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Delivering Successful Higher Density Housing

4. Private and communal external space

‘Somewhere to sit out’ is known to influence the degree of satisfaction that residents express about higher density living. This section is concerned with the need to deliver both private and public open space and examines some of the options.

Downloadable resources

Check list
www.cabe.org.uk public space
CABE Green Space Strategies: A Good Practice Guide (2004)
CABE Start with the Park: Creating sustainable urban green spaces in areas of housing growth and renewal (2005)

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4. Private and communal external space
Checklist	Comments, concerns & suggestions	P	O	N
4.1 Communal external space
What provision/facilities are available for play for under 5’s, under12’s and older young people either on the development or close by?
What external communal space is provided?
Is wasted open space avoided?
Cross check management and maintenance with sections 7 and 8
What planting and landscaping scheme is proposed?
4.2 External private space
What proportion of homes have access to a private garden?
What proportion of homes have access to a roof terrace?
What proportion of homes have access to a balcony?
What size is the balcony (4m2 is a preferred minimum)

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