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Cork County Development Plan 2022–2028 – Volume One: Main Policy Material
The council's development plan written statement: its strategy, policies, objectives and development standards. Variations adopted since are not in this text.
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- 81 3.10 Design Standards Toolkit 3.10.1 In order to aid the delivery of higher quality design outcomes in the built environment and an increased quality of life for the citizens of County Cork, Table 3.2 is aimed as a design checklist for future development in the County which are rooted in the Placemaking Principles outlined in this chapter. It has been informed by local research undertaken by the Planning Policy Unit (Urban Capacity Study), Creating Places for People: The RIAI Town and Village Toolkit and the Urban Design Manual (2009). The Plan advocates a collaborative and multi-disciplinary approach to local design responses, rooted in an understanding of local traditions, urban structure and the built form. 3.10.2 A Design Statement should be prepared for all medium-to-large scale and complex developments at an early stage of the overall design process and have due regard to policy objectives and Placemaking Design Standards Checklist. The Design Statement should address urban design, landscape and building design issues and clearly explain the development process, the design options considered and the rationale behind the adopted development strategy. The Design Statement should take the form of a concise illustration or series of illustrations and a written statement. This material should form the basis of meaningful pre-application discussions with the Planning Authority. 3.10.3 Reference to, and cognisance of, the guidance and principles set out in the ‘Urban Design Manual’ (2009) and ‘Sustainable Residential Development in Urban Areas’ (2009) documents will require to be demonstrated. A Design Statement should outline: • The policy background, identifying all relevant policies, development briefs (where relevant), design guides, standards and regulations and shall demonstrate how the relevant placemaking principles and guidance have been complied with. • The urban design and architectural context including a site and area appraisal (illustrated with diagrams), summaries of relevant studies and records of any relevant consultations. • The development strategy for the site, including design principles which have been formulated in response to the policy background, the site and its settings and the purpose of the development, and how these will be reflected in the development. • An explanation of the urban structure, including approach to movement and accessibility, landscape development blocks, land uses, density, urban grain, visual context and built form. GO TO CONTENTS
- 82 Table 3.2 Placemaking Design Standards Checklist Scale Design Element Design Response Relevant Standards Settlement Pattern Major Infrastructure Landscape Water management Road & Cycle Network Open Space Character Areas Railway Station, bridge, public transport facilities Native species, framing views, work with topography Drainage, recycling, Water features Hierarchy of routes designed for active movement Typology, features and connectivity Centres, neighbourhoods, walkable catchments, parcel size and sub-divisions. SuDS DMURS Urban Form Connections Street network Block pattern Building lines Plot form Building location Density Views and vistas Edge treatments, boundaries Urban Grain, grid types, permeability Block form, privacy distances Frontage continuity, use of set backs Plot size, width Orientation, location on plot, natural surveillance Dwellings per hectare, plot ratios, intensification areas Relation to topography, corridors Urban Capacity Study Sustainable Residential Development in Urban Areas – Guidelines for Planning Authorities (2009). Urban Space Open Space Public Space Public/ Private Space Gardens Play Spaces Carriageways Walkways & Cycleways Hierarchy/ mix of typologies, connectivity, landscape Patterns, typologies, enclosure, management Clear definition between public and private spaces Standards/Use of native species/Retain natural features Standards, equipment, management Junction design, traffic calming, route standards Permeable, safe, connected, removal of barriers Sustainable Residential Development in Urban Areas – Guidelines for Planning Authorities (2009). DMURS Built Form Building Form Building type Building Frontage Mix of Uses Townscape Features Heritage Assets Street Trees Soft Landscaping Public Realm Bulk, mass, height, roof profiles, basements Mixed residential typologies (including age-friendly/ lifetime homes), mixed use formats, non residential typologies; Active frontage, entrance frequency, architectural styles, features, proportions, rhythms, expression, window / wall ratios, materials, colours, balconies, porches, signage, shopfront design Vertical and horizontal mixes, second door access Eave lines, rooflines, chimneys, corner treatments, landmark /background treatments, focal points Integration, preservation, management Native species, placement Biodiversity friendly, climate adaptable species Minimise clutter and ensure Street furniture, bollards, boundary treatments / materials, public art, paving materials, colours, utilities equipment, street lighting, amenity lighting, bus shelters, CCTV, public toilets, cycle storage and parking enhance the street. RIAI Town and Village Toolkit Urban Capacity Study Universal Design Age Friendly Towns Technical Issues Energy Efficiency Access standards, parking/ disabled parking Cycle stands Communal refuse storage & recycling Mix of tenure GO TO CONTENTS
