Thoughts On A Playground Within A New Housing Development That Is Not Yet Open To The Public
AScarletSabre-PGO
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N.B. The road the playground is on has people living on it already.
I was visiting a new housing development near me and I noticed they had built a new play area in roughly the middle of the development. Possibly as a kind of focal point, as well as for social responsibility, for what it's worth. Some parishes have stipulations that you must contribute to the local community if you want to build new houses there and what not. I sometimes look on the websites for new housing developments so that I can plan nominations before the area is even built.
Playgrounds can be rather tricky to get good photographs of because there will often be parents and children using them, so I thought I'd get in there early and poke my camera through the railings. The playground looks complete to me (they are currently sprucing up the little nature reserve next door it seems). Therefore, it's only a matter of time before it opens, most likely a couple weeks at most I would say. The playground is visible on the recently updated satellite view.
Would you vote favourbly on the playground knowing it's soon to open?
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JohnnyAlphaCZ-ING
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I would say that technically it's valid. I mean, the builders have access, even if the general public don't (I expect they'd like a go on the swings as much as the next guy).
However, I think you'll have great difficulty getting through. As it's so new, I'm assuming there is no satellite or street view of the completed playground. That will make it near impossible to get positive reviews, no matter what you put in the description or additional info.
I would wait until you can do a photosphere of the finished article.
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Kellerrys-ING
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Honestly? You're just making a simple situation over complicated. If it's practicaly finished just submit it. Or if you prefer to wait for an official sign or something like that, just wait a few weeks. Your choice.
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TheFarix-PGO
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A playground is a playground. So long as it is not attached to a single family home or on school grounds, I would approve it.
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I would say that technically it's valid. I mean, the builders have access, even if the general public don't (I expect they'd like a go on the swings as much as the next guy).
However, I think you'll have great difficulty getting through. As it's so new, I'm assuming there is no satellite or street view of the completed playground. That will make it near impossible to get positive reviews, no matter what you put in the description or additional info.
I would wait until you can do a photosphere of the finished article.
Honestly? You're just making a simple situation over complicated. If it's practicaly finished just submit it. Or if you prefer to wait for an official sign or something like that, just wait a few weeks. Your choice.
A playground is a playground. So long as it is not attached to a single family home or on school grounds, I would approve it.
As I said, there is a satellite view of it already. Plus, the developers of these new estates tend to get the Google car in pretty swiftly because, you know, they want to sell houses. Since it's already visible on the satellite it may be okay.
I did nominate it this morning actually. That's why I'm wondering. Probably it will be fine.
If you wrote "soon to be opened" or something similar in the support section, just remove that if it'still in queue. *shrugs*
Whoops, missed the sat view bit. In that case, sure go for it.
Not right now, but if it's a playground that will be open soon, I believe it will be approved
Without seeing the specifics of the nomination in question it's difficult to say for sure, but as long as the playground isn't currently under construction, I don't see any reason why this should be rejected outright.
Well, given that I had to submit a similarly newly-built playground TWICE, it's always an uphill battle.
Mine wasn't behind any fences or gates. It was just in a previously-empty field. I'd put in a photosphere for it, but otherwise the satellite and streetview imagery would have shown a blank space, as they will for OP's.
Here it is (no description because I'd just be repeating the title):
For those curious, the reviewing community has just accepted this Wayspot.