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NI-wide·PPS 8 Open Space Sport and Outdoor Recreation

This Planning Policy Statement, PPS 8 'Open Space, Sport and Outdoor Recreation', sets out the Department's planning policies for the protection of open space, the provision of new areas of open space

NI-wide·PPS 8 Open Space Sport and Outdoor Recreation

The PPS is of direct relevance to the public and those whose actions have a direct physical impact upon the natural or man-made environment. These include landowners, developers, government department

NI-wide·PPS 8 Open Space Sport and Outdoor Recreation

The policies of this Statement supersede the following provisions of the Planning Strategy for Rural Northern Ireland: REC 1 - Recreational Open Space, REC 2 - Outdoor Recreation

NI-wide·PPS 8 Open Space Sport and Outdoor Recreation

Where the above policies are referred to elsewhere in the Planning Strategy, the policies of this Statement take precedence. It should be noted, however, that Planning Policy Statement 8 does not supe

NI-wide·PPS 8 Open Space Sport and Outdoor Recreation

For all these reasons, the Government attaches great importance to the retention of our existing open spaces, the creation of attractive new spaces and the promotion of more opportunities to participa

NI-wide·PPS 8 Open Space Sport and Outdoor Recreation

The use being made of the countryside for a range of sporting and outdoor recreational activities, particularly where these are associated with farm diversification, can contribute to the process of r

NI-wide·PPS 8 Open Space Sport and Outdoor Recreation

In exercise of its responsibility for planning control in Northern Ireland, the Department assesses development proposals against all planning policies and other material considerations that are relev

NI-wide·PPS 8 Open Space Sport and Outdoor Recreation

Where an exchange is acceptable in principle the Department will secure this through use of planning conditions or, where appropriate, a Planning Agreement under Article 40 of the Planning (NI) Order

NI-wide·PPS 8 Open Space Sport and Outdoor Recreation

All proposals for the alternative use of open space will be assessed with regard to their effect on the amenity, character and biodiversity of the area and the wider locality and taking into account t

NI-wide·PPS 8 Open Space Sport and Outdoor Recreation

The Department will permit the development of proposals for outdoor recreational use in the countryside where all the following criteria are met: (i) there is no adverse impact on features of importan

NI-wide·PPS 8 Open Space Sport and Outdoor Recreation

In assessing proposals, the Department will take account of the nature of the sporting or outdoor recreational activity and the ability of the land or the landscape to sustain that activity in the lon

NI-wide·PPS 8 Open Space Sport and Outdoor Recreation

The impact of development associated with certain outdoor recreational uses can be reduced by careful attention to scale, siting, layout, design and landscaping details. Any proposed activity or devel

NI-wide·PPS 8 Open Space Sport and Outdoor Recreation

The development of golf courses can facilitate agricultural diversification and encourage tourism, but can also have a detrimental impact on the environment particularly because of the scale of such d

NI-wide·PPS 8 Open Space Sport and Outdoor Recreation

The Department will carefully consider the impact of proposals for the development of golf courses on the landscape and wider environmental qualities of the countryside. Each proposal should contain f

NI-wide·PPS 8 Open Space Sport and Outdoor Recreation

Golf driving ranges are generally more intensive land uses than golf courses with different visitor patterns and potentially higher levels of traffic generation. The buildings or the galleries, especi

NI-wide·PPS 8 Open Space Sport and Outdoor Recreation

The keeping and riding of horses for recreational purposes is increasingly popular in many parts of the countryside. Outdoor participatory recreational uses such as riding schools will normally be con

NI-wide·PPS 8 Open Space Sport and Outdoor Recreation

Some outdoor recreational activities have the potential to generate high levels of noise and it is therefore necessary to pay special regard to the siting and location of such activities. Policy OS 5

NI-wide·PPS 8 Open Space Sport and Outdoor Recreation

Part 4 of the Planning (General Development) Order (NI) 1993 provides rights for the temporary use of land for a specified number of days each year. These rights are often used to facilitate certain s

NI-wide·PPS 8 Open Space Sport and Outdoor Recreation

The Department will only permit the development of sport or outdoor recreational activities that generate high levels of noise where all the following criteria are met: (i) there is no unacceptable le

NI-wide·PPS 8 Open Space Sport and Outdoor Recreation

The impact of noise is an important issue in assessing proposals for activities such as motorsports, shooting, water-skiing and paintball adventure games. The noise associated with such activities can

NI-wide·PPS 8 Open Space Sport and Outdoor Recreation

Appropriate sites for regular use by noise generating sports are not easy to identify. Much will depend on the type of activity, the tone, level, frequency and duration of any noise generated, the des

NI-wide·PPS 8 Open Space Sport and Outdoor Recreation

In certain cases it may be possible to permit proposals subject to the imposition of conditions limiting the hours during which the floodlights may be operated and/or the frequency of their use, restr

NI-wide·PPS 8 Open Space Sport and Outdoor Recreation

(vi) sports halls or leisure centres; (vii) commercial entertainment complexes and theme parks; and (viii) car parks for non-recreational use.

NI-wide·PPS 8 Open Space Sport and Outdoor Recreation

(A) Outdoor Sport: 1.6 hectares (i) Facilities such as pitches, greens, courts, athletic tracks and miscellaneous sites such as training areas in the ownership of councils; (ii) Facilities as describe

NI-wide·PPS 8 Open Space Sport and Outdoor Recreation

(B) Children's Playing Space: 0.8 hectares (i) Designated areas for children and young people containing a range of facilities and an environment that has been designed to provide focussed opportuniti

NI-wide·PPS 8 Open Space Sport and Outdoor Recreation

Further information can be found in the publication "The Six Acre Standard: Minimum Standards for Outdoor Playing Space", NPFA, 2001.