Chapter 3 I Delivering Homes and Communities
c. Within all new residential developments it will be necessary to ensure an appropriate balance of housing tenure and dwelling size to sustain balanced and inclusive communities, including a balance of family- sized units and smaller dwellings tailored to suit the location (please refer to Chapter 11: Placemaking and Managing Development for those standards); d. Deliver at least 20% below-market priced housing across Cork City and ideally within each new residential neighbourhood; e. Encourage the provision of housing for one and two person households in all neighbourhoods to meet the needs of all age groups, including providing for downsizing to release family housing units; f. Update Development Plan policy as necessary to reflect emerging national guidance with regard to housing standards.
Objective 3.5
Residential Density Cork City Council will seek to: a. Promote compact urban growth by
encouraging higher densities throughout Cork City according to the Cork City Density Strategy, Building Height and Tall Building Study and resultant standards set out in Chapter 11: Placemaking and Managing Development and Mapped Objectives; and b. Ensure that urban density is achieved by development proposals providing for high quality sustainable residential development, ensure a balance between the protection of the established character of the surrounding area and existing residential amenities; c. Ensure that urban density is closely linked to creating successful neighbourhoods and ensuring that neighbourhoods are integrated and permeable to ensure short trips are possible to urban centres, local services and amenities; d. Ensuring high-quality architectural, urban and public realm design. Guidance is set out in Chapter 11: Placemaking and Managing Development.
Objective 3.7
Build-to-Rent and Shared Accommodation a. Cork City Council will facilitate the provision of Build-to-Rent in suitable locations in Cork City and schemes shall comply with the requirements of the “Sustainable Urban Housing: Design Standards for New Apartments” Guidelines (DHPLG, March 2018) and the December 2020 update, and any subsequent updates. At the neighbourhood level development proposals should contribute to the creation or maintenance of a socially balanced and inclusive neighbourhood. Development proposals will need to be justified within the context of the HNDA demand forecasts for one and two--person households and the spectrum of dwelling types and tenures available for that population group; b. There is a presumption against shared accommodation / co-living development.
Objective 3.6
Housing Mix
Cork City Council will seek to: a. Implement the provisions of the Joint Housing Strategy and HNDA as far as they relate to Cork City; b. Encourage the development of an appropriate mix of dwelling types to meet target residential densities, utilising a range of dwelling types and density typologies informed by best practice (as illustrated in “Density Done Well” in the Cork City Density Strategy, Building Height and Tall Building Strategy) with combinations of houses, stacked units and apartments;
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