PPS 8 Open Space Sport and Outdoor Recreation·Page 6·1.3
Definition of Open Space
Open space includes all open space of public value: parks and gardens, amenity green space, children's play areas, natural and semi-natural urban green spaces, allotments, cemeteries, green corridors, civic spaces, and inland bodies of water that offer opportunities for sport and recreation.
Open space, for the purposes of this Statement, is defined as all open space of public value. The definition includes not just outdoor sports facilities, parks and gardens, amenity green space and children's play areas, but also natural and semi-natural urban green spaces, allotments, cemeteries, green corridors and civic spaces. It includes not just land, but also inland bodies of water that offer important opportunities for sport and outdoor recreation and which can also act as a visual amenity. Further information on the range of open space of public value is set out in Annex A.
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