Appendix 1 - Housing Strategy
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Consider adding the following chapters/inclusions:
Speed of delivery
Consider adding a chapter on how FCC plan to improve the speed of delivery of planning applications, consultation and construction. Include ideas around benchmarking of developments/setting expectations of developers and encouraging plans that lend themselves to off-site manufacture.
Benchmarking of designs/quality/expectations
Both the Castlelands SHD and Hacketstown SHD proposals by LDA and their architects are great benchmarks. Taylor Hill development in Balbriggan by Glenveagh Homes is also very good. Consider adding benchmark developments to set expectations of developers.
We need to be arriving at these types of high quality proposals much much faster in the planning/masterplanning system.
Consultation/communication
The planning disipline/developers need to communicate and produce proposals for 'medium density clustered developments at human scale'. The benefits this brings needs to be communicated better to local communities to avoid challenges. Early engagement is also key. Consider also Virtual Reality technology for 3D rendering of sites/communication with local groups. This will drive down costs of development and delays.
Mixed development
Consider a new zone typeology called 'Mixed Development' This would have residential and commercial mixed and encoraged. Live-work-play within 15 mins walk of your house and in your neighbourhood. Think central Barcelona but in Ireland and without the sunshine....