Chapter 11 I Placemaking and Managing Development
Public Open Space in Housing Developments
11.111 Traditionally suburban housing developments have included front gardens of at least 5m to incorporate a car parking space and a rear garden of 11m, resulting in private garden of at least 80sqm. Where parking is off-plot this reduces the amount of private space required (e.g. in urban and inner urban locations with reduced size front gardens and the provision of boundary / privacy strip spaces). Objective 11.5 Private Amenity Space for Houses Houses should provide a private garden / terrace, of adequate size and proportions for the size of house proposed. The private outdoor areas should allow space for outside dining and / or clothes drying, with reasonable circulation. Private open space for houses should aim to be at least 48 sqm. However, it may be acceptable to provide a smaller area where it can be demonstrated that good quality, useable open space can be provided on site. The following factors will be material in assessing whether adequate space has been provided: a. The density of the proposed development; b. The context of the development in relation to the size and layout of existing residential plots and the pattern of development; c. The orientation of the outdoor area in relation to the path of the sun; d. The degree to which enclosure and overlooking impact on the proposed new dwellings and any neighbouring dwellings; e. The overall shape, access to and usability of the whole space to be provided; f. Clear delineation of public and private space (avoiding rear boundaries onto streets and public realm); g. The location of the plot in relation to publicly accessible open space and the offer of that space.
11.112 Public open space for residential developments will normally be required as per Table 11.11, below, apart from in exceptional circumstances.
Area
Public Open Space Provision
Greenfield Sites / Areas for which a local area plan is appropriate
15%
General Provision
10%
Table 11.11: Residential Public Open Space Provision.
11.113 Qualitative criteria relating to the provision of public open space are set out in Chapter 6: Green and Blue Infrastructure, Open Space and Biodiversity and the Sustainable Residential Development Guidelines 2009 and the Urban Design Manual 2009. Public open space is intended to be usable as well as provide visual amenity and biodiversity value, and will normally be required in addition to land required for landscape reasons, such as woodland, habitats, tree belts, floodplains, etc. Naming & Numbering of Residential Estates, New Developments & Streets 11.114 All new street and development names shall reflect local historical, heritage or cultural associations. 1. Naming and numbering of new developments, streets and residential estates shall be agreed with Cork City Council prior to launching any advertising campaign for the residential development;
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