Belfast·SPG003 Residential Design·Page 43·3.1.56
Maintenance and management of public open space
Public open space must be easy to maintain and manage; verges and narrow peripheral tracts that are difficult to manage are unacceptable, and engineered flood mitigation areas should not count as public open space.
Areas of public open space should also be easy to maintain and manage. The use of verges and narrow or peripheral tracts which are difficult to manage will not be acceptable. Similarly, engineered areas of flood mitigation such as attenuation tanks and other hard holding areas should not be considered as contributing to public
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