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Hard Landscape Design and Materials
4.28NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments
hard landscape design, including paving areas, means of enclosure and street furniture should be carefully considered and the use of high quality materials will be required.
residentialexternal-spaceDeveloper Responsibility for Landscape Works and Maintenance
4.29NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments
Developers will be required to carry out all landscape works associated with their schemes and must provide establishment maintenance and on going long term management, unless this responsibility is t
residentialexternal-spacePublic Open Space in Residential Development
4.30NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments
Regard should always be given to ways of integrating pleasant, attractive and landscaped areas of public open space, including children's playspaces, as an intrinsic element of any new residential dev
residentialexternal-spaceopen-spacePrivate Open Space Provision
4.31NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments
Well-designed space around buildings can add greatly to the attractiveness of a development, especially where the principles of defensible space are applied. A variety of garden sizes and usable open
residentialexternal-spacedwellingflatsPrivacy and Overlooking
4.38NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments
The protection of the privacy of the occupants of residential properties is an important element of the quality of a residential environment. It is a particularly important consideration where new dev
dwellingresidentialexternal-spacesite-planningSecured by Design Principles
4.40NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments
'Secured by Design' is a UK project for promoting the principles of designing out crime from the built environment. Developers and their professional advisers should take account of these principles i
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