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Dublin City Development Plan 2022–2028 – Volume 1: Written Statement (as varied by Variations Nos. 1–11)
The council's development plan written statement: its strategy, policies, objectives and development standards.
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- Quality Housing and Sustainable Neighbourhoods | Chapter 5 131 The approach is to build on the policies of the last development plan and implement the core strategy by: ▪ Supporting the Metropolitan Area Strategic Plan (MASP) which seeks the sustainable development of the Dublin metropolitan area. ▪ Providing for the right quantity of appropriate housing in the right locations that are accessible and affordable for all residents of the city through the implementation and delivery of the Housing Strategy. ▪ Completion and implementation of approved Local Area Plans (LAPs) and Strategic Development Zones (SDZs), in addition to Strategic Development and Regeneration Areas (SDRAs) and Key Urban Villages (KUVs), to drive the delivery of sustainable, dynamic urban centres, in line with the settlement strategy. ▪ Delivering good quality housing to cater for diverse housing needs - mix of tenures and typologies to meet people's full lifecycle and avoidance of large areas of mono use developments. ▪ Promote and facilitate the provision of the 15-minute city which provides for sustainable urban neighbourhoods and villages through healthy placemaking and the delivery of high quality housing served by local services. ▪ Engaging in active land management to promote regeneration including utilising the Vacant Sites Register, the Dublin Housing Task Force and Dublin City’s Regeneration Programme. ▪ Inter-departmental Council collaboration to actively seek funding for housing and social infrastructure from national and European funding including LIHAF, URDF and the Serviced Sites Fund. ▪ In development management, ensuring that applications for significant large new developments are accompanied by an audit of community infrastructure and an implementation and phasing programme in relation to community infrastructure, so that facilities identified as needed are provided in a timely and co-ordinated fashion. 5.5 Policies and Objectives 5.5.1 National and Regional Policy Context and the Housing Strategy The National Planning Framework (NPF) and the Regional Spatial Economic Strategy (RSES) emphasise the importance of achieving compact sustainable growth and accelerated housing delivery while promoting people’s quality of life through ‘healthy placemaking’. It is a National Policy Objective (NPO 4) to “ensure the creation of attractive, liveable, well designed, high quality urban places that are home to diverse and integrated communities that enjoy a high quality of life and well-being”. The NPF focuses on the link between public health/ community wellbeing and the physical design of the environment, recognising that health can be influenced by decisions on land use and the layout of the built environment.
- Quality Housing and Sustainable Neighbourhoods | Chapter 5 132 The 2020 Programme for Government recognises the need to plan to meet the future accommodation and healthcare needs of our diverse, ageing population by expanding the range of health and social care services in the community and putting in place healthcare supports and housing options for older persons as part of the development plan. Fostering sustainable communities is also an objective of the government’s ‘Housing for All - a New Housing Plan for Ireland’ (2021), through government reforms of Part V and developing new guidance on achieving the most appropriate tenure mix within communities and new guidelines for Local and Economic Community Plans. The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (DHLGH) has published several guidelines relating to the government’s vision for housing and the promotion of sustainable neighbourhoods and communities, including: ‘Quality Housing for Sustainable Communities – Best Practice Guidelines for Delivering Homes Sustaining Communities’ (2007), ‘Sustainable Urban Housing: Design Standards for New Apartments’ (2020), ‘Sustainable Residential Development in Urban Areas’ and the accompanying ‘Urban Design Manual: A Best Practice Guide’ (2009) and the Design Manual for Urban Roads and Streets’ (DMURS)(2019). The development plan seeks to build upon and enhance the provisions of these guidelines. The Dublin City Council Housing Strategy contained in Appendix 1 addresses many issues associated with housing in the city, including housing need, the amount of serviced and zoned land required to meet projected housing need, the need for housing units of different types and sizes, improving social mix, and catering for those with particular needs including older people, the Traveller community, homeless people and people with disabilities. The NPF includes the requirement to prepare a Housing Needs Demand Assessment (HNDA) to inform housing policies, housing strategies and associated land use zoning policies as well as assisting in determining where new policy areas are to be developed. The purpose of the HNDA is to provide a robust evidence base to support decisions and inform policies about new housing supply. It is the Policy of Dublin City Council: QHSN1 National and Regional Policy To accord with the provisions of the National Planning Framework 2018, the Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy for the Eastern and Midland Region 2019 (including the Metropolitan Area Strategic Plan) and the Ministerial Circular relating to Structural Housing Demand in Ireland and Housing Supply Targets, and the associated Section 28 Guidelines: Housing Supply Target Methodology for Development Planning (2020) and make provision for the scale of population growth and housing supply targets outlined in these plans and guidelines.
