PPS 8 Open Space Sport and Outdoor Recreation·Page 6·1.5
Contribution of Open Space to Quality of Urban Life
Open space is important for providing green lungs, visual breaks and wildlife habitats in built-up areas, and can enhance the character of residential and conservation areas while helping attract business and tourism.
Open space, whether or not there is public access to it, is important for its contribution to the quality of urban life by providing important green lungs, visual breaks and wildlife habitats in built-up areas. Open space can enhance the character of residential areas, civic buildings, conservation areas, listed buildings and archaeological sites. It can also help to attract business and tourism and thereby contribute to the
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