In an extraordinary move, the Secretary of State has ‘called in’ Islington Council’s planning application for regeneration of Barnard Park, taking the decision as to development of the park out of local control.
Asked for judicial review of planning decision to lease the entireity of the parks building, plus surrounding land, to private business. Give a definition of who owns green space and how far Councils can go in leasing parks for income.
“The strongest protection should be given to London’s Metropolitan Open Land and inappropriate development refused, except in very special circumstances, giving the same level of protection as in the Green […]
Village Green or Town Green – If granted, it’s the best protection from your green space being developed. The Open Space Society can help you with this process (if they […]
List of Assets of Community Value – Basically, this entitles the community to purchase the land at market value, and for any developer to give time for the community to […]
Parks and green space that have been placed over landfill are often considered ‘Brownfield’ if the planning authority wishes to develop them, which can make stopping them from being developed, […]
