External amenity spaces
High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Environmental Statement, Glossary, abbreviations and references, published by the Department for Transport in 2022, defines external amenity spaces (as referred to in the Planning Practice Guidance - Noise 2014) as: ‘…relatively quiet outdoor areas: for sole use by residents as part of the amenity of their dwellings; protected for sole use by a limited group of residents as part of the amenity of their dwelling; or protected as publicly accessible for residents as part of the amenity of their dwelling that are nearby.’
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