Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 18483

Recreation Spaces

Tabled: 13 July 2026

Answered: 17 July 2026

Question

Anna Gelderd

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of changes to the legal framework governing land held in trust for community recreation, public amenity or open sp

Answer

Nesil Caliskan

Local authorities may hold public open space subject to a statutory trust or public recreation under section 10 of the Open Spaces Act 1906 and section 164 of the Public Health Act 1875.The disposal or appropriation of such land is governed by the Local G...

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