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Sport and Recreation in Rural Regeneration
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
open-spacesportoutdoor-recreationruralActive Lifestyles and Sporting Facilities
ENV 7.1NI-wide·PPS 8 Open Space Sport and Outdoor Recreation
providing opportunities for more active lifestyles by maintaining and enhancing sporting facilities in the Region, creating networks of community greenways in cities and towns, developing cycle and pe
public-buildingtopic-accesstopic-external-spaceruralopen-spaceSustainable Access to Countryside and Public Open Spaces
ENV 1.4NI-wide·PPS 8 Open Space Sport and Outdoor Recreation
promoting sustainable access to the countryside taking account of the Northern Ireland Countryside Recreation Strategy and continuing to develop the network of public open spaces including country par
topic-accesstopic-external-spaceruralopen-spaceconservationUrban sports and recreational facilities and countryside relief
5.4NI-wide·PPS 8 Open Space Sport and Outdoor Recreation
The protection and enhancement of sporting and outdoor recreational facilities in urban areas may also reduce the demand for such activities in the countryside. This can sometimes help provide relief
open-spacesite-planningruralPolicy OS 3: Outdoor Recreation in the Countryside
Policy OS 3NI-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
outdoor-recreationcountrysideruralconservationaccessibilitydrainagesite-planningopen-spaceCountryside Recreation Strategy and Rural Economy
5.24NI-wide·PPS 8 Open Space Sport and Outdoor Recreation
The Countryside Recreation Strategy for Northern Ireland highlights the importance of the countryside for recreation, and acknowledges the contribution this can make to the rural economy and the promo
ruralopen-spacerecreationtourismPopular and Emerging Countryside Recreation Activities
5.25NI-wide·PPS 8 Open Space Sport and Outdoor Recreation
Hill walking, rambling, cycling and angling are among the most popular countryside recreational pursuits. There is also a growing number of people now taking part in activities such as horse riding, g
ruralopen-spacerecreationSustainable Countryside Recreation Development
5.26NI-wide·PPS 8 Open Space Sport and Outdoor Recreation
Government policy seeks to encourage farm diversification and thereby strengthen the rural economy. In recent years this has generated an increasing number of proposals for sporting and outdoor recrea
ruralopen-spacerecreationenvironmental-protectionRecreational Development in Designated Areas
5.27NI-wide·PPS 8 Open Space Sport and Outdoor Recreation
In locations designated for their landscape, nature conservation or heritage importance, special care is needed in assessing proposals. It may be possible to meet the demand for outdoor recreation use
ruralopen-spacerecreationconservationheritageEquestrian Uses
5.33NI-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
open-spacesportoutdoor-recreationrurallandscapeJustification for Floodlighting Policy - General Considerations
5.51, 5.52NI-wide·PPS 8 Open Space Sport and Outdoor Recreation
There has been an increasing trend in recent years towards the provision of floodlighting at sports and outdoor recreational facilities. This can extend the hours of operation of such facilities, ther
external-spaceopen-spaceruralconservation