Rural Development (Leaving Cert Construction Studies): Flashcards
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Rural development definition
Rural development definition
Expansion of settlement in countryside, sustainable & sympathetic to local area
Nodal settlement definition
Nodal settlement definition
Houses clustered around local service point (shop/church)
Linear/ribbon development definition
Linear/ribbon development definition
Houses along roads/routes, creates ribbon pattern
Linear development restriction (planning policy)
Linear development restriction (planning policy)
Discouraged: 5+ dwellings on one side over 250m stretch
Dispersed settlement pattern
Dispersed settlement pattern
Random scattering of buildings across landscape
Min. natural boundaries to retain in rural development
Min. natural boundaries to retain in rural development
At least two existing natural boundaries
Rule about skyline/waterline in rural development
Rule about skyline/waterline in rural development
Building must not break skyline or waterline
Design forms for rural buildings
Design forms for rural buildings
Simple, restrained forms
Preferred materials for rural construction
Preferred materials for rural construction
Local materials, particularly local stone
Site entrance style in rural areas
Site entrance style in rural areas
Discreet and simple