Swaffield Pocket Park Consultation
Results updated 24 Sep 2024
Thanks to all those who gave us their views. You can read Enable’s report on key findings and next steps here.
Overview
Wandsworth Council would like to hear your views on creating a new pocket park on Swaffield Road. The Council would invest £400,000 and all local residents would be able to enjoy full access to the new park. This would include improvements to the green space which currently forms part of the Brocklebank estate.
The new pocket park would contain a playable landscape along with sustainable planting for wildlife, benches and bins. A new path would lead through the site and the boundary would be changed to give views in and out along Swaffield Road. We want to create a place that enhances your health and wellbeing and provides doorstep play.
We have developed three different options, and we would like to hear your views.
We have created “style palettes” to show you how each option could look and each option shows a different layout. We would like to know which is your preferred layout and if there are elements of the style palette, among the other options, that you prefer.
Click here to find out more about what Option A includes
- A new permeable footpath linking the two entrances, ensuring access for adjacent properties.
- Seating areas with bins, signage, and chunky robust timber seats.
- Sustainable paving with urban drainage systems and porous paving at entrances.
- Enhanced visibility with new railing panels within the boundary wall.
- A toddler climbing unit on artificial grass and other playful elements like magnifying and rubbing posts.
- Specimen plants and autumnal plants for seasonal interest, alongside species-rich turf and flowering shrubs.
- Small play features, including a small climbing frame and a variety of sensory play items.
- Sealed gravel paths and resin bound mulch or artificial turf for safety.
Click here to find out more about what Option B includes
- Two accessible entrances with pathways for adjacent housing blocks.
- Seating areas with bins, signage, and traditional seats with armrests.
- Sustainable paving with urban drainage systems and small paving units at entrances.
- Improved visibility with new railing panels.
- Toddler play elements over reinforced grass matting, along with fitness items for adults.
- Trim trails or play elements for young children and an adult trim trail.
- Planting for biodiversity, including berrying shrubs and sensory planting.
- Porous grass matting and compacted gravel paths.
- Lighting bollards for safety and ambiance.
- Inclusive play items and various small play features.
- Bulbs for seasonal interest.
Click here to find out more about what Option C includes
- Two accessible entrances with pathways for adjacent properties.
- Seating areas, including traditional seats, picnic tables, and seating within raised planting beds.
- Sustainable paving with urban drainage systems and block paving units at entrances.
- Improved visibility with new railings within brick piers.
- Toddler play elements on wetpour and junior play elements.
- An outdoor exercise area for adults and an adult fitness triple jump.
- Habitat features like bee bricks or bird boxes to provide shelter for wildlife.
- Planting for seasonal interest, including autumnal plants and shade-tolerant ground cover.
- Resin bound mulch safety surface and colourful wetpour safety surface for play areas.
- Small play items and other features to keep the park engaging for children.
Any pocket park here would have entrance gates on self-closers at both public entrances, would protect and include the mature trees, would include seating, bins and surfaces that aid sustainable drainage.
Secure access to the residential properties surrounding the park will be retained. The space will be maintained and managed by the council’s grounds maintenance contractor just like all our other greenspaces.
Please see our FAQs here for more detail on these and other aspects of the project.
Have your say
You can access the online survey below, but if you would like a paper copy or another format, please contact us at parks@enablelc.org or call (020) 3959 0060.
Drop-in Session
If you have any questions, you can join us at the drop-in session on:
Sunday 21 July 12noon - 3pm
What happens next?
All feedback we receive in response to the consultation will be carefully analysed and considered before a decision is made on the way forward.
To view a copy of our flyer, please click here.
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Areas
- Wandle
Audiences
- Open to all
Interests
- Wandsworth Borough
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