SPPS Strategic Planning Policy Statement Edition 2 (December 2025)·Page 85·6.209
Assessment of outdoor playing space provision
Councils must assess existing outdoor playing space in their plan area against the NPFA recommended minimum standard of 2.4 hectares per 1000 population, considering both provision levels and distribution/accessibility.
In preparing LDPs councils should assess existing provision of open space in the plan area against the National Playing Fields Association (NPFA) recommended minimum standard of 2.4 hectares of 'outdoor playing space' per 1000 population (commonly referred to as the '6 acre standard)'. These assessments should consider both the level of 'outdoor playing space' provision in the plan area, and the distribution and accessibility of such land use.
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