Embedding youth engagement and child friendly design principles in the town planning process

The planning department at Redbridge Council has integrated a child-rights based approach into their work so that children and young people are involved in place making in the borough.

The aim has been to promote more and better youth engagement on new housing and building developments in the borough, and for child-friendly design principles to be followed in the design and process. The activity undertaken in recent developments includes:

  • All developers receive written expectations of a child friendly approach in their design and build

  • Young people from Redbridge’s youth ambassador cohort meet with colleagues from the planning team and the developer, who share development plans with the young people, to gather their feedback

  • Young people are invited to submit ideas for the open spaces and play spaces

  • Feedback from young people informs the final designs

In future, young people will be consulted on the Local Plan, which details the overall development plan for the entire borough for the coming years.





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