The Council has in place a policy for providing unsupervised children's playgrounds throughout the District & undertakes to carry out consultation with local groups prior to installing any new sites or refurbishing any existing ones.

The Council recognises the needs of local children to have a safe place to play, and sets out how children's play opportunities will be improved, with particular emphasis on those areas of the Council with greatest need.

The Council currently manages 52 playgrounds, catering for age groups ranging from four years to twelve years, with teenage equipment on several sites. The Council's playgrounds strike a balance between providing challenging and stimulating play and learning and meeting current safety requirements.