short terrace rows terraced townhouses maisonettes / duplex low-mid rise apartments mid-high rise apartments AMENITY SPACE large front and back garden large back garden small garden/terrace large balcony /roof terrace small balcony communal garden space communal roof terrace
Chapter 11 I Placemaking and Managing Development
Source: Cork City Urban Density, Building Height and Tall Building Study.
Quantitative Standards for Houses 11.106 The size of a dwellings and its living spaces and functional spaces are a key determinant of its liveability and its adaptability to new household requirements and needs and therefore fulfilling lifecycle needs. PRIVACY AND OVERLOOKING no overlooking potential overlooking some overlooking 11.107 Cork City Council will seek to ensure that all new houses are designed to excellent design standards. In determining the adequacy of living space, Cork City Council will refer to the minimum standards for apartments, also taking into account the space required for vertical circulation where homes are over two or three floors. Quality Housing for Sustainable Communities (2007) provides a quality reference point that will be taken into account. The development of infill houses or adaptation of existing buildings to provide dwellings are considered in the diagram above. PARKING PROVISION 2+ parking spaces on the property 1 parking space on the property on street car parking dedicated communal car park dedicated podium level parking dedicated underground parking no parking / support car club DAYLIGHT AND SUNLIGHT full daylight and sunlight occasional overshadowing some overshadowing
Private Space for New Houses
11.108 Ensuring that homes have adequate private space for amenity purposes is a key component of ensuring quality of life for residents. This can be provided for in many forms (see Amenity Space table above). Provision of outdoor amenity space brings many benefits, including the health and wellbeing of residents, biodiversity, and permeable surfaces. Outdoor amenity space enhances development and the area surrounding the development. 11.109 Outdoor amenity space becomes increasingly important for high density development in order to ensure the health and wellbeing of residents. However, flexibility is also important so that design can respond to the often complicated needs of infill and mixed development sites and to ensure maximum use of the outdoor amenity space that is provided. New homes should provide some open space that allows the occupants to enjoy fresh air and light in privacy. 11.110 Private space is one of the key land economy components of housing developments that impact on the ability to increase densities. In the context of the need to increase densities in order to achieve compact growth it is considered appropriate to apply the minimum standard for private amenity spaces set out in the Objective 11.5.
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