Belfast·SPG007 Masterplanning Approach for Major Development·Page 23·3.5.4
Landscape maintenance planning and quality
Design should balance creating interesting and active public realm with maintenance costs and risk management, potentially including a landscape maintenance plan as part of the design process.
The desire to create interesting, active and diverse public realm that contributes socially and environmentally to the city can sometimes cause conflicts with the desire to minimise maintenance costs or avoid undue risks. Such issues need to be considered at the initial design stage and may include the implementation of a landscape maintenance plan. In such cases, the quality of the landscape design should be beneficial to occupiers and can in many cases improve the value of the scheme which may offset any future maintenance costs.
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