Chapter 3
Delivering Homes and Communities
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Sub. No.
Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation
Adaptation of Existing Homes, Infill Development and Conversion of Upper Floors, Adaptation of Existing Homes, Infill Development and Conversion of Upper Floors
Opportunities for infill development not fully articulated in the Plan. In addition, support for small-scale developments should be clearly outlined as they accessible to a wide range of people, benefit the economy and the construction industry, as well as providing different models of development not dependent on major project infrastructure and finance (etc.). Refer to NPO34 and NPO35 in relation to relevant development.
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Paragraphs 3.18-3.20 support adaptation, infill development and conversion of upper floors, as well as providing a justification for the value of this type of development. It is recommended that Objective 3.4 can be amended to reflect this. Paragraphs 3.44-3.45 provide a justification to Objective 3.9: Adaptation of Existing Homes, Infill Development and Conversion of Upper Floors. Recommendation: (i) Amend text of Objective 3.4 Compact Growth clause (e) should be refined: Objective 3.4 Compact Growth Cork City Council will seek to ensure that at least 66% of all new homes will be provided within the existing footprint of Cork. Cork City Council will seek to ensure that at least 33% of all new homes will be provided within brownfield sites in Cork. Optimising the potential for housing delivery on all suitable and available brownfield sites will be achieved by: … e. The development of small and infill sites and the re-use of existing designated and undesignated built heritage assets including those on those development sites; …
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