The New Six Acre Standard
The Six Acre Standard has been reissued under the new name Planning and Design for Outdoor Sport and Play. It is a well regarded referencework for planners in the UK. It has been updated to include the modern planning regime and new topics such as sustainability and the local environment.These areas come under the heading "Open Space". which refers to all open space,and is deemed as a community asset, and value, and is protected by legislation in the Core Strategy (2006-2026).
Child sport fields, on educational land is not recorded as "Open Space", and is not protected by Open Space legislation. However any change of use of educational land requires local or national government approval. The government decisions can be contested by the local community.
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