Design Guide for the Siting and Design of Single Houses within the Leitrim Countryside

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   5 • The use of dormers that punctuate the roof should generally be avoided. • Roof lights if used should not dominate the pitch of the roof and should if possible be located on the rear pitch of the roof. 18 5 5

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   GABLES • A uniform plain plaster/dash external wall finish is generally successful in the treatment of the elevation. The use of local stone may be successfully used in areas where stone is prevalent. • Gable walls that project above the plain of the roof are a feature of traditional houses and a good reference for modern designs. 19 3 3

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   • Avoid large and numerous opening in gables. As with all elevations the total area of windows and door openings should be less than the area of solid wall. Avoid locating windows too close to the corners of the house as they can weaken the appearance of the elevation. • Avoid using gables as the front façade of the house. 20 5 5

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   5 5 3 CHIMNEYS Chimneys should be visually robust and located on the ridge line if possible. They should be in proportion to the house Avoid tall slender chimneys with thin capping and haunching. Avoid over elaborate chimney designs. 21

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   PORCHES SMALL SCALE PORCH LARGER SCALE PORCH FRONT ELEVATION FRONT ELEVATION Simple style porch and doorway is preferred. Provide generous wall surround to doorway. Selected coloured door with white frame is preferred. 350 - 450 roof pitch is preferred. PLAN Provide for access for persons with disabilities. 22 3 3 3 3

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   INFILL • Acceptable The development must involve the filling of a small gap (circa 30m to 40m) in a developed road frontage and in general the minimum are a must be 0.30 Ha 23 Existing House Proposed House

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   • Unacceptable The development should not give rise to; an adverse change in the character of the area, a traffic hazard, a risk to public health a risk of pollution, Ribbon of development. 24 Existing House Proposed House

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   APPENDIX 1 WINDOW PROPORTION Some of the methods used for setting out shapes of harmonious proportions in the design of buildings. Designs at the higher levels of Architecture (particularly in the Georgian period) have been consistently based on the use of such "rules". 25 Square (a-b) (b=1.62xa) 60/30 (b=1.732xa) Golden Section (a:b=b:a+b) Double Square (2a=b) ÷2 Rectangle (b=1.4142xa) Unit Square (b=1.14142xa)

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   APPENDIX 2 REFERENCES: 1. Design Guidelines for Single Houses in the Countryside "Building Sensitively and Sustainably in the Countryside". Louth County Council 2. "Building Sensitively in Irelands Landscapes" Bord Failte, An Taisce and Galway County Council 3. Design Guidelines for Single Houses in County Limerick "Design Guidelines" Limerick County Council Planning Department March 2001 4. "Siting and Design in Rural Areas" Prepared by Brady Shipman Martin & ARC Digital Photography Fingal County Council 5. "Cork Rural Design Guide" Cork County Council Guidelines 26

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    APPENDIX 3 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION Web Site Address Leitrim County Council – www.leitrimcoco.ie The Heritage Council – www.heritagedata.ie - Duchas Department of the Environment – www.environ.ie/devindex.html Board Pleanala – www.pleanala.ie Information Leaflets Government produced leaflets available from the Planning Department, Leitrim County Council; • A Guide to Planning Permission • Making a Planning Permission • Commenting on a Planning Application • Building a House – The Planning Issues • Doing Work Around The House – The Planning Issues • Agricultural and Farm Development – The Planning Issues • Planning for the Business Person • The Development Plan • Environmental Impact Statements • Making a Planning Approval • A Guide to the Building Regulations The above Information Leaflets are also available on the Department of the Environmental Web Site. Additional Information Leaflets are available from the Planning Department, Leitrim County Council. 1. Explanatory Guide to Completing the Planning Application. 2. Windows of Leitrim – "the large scale replacement of sliding timber windows with hinged frames of different designs and materials, particularly the use of uPVC, has eroded the quality of County Leitrim’s older building stock". 3. Don’t get stoned get plastered – "exposed rubble stone walls are not traditional, nor are they healthy for the buildings themselves". 27

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