Lost playground facilities

I'd speculate that somewhere like this would receive proportionally less vandalism than somewhere like Nuns Way or the Pulley as it has natural surveillance from overlooking houses, a busy road and foot traffic.

I understand from further conversations that the play equipment was removed following a spate of vandalism. What a sorry reflection that poor behaviour from decades ago should impact on the futures of young people for generations afterwards. As there is now no equipment on this 'play area' the chances of it attracting any future funding are significantly diminished. The removal of the equipment was effectively a death sentence for this space as a play area and the future welfare of generations of young people in the area. A modest investment of S106 funds would go a long way to reinstating some alternative equipment, promote community cohesion at a granular level - children are more likely to forge friendships with others they are regularly in contact with, especially in 'doorstep' play areas such as this used to be. Council policy is to concentrate on large, centralised spaces at the expense of smaller, local play areas. I believe the design code should reverse this and mandate well equipped, Type A play areas throughout to help build communities.