SPPS Strategic Planning Policy Statement Edition 2 (December 2025)·Page 84·6.206
Open Space Provision in New Residential Development
New residential development of 25 or more units or one hectare and above must provide adequate, well-designed open space as an integral part of the scheme, with mechanisms to secure future management and maintenance.
Councils must bring forward policy to require new residential development of an appropriate scale (generally 25 or more units, or on sites of one hectare and above) to provide adequate and well-designed open space as an integral part of the development. Councils should also ensure a suitable mechanism is in place to secure the future management and maintenance of open space in new residential developments.
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