Chapter 11 I Placemaking and Managing Development
Housing Quality and Standards
11.87 National guidance on the quantitative and qualitative aspects of housing development can be found by utilising the following sources: 1. Quality Housing for Sustainable Communities (GoI, 2007); 2. The Sustainable Urban Residential Development in Urban Area (GoI, 2009); 3. Urban Design Manual (GoI, 2009); 4. Sustainable Urban Housing: Design Standards for New Apartments (GoI, March 2018 and updated December 2020). 11.88 In addition, the Building Regulations will be applied under separate legislation and Universal Design Guidelines for Homes in Ireland (NDA, 2015) will be relevant to designing homes to be future-proofed for lifecycle needs and bespoke housing targeted at older people and people with additional needs.
Objective 11.3
Housing Quality and Standards
a. High quality functional design: Housing developments should be of a high quality design and provide adequately sized rooms with comfortable and functional layouts, which are fit for purpose without differentiating between tenures; b. Housing quality: Qualitative aspects of development are key to ensuring successful sustainable housing. Table 11.10 sets out key qualitative aspects that should be addressed in the design of housing developments; c. Dual aspect dwellings: Housing development should maximise the provision of dual aspect dwellings and normally avoid the provision of single aspect dwellings. A single aspect dwelling should only be provided where it is considered to be a more appropriate design solution than a dual aspect dwelling, and it can be demonstrated that it will have adequate passive ventilation, daylight and privacy, and avoid overheating; d. Daylight Sunlight and Overshadowing: The design of developments should provide sufficient daylight and sunlight to new and surrounding housing that is appropriate for its context, whilst, minimising overshadowing and maximising the useability of outdoor amenity space; e. Waste: Housing should be designed with adequate and easily accessible storage space that supports the separate collection of dry recyclables, food waste and residual waste; f. Minimum spatial standards: Housing developments are required to meet the minimum standards defined below.
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