Policy information sourced from Fortune Green & West Hampstead Neighbourhood Plan

17: Green/Open Space

Development shall protect and improve, where appropriate, existing green/open space. Development that increases the demand for recreation or amenity shall provide for new green/open space. This shall by achieved by, where appropriate:

  1. The protection of existing green/open space - from significant damage, or loss, through development.
  2. The appropriate provision (relative to the size of the development) of new green/open space, or contributing towards addressing the open space deficiencies in the Area as identified in the development plan.
  3. Appropriate contributions to the maintenance and enhancement of existing and new green/open space, where applicable.
  4. The offsetting of any loss of green/open space, ideally within the Area.
  5. The protection and appropriate provision of green corridors through existing and new streetscapes.
  6. The appropriate provision of new small green/open space - such as pocket parks and active green spaces (eg green walls and green roofs) - and their maintenance.
  7. The use of Sustainable Drainage Systems in all development, unless there are practical or viability reasons for not doing so.
  8. The appropriate provision of outdoor leisure facilities - such as playgrounds, gyms and recreational spaces - and their maintenance, where applicable.
  9. Development that has a positive impact on the relationship between urban and natural features.

For more information please see the Neighbourhood Plan