These guidelines which update
and supersede the previous 2015 document takes account of:
§ experience
in their implementation since 2015;
§ the
need to enhance apartment output to secure both additional housing supply and
more compact urban development patterns;
§ departmental
and stakeholder research and analysis into the deliverability of increased
supply of apartments; and
§ submissions
made during the public consultation period.
Accordingly, the 'Sustainable
Urban Housing: Design Standards for New Apartments, Guidelines for Planning
Authorities' guidelines aim to:
i. Enable a mix of apartment
types more closely reflecting contemporary household formation and housing
demand patterns and trends, particularly in urban areas;
ii. Encourage more
refurbishment and small-scale urban infill schemes;
iii. Deliver greater policy
clarity in relation to the emerging ‘build to rent’ and ‘shared accommodation’
sectors; and
iv. Remove requirements for
car-parking in certain circumstances to support sustainable transport modes and
in the interests of enhancing the economic deliverability of apartment schemes.
These guidelines are issued
under Section 28 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended).
Planning Authorities and An
Bord Pleanála are required to have regard to these guidelines in the course of
carrying out their functions, and are required to apply certain provisions of
the guidelines stated as Specific Planning Policy Requirements under Section 28
(1C) of the Act above.
These guidelines are available
to access here.
The Departmental Circular can be reviewed here.
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