Council's five-year plan to improve capital's play areas
Ensuring the public spaces were as good as they could be was "essential to the wellbeing of our residents and visitors".
'Long-term investment'
The action plan includes the establishment of a maintenance fund from 2026-27 and preparing a capital programme to fund the full replacement of play areas that have exceeded their lifespan.The local authority has committed to including play area provision in its future housing developments under the strategy. Sparked by a "detailed audit" of the council's play facilities, which assessed their condition and lifespan, Byron-Teare said the plan aimed to provide "safe, more inclusive and better-maintained spaces for local children and families".Playgrounds were "vital to the community" and it was a "long-term investment" into the wellbeing of residents, she continued.Final funding decisions would be considered by the local authority as part of the 2026-27 budget process, she added.
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