- Quality Housing and Sustainable Neighbourhoods | Chapter 5 133 It is the Policy of Dublin City Council: QHSN2 National Guidelines To have regard to the DEHLG Guidelines on ‘Quality Housing for Sustainable Communities – Best Practice Guidelines for Delivering Homes Sustaining Communities’ (2007), ‘Sustainable Urban Housing: Design Standards for New Apartments’ (2020), ‘Sustainable Residential Development in Urban Areas’ and the accompanying ‘Urban Design Manual: A Best Practice Guide’ (2009), Housing Options for our Aging Population 2019, the Design Manual for Quality Housing (2022), the Design Manual for Urban Roads and Streets (DMURS) (2019), the Urban Development and Building Height Guidelines for Planning Authorities (2018) and the Affordable Housing Act 2021 including Part 2 Section 6 with regard to community land trusts and/or other appropriate mechanisms in the provision of dwellings. QHSN3 Housing Strategy and HNDA (i) To secure the implementation of the Dublin City Council Housing Strategy (Appendix 1) in accordance with the provision of national legislation. (ii) To encourage the establishment of sustainable residential communities by ensuring a wide variety of housing typologies and tenures is provided throughout the city in accordance with the provisions of the Housing Need Demand Assessment and any future Regional HNDA. 5.5.2 Regeneration, Compact Growth and Densification The City Council recognises the need to create sustainable communities and address the underlying causes of deprivation through a combination of social, educational and economic initiatives while rejuvenating the built environment in key regeneration areas. As set out in the core strategy in Chapter 2, the 17 identified SDRAs will be prioritised for development and intensification over the plan period. There are significant tracts of vacant and underutilised land in the city. The vacant site levy will continue to be used as an effective active land management mechanism to encourage infill development on key sites throughout the city. Other measures such as the Living City Initiative and the use of the Derelict Sites Act 1990 through the compulsory purchase of land will be used to as a means to encourage brownfield development and compact growth in the city. The Land Development Agency (LDA) has been established to develop and regenerate relevant public land for the delivery of housing, including providing services to local authorities in order to assist them in the performance of their functions relating to development of sites for housing, developing, managing and acquiring housing for rent or purchase and to promote sustainable development. The Council will work with the LDA to
- Quality Housing and Sustainable Neighbourhoods | Chapter 5 134 activate key sites and lands that will assist with the delivery of housing. For further active land measures to implement the core strategy, please see Chapter 2 ‘Core Strategy’. In alignment with the MASP, to promote compact growth and sustainable densities through the consolidation and intensification of infill and brownfield lands in the city, it will be the policy of the City Council to achieve greater intensity in suburban areas through infill development, backland development, mews development and re-use of existing housing stock. The Council will continue to support the development of underutilised lands in the city. Larger regeneration proposals in the city will be required to show through masterplans or other appropriate means, that any proposed future development will support the development of socially balanced neighbourhoods and community, and will help provide for the integration of existing established communities with provision for local requirements including affordable housing, employment and community needs. It is the Policy of Dublin City Council: QHSN4 Key Regeneration Areas To promote the transformation of the key regeneration areas into successful socially integrated neighbourhoods and promote area regeneration in parts of the city which require physical improvement and enhancement in terms of quality of life, housing and employment opportunities and to ensure a balanced community is provided in regeneration areas. QHSN5 Community Led Regeneration To ensure that regeneration of estates and communities will be planned with the needs of existing and future residents at the core. QHSN6 Urban Consolidation To promote and support residential consolidation and sustainable intensification through the consideration of applications for infill development, backland development, mews development, re-use/adaption of existing housing stock and use of upper floors, subject to the provision of good quality accommodation.
