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Kilkenny City and County Development Plan 2021–2027 — Volume 2
A further volume of the council's development plan.
Kilkenny County Council · 2021–2027 · 135 pages
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- Movement and Mobility Strategy Kilkenny City and County Development Plan Volume 2 83 The Council will continue to maintain, develop and improve existing roads and to construct new roads as needs arise and resources permit in accordance with the Annual Roadworks programme. 5.9 Car parking Kilkenny Parking Options Study Kilkenny is served by approximately 4,500 parking spaces, on-street and off-street, public and private. Most of these spaces are located in proximity to the commercial and retail core, drawing vehicular traffic into these areas such as The Parade and High St. At present, there are no Park and Ride facilities in the City. A Parking Options Study41 was carried out in 2017. The purpose of this Study was to assess the parking requirement to serve the Abbey Quarter development and the City Centre more generally, including the Medieval Mile and to identify potential options for the provision of car and bus/coach parking facilities for the future. The Study stated that 600 spaces of the estimated 1,812 required over the life of the Abbey Quarter development, can be accommodated for within existing carparks that have spare capacity. A number of options were put forward for consideration but no final decision was made as to the preferred options. As part of the Kilkenny Local Transport Plan parking demand and the provision of car parking will be addressed. (See Section 5.1 Introduction above.) Car Parking Development Management Standard Section 12.12 Car Parking of Volume 1 covers in detail the parking requirements for various types of developments. It should be noted that car parking standards as described within Table 12.3 are considered to be maximum standards and not minimum standards within this Plan. These standards will be applied to the Kilkenny City area as well as to the rest of the County. While the provision of sufficient car parking is important, the rationale for the application of car parking standards is to ensure that consideration is given to the accommodation of vehicles in assessing development proposals. The Council will also take into account the need to promote a shift towards more sustainable forms of transport and that rigid standards for car parking may not be applicable in all circumstances in the City. The Council will look at performance-based criteria appropriate to the specific circumstances. The car parking standards will be reviewed as part of the Local Transport Plan for the City (See Section 5.3 Local Transport Plan). 41 RoadPlan Consulting, Parking Options Assessment for Abbey Creative Quarter Kilkenny, 2017
- Kilkenny City: Placemaking Kilkenny City and County Development Plan Volume 2 84 6 Kilkenny City: Placemaking 6.1 Introduction The National Strategic Outcomes in Chapter 1, and the National Policy Objectives in Chapter 2 of the NPF set a Framework to make our cities, towns and villages the places where many more people choose to live, as well as to work and visit, by 204042. Place-making is a multifaceted approach to improving and creating quality places. It focuses on the interaction between people and the urban environment and achieving a high quality of life, sense of place and belonging. It is supportive of and overlapping with the concept of sustainable towns and cities. Planning and urban design play a central role in realising quality places. 6.2 The Making of Quality Place It is the policy of the Council to make Kilkenny city a more attractive and ‘liveable’ place that will offer a quality of life that more people are willing to choose in the years ahead. An important policy of the Council is to revitalise the City and the spaces within it through creative and regenerative place-making, to assist in the delivery of compact growth. Building on the policies of the previous plans43 the Council has embarked on an ambitious regeneration of the Abbey Quarter area within the City with a Masterplan44 and an Urban Design Code45. 42 Government of Ireland, National Planning Framework, 2018, page 54 43 Kilkenny City Centre Local Area Plan 2005 44 Kilkenny County Council, Urban Design Framework Masterplan for Abbey Creative Quarter, Kilkenny, 2015 45 Kilkenny County Council, Abbey Quarter Urban Design Code, 2018
- Kilkenny City: Placemaking Kilkenny City and County Development Plan Volume 2 85 Quality places share some common characteristics such as: • A strong character and sense of place o which has cultural, built and natural heritage understood, valued and enhanced • A rich diversity of functions and activities o underpinning viability and vitality. • A well-connected network of streets and spaces of high quality for all users o which promotes urban life, community coherence and sense of shared ownership. • Prioritising walking, cycling and public transport o to reduce our reliance on the car, thereby contributing to health and wellbeing. There are also critical links between the quality of urban place-making and business investment/job creation. Place-making is identified as a key differentiator in Enterprise 2025, Ireland’s National Enterprise Policy 2015-25. It is a priority of the enterprise strategy to “realise the full potential of our regions through investments in place-making – developing places that are attractive for business investment and for people to live and work”46. 6.3 Residential Development Housing Provision As part of the preparation of the Housing Strategy a Housing Needs Demand Assessment was undertaken to inform key decisions on housing need and supply in Kilkenny City. The needs of various groups, including the homeless, travellers and older persons are addressed as part of the Housing Strategy. This Strategy is incorporated into the Development Plan in Appendix B, which informed the Core strategy for the City which contains the details on the provision of land zoning to accommodate the projected population growth. The availability of zoned land is not expected to act as a constraint over the course of the Development Plan 2021– 2027. Please refer to the Core Strategy for Kilkenny City. The principal features to emerge from the analysis presented in this housing strategy, applicable to Kilkenny City are as follows: 46 Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation Enterprise 2025 Ireland’s National Enterprise Policy 2015-25, March 2018, page vii Strategic Objectives The Strategic Objectives related to placemaking as stated for Kilkenny County are also applicable to Kilkenny City and these (objectives 6A and 6B) are set out in Chapter 6, Volume 1 of the Plan.
