Chapter 11 I Placemaking and Managing Development
11.156 Cork City Council will assess single replacement dwellings within an urban area on a case by case basis. Where the original building is a designated or undesignated built heritage asset of significance this should be repaired and re-used. Where it is proposed to reinterpret the site with a built heritage asset integrated into a new layout this will require great skill. In the case of a designated heritage asset (i.e. a Protected Structure or a building within an ACA) enabling development will be considered favourably where it brings a building back into public use.
3. Parking space provision is not at the expense of a garden/courtyard; 4. There is adequate amenity area; 5. Each apartment has a refuse bin storage area and washing/drying facilities accessible to the occupants.
Demolition of Existing Residential Dwellings
11.153 Cork City Council will resist the demolition of existing historic buildings, apart from in exceptional circumstances. 11.154 The Council has a preference for the deep retro- fit of structurally sound, habitable dwellings as opposed to demolition and replacement unless a strong justification in respect of the latter has been put forward by the applicant. The loss of historic buildings is of concern for four main reasons: 1. It is more environmentally sustainable to re-use existing buildings; 2. Many buildings predate suburban development and make a very significant contribution to the overall character and distinctiveness of an area, though often of modest architectural significance in themselves. This would include farmhouses, artisan cottages and other building types; 3. Buildings are of architectural merit (either in their own right or as part of a group, whether or not they are protected on a statutory basis); 4. It generally results in the loss of larger housing stock. 11.155 Demolition of an existing house in single occupancy and replacement with multiple new build units will not be considered simply on the grounds of replacement numbers only but will be weighed against other factors. Better alternatives to comprehensive demolition of, for example, a distinctive detached dwelling and its landscaped gardens, may be the construction of structures around the established dwelling that seek to retain characteristic site elements.
Lifecycle Homes Standards
11.157 Provision of dwellings that are capable of being lifecycle homes and take into account the sixteen criteria of the Lifetime Homes Standards are encouraged.
Adaptable Roof Space
11.158 Homes that are built with a pitched roof should generally be designed to enable extension into the roof space in the future for extra living space without increasing site coverage. This may not be appropriate in all instances, however, for example in certain Architectural Conservation Areas. Cork City Council can advise on this matter.
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Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028 I Volume 1
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