Policy information sourced from the Islington Core Strategy

CS 16 Play space

Opportunities for play in Islington will be maximised through:

A) Improving the quality and function of existing play spaces so that they can provide more play opportunities for different age groups and disabled children, particularly in those areas where opportunities for play are currently limited. This will be explored as part of the Play Strategy and Action Plan. Inclusive play spaces will be encouraged through the Inclusive Landscape Design Supplementary Planning Document.

B) Increasing access to play spaces by making play spaces on housing estates welcoming to people from neighbouring areas - to be explored as part of the Play Strategy and Action Plan.

C) Sustaining the level of existing formal play provision per child, promoting informal opportunities for play in the wider environment such as parks, open spaces, civic spaces and streets.

D) Exploring opportunities for developing housing amenity spaces into inclusive play facilities.

E) Requiring developers to provide new inclusive play space as part of new developments, particularly in those areas that have the greatest predicted increases in child population. Details will be set out in the Development Management Policies.

For more information please see the Core Strategy