This week (Monday, 5 January), Haringey Council’s Planning Sub-Committee gave approval for the scheme following 19 months of collaboration between the Down Lane Park Community Design Group and Haringey Council.
The £9m plus project will see the park revamped with a new energy efficient community hub, café and community garden alongside improved children’s play spaces, new basketball and netball courts and extensive landscaping features.
Accessibility will be improved with new entrances and wider, more inclusive footpaths and biodiversity boosted with meadow planting and fruit trees.
Councillor Ruth Gordon, Cabinet Member for House Building, Placemaking and Local Economy, said: “It’s really exciting to have reached this important milestone in the journey to realising our vision of a fairer, greener Tottenham Hale.
“The improvements to Down Lane Park have been shaped with the community, for the community, and showcases what can be achieved in our borough when we all work together.
“Transformation of this open space in Tottenham will create a high-quality park which will serve residents for years to come. This is truly a once in a generation opportunity.”
Leyla Laksari, Chief Executive of Living Under One Sun and Community Design Group member, said: “We are very pleased to have been able to work with the council, contributed to the co-design, supported the community to shape the designs for the park as well as the new community hub.”
Down Lane Park will see up to £9.1million invested with funding from a combination of s106, land receipts from the Strategic Development Partnership and GLA funding.
As well as physical improvements, the funding will enable a programme of community development activities which will upskill residents to get green jobs.
For more information on the improvements at the park, visit: Have Your Say Today - Down Lane Park Improvement - Commonplace
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