3.2.3  Public Realm9

The project is anticipated to deliver [and subsequently maintain]10 improvements to the public realm a number of ways:

a)  [ ]11

Further advice on urban design public realm improvement work is contained below. The principles such as legibility, designing out crime etc. are expected to be demonstrably evident in the public realm works proposals.

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9 To be deleted as appropriate.

10 Each Authority needs to consider whether the transfer of public realm maintenance will offer value for money, having regard to the extent of public realm, its importance in a comprehensive neighbourhood management arrangement, and the cost of having these works undertaking these works using the Authority's wider environmental services teams.

11 To be developed to include details on expectations on work to the public realm (whether creating new public realm or enhancing the existing).  Typically, this will include comment on issues such as roads/footpaths, parking, landscaped and open spaces, play areas/sports pitches, etc.