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Clare Rural House Design Guide
The council's guidance on siting and designing a house in the countryside.
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- 1 Settlement and Building Tradition Building Design Materials and Landscape Tithe Faoin Tuath, Contae An Chláir County Clare Rural House Design Guide Second Edition The essential guide for anybody planning, designing or building a house in rural County Clare
- 2 Second Edition Published by Clare County Council, New Road, Ennis County Clare. ISBN 0-9551436-0-8 Clare County Council Design Guide Team Liam Conneally, Senior Planner. Ruth Hurley, Architect. Siobhan Mulcahy, Architect, Agents Liaison Group Risteard UaCroínín, Conservation Officer. Illustrations & Graphics: Ruth Hurley Photography: Gerry Leddin, Ruth Hurley & Siobán Mulcahy Design: Optic Nerve Design Group, Limerick. Clare County Council would like to express a special thanks to the Councillors, local practitioners and members of the public who participated in the making of this document. Printed in Ireland Copyright © 2005 Clare County Council. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted, in any form or by any means, or stored in any retrieval system or any nature without prior permission of the authors and publishersTithe Faoin Tuath, Contae An Chláir
- 3 Foreword 5 Introduction 7 1 Landscape Character 9 Coastal Region 13 North Clare 15 Lough Derg Region 17 The Shannon Estuary, Fergus Floodplain and Lowland Farmland 19 2 Vernacular Elements 21 Siting 24 Shape/Form 25 Proportions 26 Boundaries 27 Materials 29 Evolution of House Types in Clare 30 3 Location And Siting 33 Location 35 Siting 37 Landscape 39 Design for Shelter 40 Entrance & Boundary 41 Integration, Siting and Boundaries 42 4 Designing Your House 49 Design Brief 50 Scale 51 Form and Shape 53 Massing and Volumes 54 Proportion 57 Environmentally Sustainable Design 58 Inappropriate House Design for Rural Settings 60 Modern House Design 62 5 Alterations, Conversions & Extensions 69 Alterations to Existing Buildings 71 Roof Space 72 Demolition of Existing Buildings 74 Sunrooms and Conservatories 75 Checklists 79–83 Appendix 1 Native Tree Species 84 Appendix 2 Building Control 86 Index 87 Glossary 88County Clare Rural House Design Guide Contents
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- 5County Clare Rural House Design Guide Réamhrá / Foreword Tacaímidne i gContae an Chláir le soláthar na tithíochta tuaithe mar aitheantas ar an traidisiún láidir leanúnach de dhaoine a bheith ina gcónaí i gceantair thuaithe den chontae. Tá éagsúlacht tírdhreachanna dearscnaitheacha le fáil sa Chontae, mar ar chuir - agus mar a gcuireann - éifeacht charnach dhearadh agus shuíomh neamhmhothálach na tithíochta tuaithe isteach ar charachtar an tírdhreacha sin; as a n-eascraíonn fáthanna chun forbairt a dhiúltú. Déanfaidh na Treoracha deartha seo a shoiléiriú go gcaithfidh an fhorbairt tithíochta sna ceantair thuaithe a bheith d’ard-chaighdeán agus a bheith comhlántach lena timpeallacht seachas a bheith ag teacht i gceannas uirthi. Chuir éagsúlacht an tírdhreacha dúshláin faoi leith roimh ullmhú cáipéise a threorfaidh cónaitheoirí agus cónaitheoirí nua amach anseo i gContae an Chláir chun tithe a thógáil a chuireann leis an tírdhreach agus a fheabhsaíonn an tírdhreach ar cuid de iad, bíodh sé ar arda creagacha an Bhoirinn ná ar mhachairí Inbhear na Sionainne. Is mian leis an Údarás Pleanála caighdeán ard a bhaint amach i ndearadh na dtithe tuaithe sa Chontae. Táirgíodh an treoirleabhrán údarásach mealltach le cúnamh na gcleachtóirí áitiúla agus an phobail i gcoitinnne, agus beidh sé ar fáil lena cheannach ag cách. Tairgeann sé cur chuige d’fhorbairt na dtithe aonair faoin tuath a sholáthróidh - má chloítear leis – deis chun dearadh tithe níos iomchuí a spreagadh i gceantair thuaithe agus chois farraige de chuid Chontae an Chláir. In Clare we support the provision of rural housing in recognition of the strong and continuing tradition of people living in rural areas of the county. The county contains a variety of outstanding landscapes where the cumulative effect of insensitive design and siting in rural housing has affected and can continue to affect the character of that landscape giving rise to reasons for refusing development. These design guidelines will make it clear that housing development in rural areas needs to be of high quality and should compliment rather than dominate its surroundings. The variety of the landscape has posed particular challenges in preparing a document that will guide residents and future residents of County Clare to construct houses that contribute to and enhance the landscape of which they form a part, whether it be the rocky plateau of the Burren or the lowland areas of the Shannon Estuary. The Planning Authority wishes to achieve a high standard of rural house design in the county. This authoritative attractive design guide has been produced with the assistance of local practitioners and the general public and is available for purchase by all. It offers an approach to the development of single houses in the countryside that, if adhered to, will provide the opportunity for encouraging a more appropriate house design in the rural and coastal areas of Clare. Patrick Keane Méara an Chláir Mayor of Clare
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- 7 How to use the House Design Guide The diverse and dramatic character of the ancient landscape of the county is one of its greatest natural assets. This design guide has been prepared to show the importance of good siting and sensitive design when building in the Clare countryside. Much of the unsatisfactory rural house design throughout the county has resulted from catalogue type housing, where new dwellings are randomly located on a site with no relation to orientation, aspect, site surrounds, regional characteristics and the individual needs. This guide looks at the variety of house types that have evolved in the rural areas of County Clare in response to the needs of the occupants, the constraints of the landscape and the availability of local materials. The landscape characteristics of Clare are illustrated and guidance is offered on how to approach the location and design of single houses in rural areas. The guide does not aim to prescribe design but to highlight, to users, the benefit of considered design in relation to issues such as siting, materials, orientation and traditional elements. It is recognised that both traditional and modern design can develop interesting and attractive buildings that contribute to the landscape and character of an area. The photographs used in this guide are for illustrative purposes. Each house has its own unique set of factors to take into account (siting, landscaping, proportions etc.), and each house illustrated has answered these criteria for their specific locations and may not be transferable to other locations, similar or otherwise.County Clare Rural House Design Guide Introduction Always refer to statutory documents such as the Clare County Development Plan, Local Area Plans and guidance leaflets available from the County Council Offices.
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- Coastal Region North Clare Lough Derg Region Lowland Farmland Landscape Character 9
- 10 The Various Landscape types of County Clare Coastal and Moorland Region North Clare and The Burren The Lough Derg Region The Shannon Estuary and Fergus floodplains North Clare and The Burren merges with Coastal and Moorland Region North Clare and The Burren merges with The Shannon Estuary and Fergus floodplains
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