strategy (see Table 3) approximately 30.9% of granted units during that period were for single rural dwellings. This equates to an average of 58.3% per year, owing to the large fluctuations that were evident throughout the years. It should be noted that whilst these are granted planning applications (by unit), this does not equate to a housing unit which has been built. These fluctuations may be associated with the wider economic context, associated demands for particular dwelling type or locational preferences within the housing market as well as variables such as land availability, resource availability and/ or macroeconomic constraints and associated influence on demand in any given year. Generally, it is recognised that a single rural dwelling is sized according to what the applicants can afford to build along with their actual requirements. This analysis has determined that the average floor size for single rural dwellings in County Cavan for this period is 273.04 m2. 3.6.3 Average Household Size The Census 2016 results indicate that Cavan has a population to household ratio of 2.8, marginally higher than the state average of 2.75. However, the NPF states that this is expected to decline to around 2.5 by 2040, while also acknowledging that household sizes in urban areas tend to be smaller than in the suburbs or rural parts of the country. 3.6.4 Household Size Cohort As set out in Section 6.6 of the NPF, information on household composition and projections in relation to household size are informative evidence inputs that can assist with understanding stock profile pressures. Analysis of the historic household sizes (i.e. household size cohort per household from the historic Censuses) has therefore been undertaken to help discern and forecast how the composition of households may change during the plan period. An analysis of historic census information (i.e. during the 2002, 2006, 2011 and 2016 Census) in relation to the composition of households in County Cavan has been undertaken to understand these dynamics and estimate how they may change over time and throughout the plan period. Specifically, the intercensal average has been used to determine a trended annual average change in household composition and this indicates the following changes can be anticipated during the plan period: l 1 person households will increase by an average of 0.06% annually l 2 person households will increase by an average of 0.19% annually l 3 person households will decrease by an average of 0.01% annually l 4 person households will increase by an average of 0.05% annually l 5+ person households will decrease by an average of 0.30% annuallyHousing 195

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   Figure 3 further demonstrates these trends. It shows that by 2028, 55% of households in Cavan will represent 1-2 person households. More than half (51.7%) of households in Cavan in 2016 had just one or two persons living in that household. 3.6.5 Tenure Tenure is an important consideration for the delivery of housing and Section 6.6 of the NPF identifies the need to estimate the demand for different tenure types. As of 2016, home ownership remained the dominant tenure in Cavan with 71.5% of households within this category (compared to a State average of 67.6%). 31.7% of these households pay a mortgage. 15.6% of households were in the private rental market in 2016; an increase of 7% or 278 households since 2011. 8.6% (2302) of households in the county resided in social housing during the same year. Analysis of the historic tenure split (i.e. during the 2002, 2006, 2011 and 2016 Census) has been undertaken in Appendix 1 to help discern and forecast how the household tenure may change during the plan period. Specifically, the intercensal average has been used to determine a trended annual average change in household tenure. This analysis indicates a gradual decrease in the proportion of households categorised as ‘owner occupiers’ in Cavan, with considerable growth in the rental sector. An analysis of historic information (i.e. during the 2002, 2006, 2011 and 2016 Census) in relation to the household tenure in County Cavan has been undertaken to understand these dynamics and estimate how they may change over time and throughout the plan period. The following changes can be anticipated during the plan period: l Annual average decrease of 0.82% in owner occupied households l Annual average increase of 0.58% in privately rented households l Annual average increase of 0.24% in other rented households 3.7 Apartment Development The 2016 Census indicates that 1-2 person households now comprise a majority of households and this trend is set continue, yet Ireland has only one-quarter the EU average of apartments as a proportion of housing stock. Figure 3: Forecasted Household Size Cohort in County Cavan during the plan period (Source: CSO, projected) 2022* 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028* 100.00% 90.00% 80.00% 70.00% 60.00% 50.00% 40.00% 30.00% 20.00% 10.00% 00.00% 14.20% 16.51% 16.05% 28.02% 25.22% 13.90% 16.56% 16.04% 28.21% 25.29% 13.60% 16.61% 16.04% 28.40% 25.35% 13.30% 16.66% 16.03% 28.59% 25.41% 13.00% 16.72% 16.02% 28.78% 25.48% 12.70% 16.77% 16.02% 28.97% 25.54% 12.40% 16.82% 16.01% 29.16% 25.60% 1 person household 2 person household 3 person household 4 person household 5+ person householdCavan County Development Plan 2022-2028 196

