Section CPO 7.41 states the following: "The redevelopment for alternative uses of open space and recreational lands whether owned by private recreational clubs or publicly owned, will normally be resisted by the Planning Authority unless suitable and improved alternative recreational facilities can be provided in a convenient location."
As currently drafted Open Space community land could be rezoned for development at the expense of local communities. In the interests of social and community development the exclusion included in this section should be removed. As currently drafted amienity lands located within a community could be rezoned for development and relocated away from that community greatly reducing any value to that community. This policy should therefore be redrafted as follows to exclude the spurious exemption currently included in the Plan: "The redevelopment for alternative uses of open space and recreational lands whether owned by private recreational clubs or publicly owned, will always be resisted by the Planning Authority."