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- 85 CHAPTER 4 HOUSING Aim of Chapter To show how the Plan intends to accommodate the full range of current and future housing needs of all members of society throughout the county while giving clear guidance on making provision for specialised housing requirements and providing for the needs of communities in order to deliver sustainable residential communities across the county
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- 87 CONTENTS Contents 4.1 Introduction 88 4.2 Affordable Housing Act, 2021 88 4.3 Housing for All (2021) 88 4.4 Housing Needs Demand Assessment 90 4.5 Overall Demand for Housing 91 4.6 Specialised Housing Requirements 92 4.7 Housing Mix 95 4.8 Residential Density - Background 96 4.9 Approach to Cork County’s Settlement Hierarchy 97 4.10 Building Height and Mix 101 4.11 Delivering Increased Density 102
- 88 4.1 Introduction 4.1.1 This chapter sets out the general planning policies and principles for the provision of housing in County Cork. The overall requirement for housing is set out in the Core Strategy of this Plan and the corresponding Volumes of this Plan which deal with the Municipal Districts of the County also provides more detail at the individual main towns, villages and rural level. 4.1.2 In past development plans this chapter would set out guidance relating to the development of sustainable communities, and the approach to housing development layouts. However, following the publication of the Project Ireland 2040, the National Planning Framework, and the increased emphasis placed on the role of placemaking and compact urban growth in the development of all settlements but most especially our towns, this Plan sets out those policies in Chapter 3 Settlements and Placemaking. In addition, it is important to note that climate action measures have been considered as part of this plan making process to ensure a transition to a low carbon economy and these are outlined in Chapter 17 Climate Action. 4.1.3 The primary focus of this chapter is to set out the new requirement for a Housing Needs Demand Assessment and Housing Strategy, including the requirement for Part V and also to highlight some specialised housing requirements which are required under the Planning and Development Acts or require a specific objective over and above those contained in the Joint Housing Strategy which accompanies this Plan. 4.2 Affordable Housing Act, 2021 4.2.1 The Affordable Housing Act, 2021 allows for the provision of dwellings for sale under affordable housing purchase schemes and it also allows housing authorities to provide financial assistance to purchase dwellings under affordable dwelling purchase arrangements. The Act provides for funding to be made available for the purchase of dwellings in accordance with a scheme of shared equity and also allows housing authorities to notify the public and assess eligibility and priority in relation to dwellings provided by the Land Development Agency. 4.2.2 Through the Affordable Housing Act 2021 and the Governments ‘Housing for All’ Plan, a cost rental system will be placed on a statutory footing and the conditions and operational matters for cost rental are being finalised as part of this process. Cost Rental is a new form of tenure in Ireland where tenants will pay rent that covers the costs of delivering, managing, and maintaining the homes only. It is anticipated that cost rental will play a significant role in the provision of housing and housing supports over the coming years. 4.2.3 The Act also allows for changes to the Part V arrangements regarding social, affordable and cost rental accommodation. See objective HOU 4-2. 4.3 Housing for All (2021) 4.3.1 Housing for All, the Government’s plan to boast the supply of housing to 2030 was published on the 2nd of September, 2021. The overall aim of this new housing plan for Ireland is that ‘Everyone in the State should have access to a home to purchase or rent at an affordable price, built to a high standard and in the right place, offering a high quality of life. ‘Housing for All’ provides four pathways to achieving four overarching objectives; 1. Supporting Homeownership and Increasing Affordability; 2. Eradicating Homelessness, Increasing Social Housing Delivery and Supporting Social Inclusion; 3. Increasing New Housing Supply; and 4. Addressing Vacancy and Efficient Use of Existing Stock. 4.3.2 Each of the pathways contains Housing Policy Objectives and a comprehensive suite of actions to achieve these Housing Policy Objectives. 4.3.3 The implementation of each action until 2030 will be led by a named Government department, State Agency or other body. An overarching governance structure will be established in the Department of the Taoiseach to oversee implementation. Government departments, State agencies, Local Authorities, Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs), the Land Development Agency (LDA) and other delivery partners will work with the delivery office and publish updates on www.gov.ie/housing. An average of 33,000 homes must be provided every year between now and 2030. Increased housing output is needed in all sectors - private, affordable and social to meet the needs of people in a wide variety of circumstances. GO TO CONTENTS
