GUEST ARTICLE: How Play Trees Can Add Commercial Value to Housing Developments
For many developers, Public Open Space (POS) is often viewed as a planning obligation rather than a commercial opportunity. Every square metre allocated to grassland, landscaping, or play areas can feel like land lost to additional housing plots, reducing immediate development yield.
Which is why in a market where land value, density and viability are under constant scrutiny, it is understandable why open space is sometimes seen as a compromise, writes Joana Lideike at Ruskins, the tree and soil specialists…
