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Amenity PRODUCT UPDATE
JANUARY 2016
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New year sees new push to safeguard parks and play spaces New benchmark guidelines for the design of spaces for outdoor sport and play have been published as the latest research reveals that UK families are concerned that their children may soon have nowhere to play and urge the government to address the situation urgently.
their children rarely or never play there. Over half (52.4%) see no improvement in local play facilities and 15.1% say they’re getting worse. Nearly four in ten (38.1%) are worried that playgrounds in their local community may close down altogether.
As Fields In Trust releases guidance for local planning authorities, developers, planners, urban designers and landscape architects in the design of outdoor sport, play and informal open space, the Association of Play Industries (API) reveals over half (56%) of parents are unhappy about the about the lack of high quality play facilities in their local area.
API Chair Mark Hardy said: “The strength of feeling amongst parents that government should be making children’s play a priority is clear, particularly as we face a physical inactivity crisis that threatens to shorten our children’s lives.
Nearly a quarter (23.4%) say their nearest playground is in a poor state and 22.9% say
“Children have a fundamental right to play, as enshrined in Article 31 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, and we believe the government is failing to honour its obligations.”
The new FiT guidance has been produced to reflect a new planning policy landscape. Changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (2012), the introduction of The Localism Act (2011) and the phased introduction of the Community Infrastructure Levy all combine to change how local planning operates. Fields in Trust Chief Executive Helen Griffiths said: “We want everyone in the UK – young or old, able or disabled and wherever they live – to have access to free, local outdoor space for sport and play. “Our parks, playing fields and other green spaces help to create a real sense of place and space as well as contributing to the health and wellbeing of local residents.” API
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