▁houses . ▁ ▁Pl anning ▁consider ations ▁ ▁The ▁roads ▁of ▁Castle c rag ▁were ▁planned ▁to ▁suit ▁the ▁top ography ▁of ▁the ▁area ; ▁following ▁the ▁natural ▁cont ours ▁of ▁the ▁land . ▁ ▁This ▁contrast ed ▁with ▁the ▁grid ▁plan , ▁which ▁was ▁characteristic ▁of ▁many ▁sub ur bs ▁in ▁Sydney ▁at ▁the ▁time ; ▁reflect ing ▁the ▁Griff ins ' ▁belief ▁that ▁the ▁built ▁environment ▁should ▁respect ▁the ▁natural ▁environment . ▁ ▁The ▁trees ▁that ▁border ed ▁the ▁roads ▁in ▁Castle c rag ▁were ▁not ▁removed ▁and ▁the ▁roads ▁were ▁bare ly ▁visible ▁from ▁above . ▁▁ ▁Furthermore , ▁the ▁layout ▁of ▁the ▁streets ▁also ▁provided ▁residents ▁with ▁views ▁of ▁the ▁landscape . ▁ ▁The ▁architect s ▁designed ▁res erves ▁that ▁were ▁linked ▁together ▁by ▁a ▁network ▁of ▁walk ways , ▁providing ▁the ▁community ▁with ▁am ple ▁space ▁for ▁recre ation ▁and ▁bush walk ing ▁whilst ▁retain ing ▁the ▁bush land ▁back drop . ▁ ▁The ▁roads , ▁paths ▁and ▁res erves ▁were ▁dil ig ently ▁planned ▁for ▁the ▁convenience ▁and ▁pleasure ▁of ▁the ▁residents ▁and ▁to ▁retain ▁views . ▁ ▁The ▁Griff in ' s ▁plan ▁involved ▁ 2 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁at ▁Castle c rag ▁being ▁set ▁aside ▁for ▁park land ▁- ▁consider ably ▁more ▁than ▁the ▁amount ▁dict ated ▁by ▁Council ▁reg ulations , ▁ 2 %. ▁ ▁Before ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁Castle c rag , ▁the ▁pen ins ula ▁was ▁being ▁stri pped ▁of ▁veget ation ▁for ▁fire wood , ▁soil ▁and ▁other ▁needs