Policy information sourced from Hammersmith & Fulham Local Plan
OS2 ACCESS TO PARKS AND OPEN SPACES
The council will seek to reduce open space deficiency and will protect and enhance the quality of, and access to, existing open space by:
- refusing development on public open space and other green open space of strategic and borough-wide importance as identified in the council’s Open Space Hierarchy (see Appendix 3 and Policies Map) unless it can be demonstrated that such development will not harm its open character, and its function as a sport, leisure or recreational resource, and its contribution to biodiversity and visual amenity;
- refusing development on open space that is not identified in the Local Plan where such land either on its own or cumulatively has local importance for its open character or as a sport, leisure or recreational facility, or for its contribution to local biodiversity or visual amenity unless:
- the proposed development would release a site for built development needed to realise a qualitative gain for the local community in pursuance of other physical, social and economic objectives of the Local Plan and provision is made for replacement of open space of equal or greater value elsewhere.
- requiring provision of accessible and inclusive new open space in major development, particularly within the council’s regeneration areas; and
- seeking improvements to existing open space and the facilities within them, such as Linford Christie Stadium, where appropriate and when development proposals impact upon provision.
For more information please see the Local Plan