Chapter 11 I Placemaking and Managing Development
Nursing Homes / Housing for the Elderly
In assessing applications for medical related practices, the following will be considered (not an exhaustive list): 1. Contribution to placemaking and to the 15-minute city and walkable neighbourhood concepts; 2. An audit by the applicant of existing facilities in the vicinity; 3. Impacts on the amenity of the area and privacy of adjacent neighbouring properties; 4. Proximity to public transport; 5. Adequate traffic management, including safe access, parking and drop-off;
11.171 There is a continuing and growing need for nursing and elder care homes. Such facilities should be integrated whenever possible into the established residential areas of the city where residents can expect reasonable access to public transport and local services. In considering applications for nursing / elder care facilities, the following factors will be taken into account: 1. The effect on the amenities of adjoining properties; 2. Provision of adequate parking facilities and proper access and egress from the facility; 3. Adequate provision of open space; 4. Proximity to local services and facilities; 5. Design and proposed materials; 6. The size and scale of the facility proposed; the scale must be appropriate to the area.
6. Traffic generation; 7. Hours of operation; 8. Proposed signage.
Places of Worship
11.174 Places of Worship are integral parts of sustainable neighbourhoods and provide opportunities for communities to interact. However, activities can result in changes to traffic flow, parking availability, and impact on the prevailing amenity of an area amongst other planning factors. The following will be taken into consideration when determining proposals for places of worship including changes of use (not an exhaustive list): 1. Contribution to placemaking and to the 15-minute city and walkable neighbourhood concepts; 2. Proposals must be considered to complement the activities and use of adjoining developments. Proposals should not have a detrimental impact on the amenity of the area; 3. Proposals will be assessed in the context of the location of the site, ease of access to public transport, services and utility connections and the existing and / or desired level of amenity in the area; 4. Any additional uses proposed should be made known to the Planning Authority as the likely wider use of the facility is a factor that assists Cork City Council in its assessment of the appropriateness of the location for the desired activity.
Medical-Related Practices
11.172 Currently premises for general practice and medical related consultants include a wide variety of building types ranging from adaptations of domestic premises for single practitioners to purpose built premises for larger group practices. Cork City Council will support the provision of health care facilities in the City Centre, Urban Town Centres, District Centres and Neighbourhood and Local Centres. 11.173 In assessing proposals for conversions of dwellings to medical or health-related uses in residential areas, conversion of part of a dwelling to a medical or related use may be considered where ideally the dwelling remains as the main residence of the practitioner and where a local need has been demonstrated and provided there are no adverse effects on neighbouring amenities (e.g. in terms of traffic generated, car-parking, noise, etc.).
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Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028 I Volume 1
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