Changes to the eastern side of Beckenham Place Park
The Masterplan for the eastern side
Over the past 18 months, with extensive public consultation and working in close collaboration with the Environment Agency, the Council has developed a Masterplan design for the Eastern side of Beckenham Place Park.
These exciting designs bring activity and interest to the east of the park with a focus on nature, interaction with the River Ravensbourne, new and enhanced play and activity for all ages. The designs complement the recent transformation of the western side of the park.
The intention is to introduce water management within the east of the park in a natural way, using gentle landforms that create subtle features within the landscape, increase wildlife and habitat value and diversity, whilst also reducing flood risk to local communities. A new flowing series of spaces and rolling landforms along the perimeter and an extended network of footpaths will offer opportunities to diversify walking, running and cycle routes around the park and allow more of the park to be explored and enjoyed by everyone.
We are opening up accessibility to the river in a sensitive way that will maintain the natural environment of the river, whilst allowing greater opportunities for interaction with the water and the water’s edge. We will also be better connecting the east and west sides of the park and improving entrances to the east side.
Opportunities for play are key to our improvements, and we will be providing new and enhanced prescriptive and non-prescriptive play for a wide range of ages and large flat open areas for play and activities will remain.
You can review the Full Masterplan designs here - link to download the full masterplan
Next steps
The council is continuing to develop the design and associated studies and we plan to submit a planning application for phase one of these works in Summer 2021, with a view to the construction of this phase commencing on-site summer 2022 and completing summer 2023.
The phase one planning application area will be as per the red line below. We have determined these are based on the likely available funding and based on priorities identified through consultations. The southern field will remain as it is currently until further funding becomes available.
More details of the proposed scheme and how to make comments on the planning application will be posted on this website and you can sign up to the BPP e-newsletter to receive updates about Beckenham Place Park by email.
You can also email adam.platts@lewisham.gov.uk. with any queries.
