Deeds of Dedication are considered best practise to provide statutory protection for green spaces for future generations. The charity Fields in Trust help friends groups and councils draw the document up.
“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, […]