Overview
A 'green area or community space' is an open area of land owned by the Council. This is typically called a green space, it can include:
- parks and open spaces
- playgrounds and sports fields
- highway verges
- cemeteries
- allotments
The Council maintains grass, shrub beds, flowerbeds and hedges on green spaces owned by the Council. The Council does not maintain any land not owned by the Council, such as:
- private land
- private gardens and non-communal gardens
You can tell the Council about a problem with a Council-owned green space. For example:
- a shrub, hedge, rose or flower bed is overgrown or overhanging and requires attention
- the park is untidy with litter
- there is damaged play equipment or park furniture