infrastructure-delivery-dec13

SUSTAINABLE CITY PROGRAMME: MAYOR OF LONDON – ACCESS TO NATURE
What?
To improve access to nature across London. These areas include Queens Road
Cemetery, Melfort Avenue Recreation Ground, Norbury Hall Park, Addiscombe
Railway Park, Purley Way East Playing Fields, Pollards Hill, Haling Grove, Wandle
Park, Duppas Hill, Norbury Park and Brook, Cane Hill Hospital West and Waddon
Ponds.
Where?
Borough-wide
When?
By 2021 and beyond.
Why?
GLA Access to Nature mapping shows a good distribution of natural and seminatural
greenspace provision in the south of the Borough where the larger sites are
located. Due to land availability there are significant gaps in provision in the
northern parts of the borough, particularly in Thornton Heath and Central Croydon.
Sites are needed in north and central Croydon to reduce the area of deficit in access
to nature. Land availability issues means that it is unlikely new natural sites can be
provided in these areas.
Stakeholder Engagement Since March 2012:
No information available for this update.
Progress Since March 2012:
1) Addiscome Railway Park: meadow grasslands continue to develop, hedges
have been planted and wetlands are good for amphibians.
2) Wandle Park: river restoration and pond have been completed along with the
meadows. The pond life is very good for such a new habitat.
3) Waddon Ponds: The naturalisation of pond edges is proceeding although
there are some issues with the establishment of aquatic vegetation. The
phase 2 work is to be implemented by the end of March 2014.
Planned Provision
Lead
Partner
Delivery Partners/Stakeholders
Delivery
Mechanism/
Funding Source
Cost (if
known)
Location 2011-
2015
2016-
2020
2021- Relationship to CLP Strategic
Policies: (3) Critical, (2)
Necessary, (1) Contributory
To improve access to nature across London.
These areas include Queens Road Cemetery,
Melfort Avenue Recreation Ground, Norbury
Hall Park, Addiscombe Railway Park, Purley
Way East Playing Fields, Pollards Hill, Haling
Grove, Wandle Park, Duppas Hill, Norbury Park
and Brook, Cane Hill Hospital West and
Waddon Ponds.
GLA LB Croydon, Mayor of London Mayor of
London, LDA
N/A
Boroughwide
Y Y Y
1
48