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Making green spaces more accessible to all

During the COVID-19 pandemic it has become
clear that the ability to exercise and for people to
generally enjoy getting out into open space has
been vitally important to peoples’ mental health and
happiness. For those lucky enough to have had the
ability to use well managed green open space this
is positive; but not everyone has the facility. More
and more Local Planning Authorities are now using
their Section 106 powers to ensure that the long-
term stewardship of Public Open Space attaching
to high volume housing schemes is addressed at
an early stage in the development process. We
see this as a really positive outcome and we will
continue to support this agenda to the very best of
our ability.

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