3.6 The National Planning Framework, RSES and the Sustainable Residential Developments in Urban Areas: Guidelines for Planning Authorities (DEHLG, 2009) all place great value on the development of sustainable neighbourhoods. In order to have a good quality of life people need access to a range of resources in addition to their home: The resources that we need to function as a society can be considered at three different scales for the purposes of Cork City’s planning strategy: • A strategic City-wide scale; • A City-quadrant / Urban Town scale; and • A Neighbourhood / 15-Minute City scale.
3.7 The “15-Minute City” provides a very clear concept to frame what we mean by neighbourhoods (see Figure 3.x,). This concept has been given much greater significance during the Covid-19 global public health crisis and has become part of the mainstream lexicon and raised society’s expectations as to what they can expect within their own neigh- bourhood. The concept has been part of Cork City Council’s planning policy framework since 2010. Figure 3.2, below, illustrates the minimum standards for a 15-minute City, that being the level of services intended for “Smaller Settlements and Rural Areas”. The diagram is not exhaustive and in a City context the 15-minute City will seek a higher standard of provision, including access to public transport and access to nature.
Figure 3.2: Hierarchy of Settlements and Related Infrastructure (Source: NPF).
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Smaller Settlements and Rural Areas Smaller Towns and Villages Large Towns Cities
Source: Derived from Strategic Investment Board Limited, 2008
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