Cork City Development Plan 2022 - 2028 Volume 1

Chapter 3 I Delivering Homes and Communities

Blarney

White’s Cross

Glanmire

Blackpool

Tivoli

City Centre

Little Island

Ballincollig

Mahon

Douglas

Wilton

Carr’s Hill

LEGEND

Cork Airport

CITY & CENTRAL AREAS PRIMARY URBAN CORRIDORS & PRINCIPAL TOWNS INNER/URBAN SUBURBS OUTER SUBURBS

Figure 3.3: Spatial Density and Building Height Strategy.

3.28 The Part V housing requirement is for an equal split comprising 10% social housing and 10% affordable housing within qualifying housing schemes. Below-market priced housing need will be met by Social and Affordable tenure housing products, which are constantly evolving and it is anticipated that they will continue to evolve through the Plan period. Below-market priced housing products generally include the following: • Social housing for rent; and • Affordable housing for rent, purchase or shared ownership. 3.29 Social and Affordable housing products will be provided by Cork City Council as the Housing Authority, and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs), by a wide range of mechanisms, including under Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended), and hereafter referred to as “Part V”.

Delivering a Good Mix of Housing

3.27 The Joint Housing Strategy / Housing Need and Demand Assessment provides an analysis of the need for below-market priced housing for new households. Within Cork City the target is to provide housing for new households at a ratio of 67% market homes to 33% below-market priced homes. In addition to meeting this new housing need the existing housing waiting list will also need to be housed. This Joint Housing Strategy demonstrates that there is an average estimated need for 20.4% of housing output to be social housing units and 12.7% for affordable housing units over the Plan period to 2028. Table 3.5 outlines estimated delivery of both social housing and affordable units on an annual basis within the 2022-2028 timeframe. There is a need to ensure the provision of affordable private rented housing to address rising student accommodation costs.

Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028 I Volume 1