- Kilkenny City: Placemaking Kilkenny City and County Development Plan Volume 2 86 • Based on the Roadmap for the National Planning Framework and the Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy, for the period 2016 to 2027, housing provision for a total of 3,641 additional people, representing approximately 1,324 new households will need to be provided for to meet the population targets set for Kilkenny City in the NPF and RSES. 6.3.1.1 Social Housing The existing local authority waiting list for Kilkenny City is c.1,09347. Current social housing projects comprise 389 social units under construction or planned for Kilkenny City. Currently 55% of the County’s social housing demand is in the city, and it is expected that this would continue into the future. The majority of houses required are one (430 no.) and two-bedroom (428 no.) units. It is the view of the Planning Department that the requirements of Part V of the Planning and Development Act, 2000 in relation to any particular site should be incorporated into any development proposal at an early stage in the development process. The Council will therefore require housing developers to whom the 10% requirement will apply to discuss the likely terms of Part V agreements at pre-planning consultations. Both the Council and the developer would thus have a common understanding of the nature of the likely agreement before detailed designs are prepared for any planning application. Conditions attached to planning permissions for residential development will require developers to enter into an agreement with the Council in relation to the provision of social housing in accordance with the housing strategy. 6.3.1.2 Universal Design Given the wide diversity of the population, a universal design approach, which caters for the broadest range of users from the outset, can result in buildings and places that can be used and enjoyed by everyone. That approach eliminates or reduces the need for expensive changes or retrofits to meet the needs of particular groups at a later stage. In all development proposals it will be the policy of the Council to promote Universal Design and Lifetime Housing in accordance with best practice and the policies and principles contained in Building for Everyone: A Universal Design Approach48 and Sustainable Residential Development in Urban Areas49 and its companion document Urban Design Manual: A best practice guide50. 47 Housing Section, April 2020. 48 National Disability Authority, Building for Everyone: A Universal Design Approach, 2012 49 Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Sustainable Residential Development in Urban Areas (Cities, Towns & Villages), 2009 50 Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Urban Design Manual: A best practice guide, 2009
- Kilkenny City: Placemaking Kilkenny City and County Development Plan Volume 2 87 Housing Development Management Requirements Quality in the context of urban development means the development of a high-quality built environment through the promotion of high-quality urban design. The Council will have regard to and apply the Sustainable Residential Development in Urban Areas and its companion document Urban Design Manual: A best practice guide51, in assessing and dealing with housing developments. For good place making, all design should accord with best practice and address the 12 Criteria for Assessment as set out in the Guidelines for Sustainable Residential Development52. These criteria will be used at pre-application meetings and in the assessment of planning applications as required. The 12 Criteria are: 1. Context: - How does the development respond to its surroundings? 2. Connections: - How well is the new neighbourhood / site connected? 3. Inclusivity: - How easily can people use and access the development? 4. Variety: - How does the development promote a good mix of activities? 5. Efficiency: - How does the development make appropriate use of resources, including land? 6. Distinctiveness: - How do the proposals create a sense of place? 7. Layout: - How does the proposal create people-friendly streets and spaces? 8. Public realm: - How safe, secure and enjoyable are the public areas? 51 Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Urban Design Manual: A best practice guide, 2009 52 Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Sustainable Residential Development in Urban Areas (Cities, Towns & Villages), 2009 Housing Objectives C6A To implement the provisions of the Housing Strategy contained in Appendix B. C6B To require 10% of the land zoned for residential use, or for a mixture of residential and other uses, be made available for the provision of social housing. C6C To require that a mixture of residential unit types and sizes are developed to reasonably match the requirements of different categories of households within the city and county. C6D To implement the provisions of the Traveller Accommodation programme 2019-2024 and any updates thereof.
