Belfast·SPG003 Residential Design·Page 40·3.1.49
Road design quality and sustainable movement in residential development
Road layouts must balance technical requirements with design quality and sustainable movement patterns. Roads are considered public space and their design is an important element in overall residential development design.
Roads are public space and are therefore an important element in the design of a development. Road layouts which meet all technical requirements but which do not pay due regard to the quality of the residential development and the need to foster sustainable movement patterns will be unacceptable. Planning and designing roads
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