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INTRODUCTION
1. This draft SPP sets out national planning policy for sports and recreation in urban and rural settings and for provision and protection of open space within and on the edges of settlements. It introduces national minimum standards for open space in new developments
2. SPP 11, when finalised, will replace National Planning Policy Guideline ( NPPG) 11: Sport, Physical Recreation and Open Space. While the title has been revised and shortened, the policy still embraces sport and both passive and active recreation. The term 'open space' includes green space consisting of any vegetated land or structure, water or geological feature in an urban area, including trees, woodland and paths, and civic space consisting of squares, market places and other paved or hard landscaped areas with a civic function. 'Physical activity' refers to all types of formal and informal physical recreation and sport, and includes day to day activity such as walking or cycling as a form of transport for short journeys.
3. Planning Advice Note ( PAN) 65: Planning and Open Space remains in place. It contains best practice advice on planning for open space, and provides a typology of open space, and should be read in conjunction with this SPP.
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