- Kilkenny City: Placemaking Kilkenny City and County Development Plan Volume 2 88 9. Adaptability: - How will the buildings cope with change? 10. Privacy / amenity: - How do the buildings provide a high-quality amenity? 11. Parking: - How will the parking be secure and attractive? 12. Detailed design: - How well thought through is the building and landscape design? Fig 6.1 12 Criteria for assessment53 Development Management Requirements: • To ensure that all new housing developments and developments for renewal which includes housing, includes a mix of housing types to maximise the range of housing options in each new development and to prevent the proliferation of limited option house types in any particular area. • To seek that all new private residential developments on zoned lands in excess of 20 residential units provide for a minimum of 10% units that can be converted to Universal Design standards in accordance with the requirements of the ‘Building for Everyone: A Universal Design’ developed by the Centre for Excellence in Universal Design (National Disability Authority). 53 Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Urban Design Manual: A best practice guide, 2009
- Kilkenny City: Placemaking Kilkenny City and County Development Plan Volume 2 89 Further details of the standards and requirements for residential developments are set out in Volume 1, Chapter 13 Requirements for Development. Housing Protection Areas A number of Housing Protection Areas in the central city area were identified in the last plan, within which any change of use from residential units would be strictly resisted. To ensure a vibrant city centre, it is essential to maintain and facilitate an increase in its residential population. Therefore these housing protection areas will be maintained, and are illustrated in Figure PM2. The Council will resist the change of use of residential units in the designated ‘Housing Protection Areas’. 6.4 Infill Development In considering proposals for infill development within the City, the Council will also have regard to the Sustainable Residential Development in Urban Areas (Cities, Towns and Villages) Guidelines. “Infill” residential development may range from small gap infill, unused or derelict land and “backland” areas, up to larger residual sites or sites assembled from a multiplicity of ownerships. Subdivision of sites can be achieved where large houses on relatively extensive sites can accommodate new residential development without unduly impacting the existing residential amenity. “Backlands” development generally refers to lands to the rear of existing dwellings which may, with the appropriate coordinated access and service interventions, give rise to opportunities for new development. New developments, particularly in established built up areas can only be developed with the appropriate consideration of existing neighbouring amenity. Availing of development opportunities for infill sites will need to be sensitive to the potential of them imposing on existing neighbouring structures in terms of encroachment, overlooking and overshadowing. The potential for the development of such sites, which includes backland locations, should be considered on a site by site basis and will only be acceptable where the developer can show that the development is able to comply with certain minimum requirements. In order to advance this process in Kilkenny City a study of the opportunities that exist with accompanying guidance will be carried out. It is Council policy to facilitate infill development where minimum requirements can be met and where the proposed development will not materially impact the residential amenity or character of neighbouring developments. Objective C6E To compile an analysis and a development guidance criterion with recommended interventions for housing opportunities in Kilkenny City’s backland areas, underutilised lands and brownfield sites.
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- Kilkenny City: Placemaking Kilkenny City and County Development Plan Volume 2 90 6.5 Active Land Management Vacant Sites The Council engages in active land management in order to incentivise the development of vacant or idle sites identified as “regeneration land” or “residential land”, with a view to bringing such sites into beneficial use. This ensures the maximising the impact of public funds and expenditure on infrastructure. Volume 1, Section 6.6 Vacant Site Levy sets out the position as a whole for the City and County. The Vacant Site Levy can be imposed by planning authorities under certain conditions in designated areas where sites remain vacant and site owners/ developers fail to bring forward reasonable proposals, without good reason, for the development/reuse of such property in line with the provisions of the relevant local area or development plan. In the case of regeneration land the owner must at a minimum bring forward proposals to ensure the land is not having a negative impact on the character of the area. The Council will continue to examine lands within the City and County, as appropriate as part of its active land management strategy for the purposes as set out in the Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015, in relation to the Vacant Site Levy. The Vacant Sites Register is maintained and reviewed on an annual basis. The levy may be applied to all identified ‘Regeneration’ land and ‘Residential’ land in existing land use zonings. Land in the residential category must be served by the public infrastructure and facilities to enable housing to be provided and serviced. In particular, the areas covered by the following zoning objectives are considered to constitute regeneration land: • General Business • Mixed Use • Business, Industry and Technology Parks/Business Park • Community Facilities Objective C6F To promote the redevelopment and renewal of areas identified having regard to the core strategy, that need regeneration, in order to prevent: i. adverse effects on existing amenities in such areas, in particular as a result of the ruinous or neglected condition of any land, ii. urban blight and decay iii. anti-social behaviour, or iv. a shortage of habitable houses or of land suitable for residential use or a mixture of residential and other uses.
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