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Placemaking for people and communities

We believe that green spaces green spaces in our communities is vital,
create great places and add value but good green infrastructure planning
to communities and nature. and long term funding needs to be
identified at the outset to ensure that the
Placemaking is important and is benefits of great places can continue to
increasingly being recognised in be delivered for generations to come.
strategic plans and developments. As a
charity with many years’ experience of The Land Trust is ideally positioned to
placemaking and managing parks and work alongside planners and developers
public open space, we know that high to integrate green spaces and identify
quality, well maintained green space is sustainable ways for the design and
good for everyone. We recognise that vision to be realised, maintained and
green spaces integrated into communities funded. As a charity, we do more than
provide a valuable contribution to cut the grass; we support community
placemaking, the health of residents development, from design through to
We believe that and the economy of the area. management, to ensure that space and
placemaking is at the heart of the process.
At the Land Trust, we believe that
green spaces homes should not just be about This year we have promoted this view
create great bricks and mortar – we should be into the Government Housing White
Paper Consultation and contributed to
creating communities – places that
places and people want to live, work and play. consultations in both London and Greater
Manchester. We have also shared our
By recognising the importance of the green
add value to infrastructure, we can help to create and views on long term funding solutions to
the Communities and Local Government
communities maintain quality public spaces which not Department’s Select Committee on the
only promote people’s health, happiness
Future of Public Parks and were invited
and nature. and wellbeing, but also contribute to to give oral evidence at the House of
building stronger communities. Creating
Commons Select Committee in November.

OPEN SPACE IS

RANKED THE 3RD PROPERTY PRICES

MOST IMPORTANT AND RENTS RESPOND

FACTOR FOR POSITIVELY TO

CREATING FACTORS SUCH AS

COMMUNITIES OVERLOOKING A PARK

REDROW, CREATING BRITAIN’S TROWERS AND HAMLINS,
NEW COMMUNITIES 2017 HIGH VALUED HARD TO VALUE REPORT 2016

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