Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)·Page 113·7.3.10
Public open space and children's play facilities in residential development
Public open space requirements including children's play spaces are addressed in policy OS3. For large apartment developments, additional communal open space may be considered to offset shortfalls where site constraints prevent standard requirements from being met, and well-designed play facilities for children are encouraged.
The amount of public open space within residential developments, including provision of children's play spaces, is addressed in policy OS3. In the case of large scale apartment developments, if, in exceptional circumstances, it can be demonstrated that physical constraints of the site prevent these requirements from being met, additional communal open space may be considered to offset any shortfall. Applicants should consider function, orientation, maintenance, scale and qualities of proposed communal open space. In some cases it may be necessary to provide a landscape strategy considering the provision of open space and how it meets the needs of all future residents of the apartment development. Well-designed formal or informal play facilities for children will be encouraged within large scale apartment developments.
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