Belfast·SPG003 Residential Design·Page 48·3.1.64
In-curtilage open space for houses
All houses must provide in-curtilage open space. Family dwellings with three or more bedrooms should have adequate private garden space.
All houses will need to provide some in-curtilage open space. The provision of adequate private garden space is particularly important for new family dwellings – generally dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
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