Policy information sourced from the Welwyn Hatfield Local Plan
SADM 17 Urban Open Land
Areas of Urban Open Land are designated on the Policies Map. Proposals for development within Urban Open Land will only be supported where they would:
- Assist in the maintenance or reinforcement of their function as essential open areas;
- Be of a scale which would not compromise the value of the Urban Open Land or use of the open space as defined in terms of its criteria;
- Not result in the loss or net reduction in size of any playing pitches or community recreation facilities, subject to the considerations set out in SP 6 and SADM 7; or
- Be educational development associated with the delivery of school facilities required to meet the evidenced need for additional school places where it can be demonstrated that the impact on the Urban Open Land has been reduced to the minimum possible and where the provisions of criterion iii of the policy have been met.
New areas of open space created during the plan period which meet the criteria for designation as Urban Open Land will be given the same level of protection as land designated as Urban Open Land on the Policies Map.
For more information please see the Welwyn Hatfield Local Plan