- Quality Housing and Sustainable Neighbourhoods | Chapter 5 135 It is the Policy of Dublin City Council: QHSN7 Upper Floors To resist and where the opportunity arises, to reverse the loss of residential use on upper floors and actively support proposals that retain or bring upper floors into residential use in order to revitalise the social and physical fabric of the city through measures such as the Living City Initiative. Dublin City Council will actively engage with property owners and other stakeholders at a national level to investigate other alternative measures in addition to the Living City Initiative to expedite bringing upper floors into residential use, and will be actioned by the City Recovery Task Force and its successor. QHSN8 Reduction of Vacancy To promote measures to reduce vacancy and underuse of existing building stock and to support the refurbishment and retrofitting of existing buildings, including Dublin City Council’s Estate Renewal Programme. QHSN9 Active Land Management To promote residential development addressing any shortfall in housing provision through active land management, which will include land acquisition to assist regeneration and meet public housing needs, and a co-ordinated planned approach to developing appropriately zoned lands at key locations including regeneration areas, vacant sites and underutilised sites. QHSN10 Urban Density To promote residential development at sustainable densities throughout the city in accordance with the core strategy, particularly on vacant and/or underutilised sites, having regard to the need for high standards of urban design and architecture and to successfully integrate with the character of the surrounding area. It is an Objective of Dublin City Council: QHSNO1 Land Development Agency That Dublin City Council will be the lead developer on City Council owned land, unless there are exceptional circumstances, and will work with other agencies including the Land Development Agency to co-ordinate appropriate State owned land and the strategic assembly of public and private land to facilitate regeneration, housing and other developments. Priority will be given to social and affordable housing.
- Quality Housing and Sustainable Neighbourhoods | Chapter 5 136 It is an Objective of Dublin City Council: QHSNO2 Lands at Alfie Byrne Road To undertake a land use and landscape masterplan for the underutilised lands located south east of Clontarf Road Railway station and railway line and fronting onto Alfie Byrne road to examine their potential for the following uses: ▪ suitable developments to provide overlooking of the route to Clontarf Road Railway station; ▪ upgraded coastal walkway linking to the Tolka River; ▪ marine related leisure activities and improved access and setting for the watersports centre; ▪ provision of new fire station; ▪ possible site for new second level school; ▪ possible site for new skate park facility; ▪ provision of new allotment and community gardens; and ▪ demarcation and preservation of a circus/funfair location for occasional use. The masterplan should recognise the role of some of these lands as a feeding ground for Brent Geese and also ensure that development is integrated with the Clontarf Promenade Development and Flood Protection scheme where appropriate. QHSNO3 Darndale To undertake a study of peripheral open space areas in Darndale to examine their potential for intensification for infill housing and positive social community facilities or spaces and to create opportunities for enhanced streetscapes. QHSNO4 Densification of Suburbs To support the ongoing densification of the suburbs and prepare a design guide regarding innovative housing models, designs and solutions for infill development, backland development, mews development, re-use of existing housing stock and best practice for attic conversions. QHSNO5 Peripheral Open Space Study To undertake a study of peripheral open space areas in the North Central Area to examine their potential for intensification for infill development, enhanced greening and creation of urban streetscapes.
