Chapter 3 I Delivering Homes and Communities
the Travellers Accommodation Plan. Specific development locations are specifically identified in Table 3.7 and accommodation for Travellers will also be suitable on lands zoned for purposes that accommodate residential uses, including the ZO 1: Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods and ZO 20 City Hinterland land use zoning objectives; b. Encouraging and supporting, in conjunction with Túsla and other relevant agencies, the provision of Domestic Violence Refuge which seek to provide appropriate Domestic Abuse Crisis Intervention Services in Cork; c. Supporting the provision of homeless accommodation and / or support services throughout Cork City; d. Supporting the provision of housing for people with intellectual disability and / or autism consistent with the National Disability Act and the policy on congregated settings.
Objective 3.11
Housing for Older People (Age Friendly Housing) Cork City Council will support the planning and delivery of more specialised housing and community facilities for older persons that: a. Are located close to community and social infrastructure required by occupants (e.g. shops, post office, community centres, etc) ensuring older people can remain part of existing communities; b. Are easily accessible for residents, employees, visitors and service providers; c. Follow best practice, including the ‘Positive Ageing’ model, by actively engaging and integrating within the wider community while providing a safe environment for residents; d. Create strong links between the elderly and the local community including provision of activities linked to wider community groups; e. Follow all relevant standards set out in the ‘National Quality Standards for Residential Care Settings for Older People in Ireland’ published by the Health Information and Quality Authority (July 2016) or the relevant standards for any subsequent national guidelines.
Objective 3.13
Rural Generated Housing
a. To sustain and renew established rural communities, by facilitating those with a rural generated housing need to live within their rural community (see Objective 11.9 – One-Off Housing: Demonstrable Need to Reside on Landholding); b. To discourage urban generated housing in the City Hinterland; c. The City Hinterland is the area under strongest urban generated pressure for rural housing. Therefore, single rural housing applicants must satisfy Cork City Council that their proposal constitutes an exceptional rural generated housing need and satisfies all the requirements of this Plan. Any application for the development of a single rural dwelling must set out a comprehensive and conclusive demonstrable economic or social need to live in a rural area.
Objective 3.12
Special Categories of Housing
Cork City Council will actively seek to meet the housing need of special categories of housing by: a. To directly provide and also support the development of suitable accommodation to meet the particular housing needs of Cork City’s Travelling Community through the planning process and development of new sites, the extension of existing sites and the refurbishment of existing sites in accordance with the needs identified in
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