Open space, sport and outdoor recreation

Planning Policy Statement 8

Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland, 2004
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Current

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Core Supplement

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Planning Policy Statement

Abstract

Sets out the Department’s planning policies for the protection of open space, the provision of new areas of open space in association with residential development and the use of land for sport and outdoor recreation, and advises on the treatment of these issues in development plans.

History

Will be cancelled by Strategic planning policy statement for Northern Ireland (SPPS) - planning for sustainable development (DOENI, 2015) when all eleven councils have adopted a new Plan Strategy for the whole of their council area. Issued by The Planning Service, an agency within the DOENI.

Subjects

  • Environmental planning/land
  • Public open spaces
  • Planning and development
  • Natural environment

Publisher History

The Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland (DOENI) is now known as the Department for Communities (DfC). The Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland's role was to promote sustainable development principles, responsible land use, air and water quality, and waste management, the reduction of road traffic casualties and ensure effective local government.

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