Chapter 3 I Delivering Homes and Communities
3.7 The “15-Minute City” provides a very clear concept to frame what we mean by neighbourhoods. This concept has been given much greater significance during the Covid-19 global public health crisis and has become part of the mainstream lexicon and raised society’s expectations as to what they can expect within their own neighbourhood. The concept has been part of Cork City Council’s planning policy framework since 2010. Figure 3.2, below, illustrates the minimum standards for a 15-minute City, that being the level of services intended for “Smaller Settlements and Rural Areas”. The diagram is not exhaustive and in a City context the 15-minute City will seek a higher standard of provision, including access to public transport and access to nature.
3.6 The National Planning Framework, RSES and the Sustainable Residential Developments in Urban Areas: Guidelines for Planning Authorities (DEHLG, 2009) all place great value on the development of sustainable neighbourhoods. In order to have a good quality of life people need access to a range of resources in addition to their home: The resources that we need to function as a society can be considered at three different scales for the purposes of Cork City’s planning strategy: • A strategic City-wide scale; • A City-quadrant / Urban Town scale; and • A Neighbourhood / 15-Minute City scale.
Figure 3.2: Hierarchy of Settlements and Related Infrastructure (Source: NPF).
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Smaller Settlements and Rural Areas Smaller Towns and Villages Large Towns Cities
Source: Derived from Strategic Investment Board Limited, 2008
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