Chapter 11 I Placemaking and Managing Development
Replacement Dwelling
Objective 11.10 Design and Landscaping of New Dwelling Houses in Rural Areas Where permitted, rural dwellings must adhere to the following: a. New dwelling house design must respect the character, pattern and tradition of existing places, materials and built forms and must t appropriately into the landscape; b. Be energy efficient in their design, layout and siting; c. Incorporate appropriate landscaping and screen planting by using predominantly indigenous species.
11.136 The demolition of built heritage assets should be a final resort. Any such proposals to demolish an existing building and replacement will have to be strongly justified by the applicant with advice from an accredited conservation practitioner. As part of a planning application for any such proposal the applicant will have to provide a strong justification as to why the structure is to be demolished in addition to meeting the requirements of other relevant policies (e.g. Policy 3.13: Rural-Generated Housing).
Ribbon Development
11.137 “Ribbon development” is formed by the
development of a row of houses along a rural road outside of settlement boundaries. The Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines 2005 recommend against the creation of ribbon development for a variety of reasons relating to road safety, future demands for the provision of public infrastructure as well as visual impacts. Therefore, Cork City Council will discourage development which would contribute to or exacerbate ribbon development (defined by Cork City Council as five or more houses on any one side of a given 250 metres of road frontage). 11.138 Cork City Council will assess whether any given proposal will exacerbate such ribbon development, having regard to the following: 1. The degree to which the proposal for a single dwelling might be considered an infill development; 2. The degree to which existing ribbon development would be extended or whether distinct areas of ribbon development would coalesce as a result of the development; 3. Local circumstances, including the planning history of the area and development pressures; 4. Normal planning considerations.
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