Policy information sourced from Camley Street Neighbourhood Development Plan

CS GI1 - Protection and Enhancement of Existing Open Spaces

Existing open spaces will be protected and enhanced. This will be achieved by:

  1. Securing financial contributions from new development which will be targeted towards the greening of the area;
  2. Existing open areas of townscape, amenity or ecological value should be incorporated into the designs for redevelopment schemes and/or infrastructure works. These existing areas should be enhanced where possible. Where loss is unavoidable, replacement of the same area, must be provided as a minimum, within close proximity to the existing green space;
  3. The loss of all good quality trees in the Neighbourhood Area must be resisted. Where loss is unavoidable, like for like replacement of the existing tree canopy should be provided as a minimum. This should be demonstrated within the landscaping proposals as part of any application;
  4. Requiring improvements to green corridors, and links to existing open spaces of value outside the NP area;
  5. Protecting existing residential gardens and resisting selfcontained residential development that would lead to a loss of such spaces;
  6. Refusing development that would have a direct or indirect harmful impact on, but not limited to, the Regent’s Canal, Camley Street Natural Park and Elm Village Open Space.

For more information please see the Neighbourhood Plan