Woddy - spot on - it's not about disapproving of burials or not wanting to support those who prefer it, but it is about whether that is a preferable use of land than as a public open space. I don't think anyone posting wants to offend anyone but I think the loss of a loved park has frankly upset the people who use it.

Maybe those wishing to be buried and their families might travel a little further out of London to areas where greenspace is more in abundance. It is clearly preferable to have open space near to where people live. What happens when this site reaches capacity - move on to Peckham Rye next? A longer term solution in a wider context is required to this problem.