Islington Landscape Design

 As discussed, within the planning system there are documents produced by local authorities. This includes the London Borough Council which has produced a supplementary planning document for Inclusive Landscape Design. The purpose of this document is to “reflect the London Plan and… ‘Accessible London’ (document)”. The framework within this document, unlike the other frameworks, that have been analyzed, this guide focuses on the “sequential journey” of a user.

The Inclusive Landscape Design supplementary planning document explicitly mentions “visually impaired” people and identifies key and quantitative measures by which as designers we can tell if our site is accessible for them. This quantitative data includes pedestrian routes needing to have rest points every 150m and “suitably designed crossing points” and guidance on how to make steps, handrails and “safe, convenient and easy access for… visually impaired people”. 





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