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   (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, 2018). In Cavan, 4.1% of households lived in apartments in 2016, lower than the national rate of 12%. 24.8% of all households in the county were 1-person households. As with housing generally, the scale and extent of apartment development should increase in relation to proximity to core urban centres and other relevant factors in line with the standards, principles and any specific planning policy requirements (SPPRs) set out in the Urban Development and Building Heights Guidelines for Planning Authorities’ (2018) and the ‘Sustainable Urban Housing: Design Standards for New Apartments, Guidelines for Planning Authorities’ (2023). Existing public transport nodes or locations where high frequency public transport can be provided, that are close to locations of employment and a range of urban amenities including parks/ waterfronts, shopping and other services, are also particularly suited to apartments. 3.8 Residential Densities Higher densities will be applied to the higher order settlement of Cavan Town to align with its role as a Key Town, subject to good design and development management standards being met. It is important that the density of new development in towns and villages is reflective of the existing character and that growth is linked to infrastructural capacity. As such, there will be a graded reduction in residential density for Self- Sustaining Growth Towns, Self-Sustaining Towns, towns and villages that are commensurate to the existing built environment. Density will also be informed by specific topographical and land ownership considerations where constraints may exist. 3.9 Layout and Design A good development creates a ‘sense of place’ and community belonging to the residents. This is created by providing a mixture of house types and tenure, an individual design, the use of a variety of materials for the context of the site and area and connectivity of the site to other places. In considering proposals for development, the Council will have regard to the DEHLG Guidelines on ‘Quality Housing for Sustainable Communities – Best Practice Guidelines for Delivering Homes Sustaining Communities’ (2007), ‘Delivering Homes Sustaining Communities – Statement on Housing Policy’ (2007), ‘Sustainable Urban Housing: Design Standards for New Apartments Guidelines for Planning Authorities’ (2023) and Sustainable Residential Development and Compact Settlement Guidelines for Planning Authorities (2024).Housing 197

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    HS 01 HS 02 HS 03 HS 04 HS 05 HS 06 HS 07 HS 08 HS 09 HS 10 HS 11 HS 12 HS 13 HS 14 Housing Strategy Development Objectives It is a development objective of Cavan County Council: Reserve sufficient lands to facilitate and implement the Housing Strategy and its policies, as informed by the HNDA undertaken as part of this Development Plan. Ensure that settlements grow in a manner that is self-sustaining with sufficient social and economic infrastructure, and to a scale which aligns with the Settlement Hierarchy prescribed in the Core Strategy. Secure the provision of social and affordable housing accommodation, to meet the needs of all households and the disadvantaged sectors in the county, including the elderly, first time buyers, single person households on modest incomes, people with disabilities, and special needs etc. To require that 20% of lands in respect of which permission for the development of houses is granted, be reserved for social and affordable housing in accordance with the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) and national guidance and regulations. The Council reserves the right to determine the appropriateness of ‘Part V’ affordable housing delivery for individual sites on a case-by-case basis. Ensure that a suitable variety and mix of dwelling types and sizes is provided in developments to meet different needs, having regard to demographic and social changes. Facilitate the delivery of sustainable, compact, sequential growth and regeneration of town and village centres by consolidating the build footprint through a focus on regeneration and development. Support independent living for people with disabilities and the elderly and where possible, to ensure that housing is integrated within proposed or existing residential developments and located close to existing community facilities. Apply graded densities in towns and villages having regard to their role in Settlement Hierarchy and that are commensurate to the existing built environment. Support the development of quality residential schemes with a range of housing options having regard to the standards, principles and any specific planning policy requirements (SPPRs) set out in the Sustainable Residential Development and Compact Settlement Guidelines for Planning Authorities (2024); Urban Development and Building Heights Guidelines for Planning Authorities’ (2018) and the ‘Sustainable Urban Housing: Design Standards for New Apartments, Guidelines for Planning Authorities’ (2023). Secure the implementation of the Council’s Traveller Accommodation Programme 2019-2024 and to review this programme if required and/or deemed to be necessary, during the Plan period. Continue to reflect household size and composition, including the accommodation needs of single parent families, single homeless persons, persons with disabilities and the elderly, etc. in accommodation provisions. Co-operate with Voluntary Housing Associations and other providers of social housing Monitor and maintain a record of residential development permitted in settlements designated under the Settlement Hierarchy in accordance with forthcoming Departmental guidance around the establishment of a HNDA coordination and monitoring unit and related implementation of a centralised spatial database for Local Authority Housing Support the ongoing monitoring and review of the HNDA in accordance with the forthcoming guidance on HNDA methodology to be issued by the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. 3.10 Housing Strategy Development ObjectivesCavan County Development Plan 2022-2028 198

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