- Quality Housing and Sustainable Neighbourhoods | Chapter 5 137 It is an Objective of Dublin City Council: QHSNO6 Upper Floor Building Design To draft additional upper floor building re-design guidelines that are sufficiently innovative and flexible to promote the residential use of vacant upper floors. 5.5.3 Healthy Placemaking and the 15-Minute City National and regional development policy has become increasingly focused on welldesigned urban neighbourhoods and ‘healthy placemaking’. The objective of this policy is to strengthen the connection between people and the places they live by building on local character and encouraging an asset-based approach to the location, design and management of new development in order to create ‘liveable’ communities and urban environments that are attractive, distinct, inclusive, safe, secure, age friendly, accessible, walkable and healthy. Whilst placemaking is not a new concept, the NPF and RSES have placed a renewed emphasis on its importance as a link between community health and wellbeing, the physical design, layout and use of the built environment and public health policy. In supporting the objectives of healthy placemaking, the Plan encourages the design of communities to support physical activity (e.g. via inclusion of cycle lanes and accessible sport and recreation areas, and the protection of those already in situ) in order to encourage residents to live healthier lives. In supporting the wellbeing of the city’s population, the Council will support the Healthy Dublin City Framework10, the Healthy Ireland Framework 2019-2025, and will endorse the principles of the "Declaration of Montreal on Wellbeing in Cities" which states that wellbeing and health should be at the heart of how we plan and design our city. As outlined in the vision and introduction to the plan, a core objective of the plan is to promote the principle of the 15-minute city. The 15-minute city concept envisages that within 15 minutes on foot or bike from where they live, that people should have the ability to access most of their daily needs. In order to realise the 15-minute city, it is envisaged that all new developments and existing neighbourhoods will require extensive investment in public transport, walking and cycling infrastructure and supporting measures, including 10 Healthy Dublin City aligns to Healthy Ireland, the National Framework for Improved Health and Wellbeing 2013-2025 and is designed to move the population towards healthier living. It aims to optimise opportunities where people can be supported and empowered in the environments where they live and work to ensure they achieve their fullest health potential.
- Quality Housing and Sustainable Neighbourhoods | Chapter 5 138 retro-fitting and reconfiguration of established urban streets, and the Council supports measures in this regard. Sustainable neighbourhoods serve as focal points for their surrounding community, providing a range of uses, housing tenures and typologies, in addition to adaptable and inclusive social infrastructure, typically set within a high quality and universally accessible physical environment. The design of public spaces should facilitate a variety of needs through, for example, providing play opportunity for children, rest stops for older people and navigable surfaces and finishes to assist persons with a disability or mobility issues. The Council recognise the importance of public realm upgrades to delivering its healthy placemaking objectives. It is the Policy of Dublin City Council: QHSN11 15-Minute City To promote the realisation of the 15-minute city which provides for liveable, sustainable urban neighbourhoods and villages throughout the city that deliver healthy placemaking, high quality housing and well designed, intergenerational and accessible, safe and inclusive public spaces served by local services, amenities, sports facilities and sustainable modes of public and accessible transport where feasible.
- Quality Housing and Sustainable Neighbourhoods | Chapter 5 139 It is the Policy of Dublin City Council: QHSN12 Neighbourhood Development To encourage neighbourhood development which protects and enhances the quality of our built environment and supports public health and community wellbeing. Promote developments which: ▪ build on local character as expressed in historic activities, buildings, materials, housing types or local landscape in order to harmonise with and further develop the unique character of these places; ▪ integrate active recreation and physical activity facilities including community centres and halls as part of the 15-minute city; ▪ encourage sustainable and low carbon transport modes through the promotion of alternative modes and ‘walkable communities’ whereby a range of facilities and services will be accessible within short walking or cycling distance; ▪ promote and implement low traffic neighbourhoods to ensure a high quality built environment and encourage active travel in delivering the 15 minute city model. ▪ promote sustainable design through energy efficiency, use of renewable energy and sustainable building materials and improved energy performance; ▪ promote the development of healthy, liveable and attractive places through public realm and environmental improvement projects; ▪ cater for all age groups and all levels of ability / mobility and ensuring that universal design is incorporated to maximise social inclusion; ▪ provide the necessary inclusive community facilities and design features to promote independence for older people and to maximise quality of life; ▪ have regard to the Guiding Principles for ‘Healthy Placemaking’ and ‘Integration of Land Use and Transport’ as set out in the Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy and national policy as set out in ‘Sustainable Residential Development in Urban Areas’ and the ‘Design Manual for Urban Roads and Streets (DMURS)’; ▪ are designed to promote safety and security and avoid anti-social behaviour.
- Quality Housing and Sustainable Neighbourhoods | Chapter 5 140 It is the Policy of Dublin City Council: QHSN13 Healthy Dublin City Framework and the Healthy Ireland Framework 2019-2025 To support the Healthy Dublin City Framework and the Healthy Ireland Framework 2019-2025 in promoting a long-term vision of improving the physical and mental health and well-being of the population at all stages of life.
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