Residents oppose local authorities’ attempts to exploit ‘under-utilised’ space on inner-city estates
Councils in London are facing resistance over plans to build homes on children’s play spaces in inner-city estates.
Housebuilding plans are being drawn up across the capital in an attempt to reduce housing waiting lists. Southwark council alone aims to build 11,000 homes for social rent by 2024 and is looking for “under-utilised space” on existing estates. But residents say vital community spaces are being sacrificed.
