7 Open Space

7 Open Space 7.1 The pre-existing Site Allocations LDD (adopted 2014) set out the allocated public open spaces across the district. These pre-existing open space allocations have been carried over into this Local Plan. Additionally, three new open space allocations have been added. Two of the new allocations are the open spaces associated with the two respective Warner Bros. Studios allocations (WB2 and WB3). The third allocation is the Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace (SANG) associated with housing allocation site H34 (West of the Kings Langley Estate). The allocated open spaces are shown in the policies map. 7.2 The Open Space, Play Space, Sport and Recreation policy within Part I of the Plan seeks to safeguard open spaces for this use and sets out that future development proposals will be required to contribute to new provision of open space and children’s play space where justified by the scale of development. Site -specific comments on the housing sites above identifies where a housing site would be required to contribute to open space and play space provision. 7.3 The location of new future provision of open space and play space depends on a council decision on housing site allocations and on planning permissions that may be granted both for windfall sites and future allocation sites (where such provision is required). As the designation of any new open and play spaces through future development proposals is uncertain, it is intended for any new open spaces and play spaces to be allocated as public open space and be included in the Policies Map at the nearest appropriate and possible time. 7.4 Additionally, the council will be updating its Open Space, Sport and Recreation Study following adoption of the Local Plan. This will inform an update to the open space allocations, which will be administered through a supplementary planning document (SPD), or similar. 7.5 National and local planning policy will guide planning decisions on sites which are not specifically