Rural Design Advice for Individual Houses in the Countryside

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Limerick County CouncilCounty HallDooradoyleCounty LimerickRural Design Advice for Individual Houses in the Countryside:Limerick CountyFirst Publication May 2007Updated July 201249 O’Connell Street, LimerickAll rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproducedin any form (including by storage in any retrieval system),transmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying,or otherwise, or adapted without the written permissionof the authors and publishers.All sketches and illustrations by Jon Elliott
CONTENTSPage1. Introduction 1Purpose of the Design Advice 2Recent Trends 3Structure of the Design Advice 42. Evolution of the Country House 5Learning from the Past 6Castles and Fortified Houses 7Classical Houses 8Country Houses 9Vernacular Cottages 10Public Rural Housing 10Main Features of the Traditional House 11Modern House Types 123. Selecting the Site 13Landscape Character 14Site Location 20Using Natural Features 21Existing Development Pattern 22Roads and Infrastructure 24Site Orientation 25Site Selection Checklist 264. Planning the Site 27Context 28General Design Principles 29Scale, Building Line and Set-back 30Building Form and Proportion 31Topography 33Building Orientation 34Sustainable Site Planning 34Vehicle Access and Parking 41Boundaries 42Garden Design 43Site Planning Checklist 445. Designing the House 45Different Approaches 46Building Form Checklist 50Building Elements 51Building Conversions 586. Designing with the Planning System 61Considering an Application 62Submitting an Application 62Planning Application Drawings 63Appendix 1: Recommended Planting TypesAppendix 2: Building RegulationsAppendix 3: Design StatementCounty Limerick: Rural Design Advice for Individual Houses in the Countryside
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Page 6 and 7: 1.INTRODUCTIONPurpose of the Design
Page 8 and 9: 1.INTRODUCTIONThe Local Planning Au
Page 10 and 11: 2.EVOLUTION OF THE COUNTRY HOUSEThe
Page 12 and 13: 2.EVOLUTION OF THE COUNTRY HOUSECla
Page 14 and 15: 2.EVOLUTION OF THE COUNTRY HOUSEVer
Page 16 and 17: 2.EVOLUTION OF THE COUNTRY HOUSEMod
Page 18 and 19: 3.SELECTING THE SITEIf a proper fit
Page 20 and 21: 3.SELECTING THE SITEAgricultural Lo
Page 22 and 23: 3.SELECTING THE SITE31.Western Upla
Page 24 and 25: 3.SELECTING THE SITESite LocationLo
Page 26 and 27: 3.SELECTING THE SITEExisting Develo
Page 28 and 29: 3.SELECTING THE SITERoads and Infra
Page 30 and 31: 3.SELECTING THE SITESite Selection
Page 32 and 33: 4.PLANNING THE SITEContextThe new c
Page 34 and 35: 4.PLANNING THE SITEScale, Building
Page 36 and 37: 4.PLANNING THE SITESimple dominant
Page 38 and 39: 4.PLANNING THE SITEBuilding Orienta
Page 40 and 41: 4.PLANNING THE SITERenewable Energy
Page 42 and 43: 4.PLANNING THE SITEGeothermal Energ
Page 44 and 45: 4.PLANNING THE SITEA. Local Sustain
Page 46 and 47: 4.PLANNING THE SITEBoundariesRoadsi
Page 48 and 49: 4.PLANNING THE SITESite Planning Ch
Page 50 and 51: 5.DESIGNING THE HOUSEThe use of sta
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5.DESIGNING THE HOUSETry to avoid:
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5.DESIGNING THE HOUSEBuilding Form
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5.DESIGNING THE HOUSERoofs and Chim
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5.DESIGNING THE HOUSEDoors, Porches
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5.DESIGNING THE HOUSEConservatories
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5.DESIGNING THE HOUSEBuilding Conve
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5.DESIGNING THE HOUSEExtensions to
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6.DESIGNING WITH THE PLANNING SYSTE
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1.APPENDIXRecommended Planting Type
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APPENDIX 2.Building RegulationsThe
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APPENDIX 3a.Design Statement for si
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