Policy information sourced from the Kensington and Chelsea Local Plan
CR5 Parks, Gardens, Open Spaces and Waterways
The Council will protect, enhance and make the most of existing parks, gardens and open spaces, and require new high quality outdoor spaces to be provided.
To deliver this the Council will, in relation to:
Parks, Gardens and Open Spaces
- resist the loss of existing:
- Metropolitan Open Land;
- public open space;
- private communal open space and private open space where the space gives visual amenity to the public;
- Local Green Spaces where these are designated in a neighbourhood plan or other development plan document.
- resist development that has an adverse effect upon the environmental and open character, appearance and function of Conservation Areas, Metropolitan Open Land or sites which are listed within the Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, or their setting;
- resist development that has an adverse effect on garden squares and communal gardens, including proposals for basements;
- require development to make planning contributions towards improving existing or providing new publicly accessible open space which is suitable for a range of outdoor activities and users of all ages;
- require all major developments to provide on site external play space, including for under fives, based on expected child occupancy;
- require all green open space to optimise biodiversity and wildlife habitat;
- protect the open spaces surrounding the Royal Hospital from inappropriate development both in the landscaped areas themselves and in the neighbouring streets.
Waterways
- require opportunities to be taken to improve public access to, and along the Thames and the Grand Union Canal, and promote their use for education, tourism, leisure and recreation, health, well-being and transport.
- resist permanently moored vessels on the river, except where they would not have:
- a detrimental effect on the river as a transport route and its special character, including biodiversity;
- an adverse affect on the character or appearance of the existing residential moorings at Battersea Reach;
- permit residential moorings on the Grand Union Canal provided that:
- there are adequate services for permanently moored vessels;
- other canal users (both water and landbased) are not adversely affected.
For more information please see the Kensington and Chelsea Local Plan