Greens get behind campaign to save park

9:51am Monday 14th April 2008

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LEADING London Greens are visiting Crystal Palace Park today to highlight their pledge to protect the capital's green spaces.

Green mayoral and London Assembly candidate Sian Berry will visit the park along with Assembly member, Darren Johnson and Bromley & Bexley Assembly candidate Ann Garrett.

The visit marks the launch of the green candidates' green space policies and shows the party's support for the campaign to save the park from development plans.

Ms Berry said: "It is impossible for Londoners to have a decent quality of life if the environment is polluted, noisy, poorly maintained and under threat locally and globally.

"Access to good quality green space is a justice issue - poorer areas have less, increasing risk of illness and depression.

She added: "Green space defines the character of outer London, and we need to be vigilant against pressures to turn everything outside Zone 2 into a suburban sprawl.

"New developments should be on previously-used land - brownfield - only, with our green spaces preserved for the future."