- 89 Figure 4.1 – Housing for all Housing for All Projected Output Profile 4.3.4 The HNDA Tool, which was developed as part of the HNDA Framework, can project the future need for housing by tenure type. These projections are based on incomes, house prices and rents, structural demand for housing, existing need and projections for how these indicators will evolve over the coming years. Using the HNDA methodology, and incorporating the ESRI’s research on Regional Demographics and Structural Housing Demand at a County Level, the DHLGH has produced an estimate of housing need to 2030. It underpins the target of an average of 33,000 homes per year in Housing for All. By using the HNDA Tool, that total can be broken down by tenure type as follows: Figure 4.2 – HNDA Projection 4.3.5 Based on the above projections, the Government aims to reach and exceed supply of 33,000 homes per year by 2024, as outlined in the table below. It will do this by increasing supply across all tenure types to ensure that the needs of all sectors of society are met. 4.3.6 A further supporting policy built into the ‘Housing For All’ Plan includes the ‘The Town Centre First’ approach which will further build upon the ambition set out in Our Rural Future, to support the regeneration, repopulation and development of rural towns and villages. 4.3.7 This will include a Local Authority-led Town Serviced Sites Initiative through which public infrastructure agencies, such as Irish Water, will work to provide serviced sites for housing to attract people to build their own homes and live in small towns and villages. Local Authorities can make such sites available to prospective homeowners with the assistance of the Croí Cónaithe Fund. GO TO CONTENTS
- 90 4.3.8 These initiatives will be complemented by energy retrofit supports and stimulated by a Local Authority programme of compulsory purchase of vacant sites and houses for resale. Local Authority Construction & Acquisition (also known as the Social Housing Investment Programme (SHIP) 4.3.9 To provide funding to local authorities for the provision of social housing by means of construction and acquisition. It also covers expenditure under the Rapid Build Housing Programme, Part V acquisitions, Land Aggregation Scheme and the Special Resolution Fund for unfinished housing developments. Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS) 4.3.10 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: 4.3.11 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: 4.3.12 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. 4.3.13 In addition, the Social Housing Strategy 2020: Support, Supply and Reform (2014), sets out a framework for the delivery of new social housing and assessment delivery and financing. The national Social Housing Strategy is based on three pillars: Pillar 1: To 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 Agency; 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 4.4 Housing Needs Demand Assessment Housing Needs Demand Assessment and Housing Strategy 4.4.1 The Project Ireland 2040, National Planning Framework and RSES for the Southern Region requires each local authority to develop a Housing Need Demand Assessment (HNDA) which must underpin and support the preparation of housing strategies and housing policy. Guidance on the preparation of a Housing Need Demand Assessment was published in April 2021. 4.4.2 To guide the preparation of this County Development Plan, a Joint Housing Needs Demand Assessment and Housing Strategy were developed by KPMG Future Analytics and Lisney on behalf of Cork County and Cork City Planning Authorities. The NHDA and Housing Strategy published with this Plan are based on a robust methodology and evidence base to inform decision-making around the current and future housing supply and investment in housing related infrastructure and services in Cork County in accordance with the HNDA requirements as set out in the NPF. Policies from the Strategy have been incorporated into the policies and objectives of this Plan and are also set out in Appendix E. 4.4.3 Specifically, the NPF indicates that the purpose of the HNDA tool is to: • Assist local authorities to develop long-term strategic views of housing need across all tenures; • Provide a robust evidence base to support decisions about new housing supply, wider investment and housing related services that inform an overall national housing profile; GO TO CONTENTS
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