Considerations for zoning future open space needs

Zonings for future needs should take into account the following: accessibility to and from existing and proposed housing areas; the potential for any detrimental impact on biodiversity or on sensitive environmental areas and features; the contribution that open space can make to the quality of the environment, sense of place and community life; the importance of protecting linear open spaces such as pedestrian and cycle routes, community greenways, former railway lines and river and canal corridors many of which are valuable in linking larger areas of open space and providing important wildlife corridors/ecological networks; promoting and protecting public access to and along the coast; making adequate provision of green and blue infrastructure; and Identifying and designating areas of open space which perform a strategic function, such as landscape wedges in urban areas.