Development Management Policies - Direction of ... - Islington Council

8 Healthy Living
Policy DM 47
Protecting existing open space
A. All open spaces are protected: no development is permitted on this land. Should the
council accept, in exceptional circumstances, development of this land, high quality re-provision
will be required, to serve existing users of the space and any uplift in users associated with
the development and to provide equal open space, habitat area and value, and functionality
of the space.
B. Development proposals within the vicinity of open space are required to be designed to
ensure there are no negative impacts on amenity, ecological value and functionality of the
space. The council will only permit developments that would have a negative impact on public
spaces where full mitigation is provided.
C. All habitats, including Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINCs) and other
habitats covered by regional and local Biodiversity Action Plans are protected: no development
is permitted on this land. Should the council accept exceptional circumstances in relation to
development of this land, high quality re-provision will be required, which shall provide equal
habitat area and value.
D.
i) The council will protect semi-private amenity spaces, including open space within housing
estates, and other similar spaces in the borough not designated as open space. Development
of these spaces will not be permitted unless full reprovision is provided.
ii) The council will encourage greater public use of suitable semi-private amenity spaces,
including use as public open space, play space, wildlife habitat and for local food growing,
provided the space remains substantially undeveloped and open, and provided that accessibility
to the public is maintained or improved. Privacy and other amenity issues, including in relation
to existing residents within the vicinity of the space, shall be a key consideration in assessing
the suitability of semi-private amenity spaces for greater public use.
8.0.7 Map 8.1 identifies open spaces, which consist of soft and hard landscaped areas. Soft
landscaped areas include public parks. Hard landscaped areas include civic spaces and
other hard landscaping within the public realm. Map 8.2 identifies Sites of Importance for
Nature Conservation. Map 8.2 is taken from the Core Strategy, but an up-dated version
will be produced for later stages of this Development Management Policies document.
These sites will be identified on the Proposals Map. This is not an exhaustive record with
regards to policy DM 47. These maps may be up-dated during the plan-period to
incorporate new or altered spaces and habitats. These maps do not identify Metropolitan
Open Land, which is protected by higher tier policy.
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