Chapter 3 I Delivering Homes and Communities
The strategy reflects national planning guidance, a bespoke analysis of Cork City and international best practice in relation to policy and models of develop- ment. ‘Suitabilities’ for urban density include: • Identification as a major development opportunity; • Being within or close to an urban centre; • Access to high-quality public transport proposed in CMATS (the proposed Cork LRT system, high-quality bus network and bus network) • Access to local services; and • Access to parks and green space. 3.25 Greenfield sites will need to be developed to densities that reflect their suitability for urban density. This will require a step-change in the urban density of schemes being proposed. As a general rule the minimum density shall be 35 dwellings per hectare (net density), excluding one-off houses. 3.26 The Density Strategy is structured around four sub-areas (see Figure 3.3, and Volume 2: Mapped Objectives): • City Centre and Docklands (“City and Central Areas”); • City Centre Fringe / Key transport corridors / key urban centres • Inner Urban Suburbs • Outer Suburbs.
Residential Density
3.22 Optimising the density of any development and ensuring that the best use of land is made are core responsibilities of the planning system and in achieving a more compact form of urban development in Cork City that promotes resource efficiency. 3.23 Cork City Council has prepared the Cork City Urban Density, Building Height and Tall Building Study as an input into the planning strategy for Cork City. The Study has provided a key input into the residential density assumptions that underlie the Core Strate- gy and other development objectives of this Plan. Building height and the tall building strategy are outlined in Chapter 11: Placemaking and Managing Development. 3.24 The density strategy is based on the suitability of sites within Cork City to accommodate increased densities. The density strategy is ambitious and establishes density ranges for different kinds of locations based on 8 different ‘suitabilities’.
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