AF01 Lee Valley and Finchley Ridge.pdf - Greater London Authority

Area Strategy – Opportunities
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Lea Valley to The Thames
To complete the strategic
north-south connection
through the Lea Valley
to the Thames via the
creation of the Fatwalk,
and ultimately, the
creation of a series of
new open spaces as part
of the future Lea River
Park.
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The Green Belt
To maximise the potential
of the green belt, by
improving facilities and
attractions at Trent
Country Park and Forty
Hall Park, and enhancing
north-south landscape
connections across the
M25 and into the wider
extent of the Green Belt.
Olympic Park Legacy
To deliver a new 100ha
park for London as part
of the legacy of the 2012
Olympics; a park which
will act as the focal point
for new and existing
communities, and help
to improve east-west
connectivity across the
Lea Valley.
Ponders End Gateway
To transform Ponders
End into a key gateway
into the Lea Valley -
creating improved views
and connections into
and across the valley,
and new leisure uses to
attract visitors.
Walthamstow Wetlands
Open Walthamstow
Wetlands (ten
Thames water owned
reservoirs to the north
of the Olympic Park) to
wider public access as
a regionally significant
urban nature reserve and
wetland centre.
New River Link
To develop the New River
as a key north-south
landscape connection,
sustainable transport
route, and a significant
heritage asset.
Finsbury Park link
To strengthen the
connections between a
series of open spaces
between Finsbury Park
and the Lea Valley -
creating a sustainable
transport route which in
part follows the course of
the Moselle River.
Salmons Brook Link
To maximise the potential
of Salmons Brook as a
north-west to south-east
landscape connection
from the green belt in
Barnet to the Lea Valley.
Meridian Water
To provide new areas of
accessible open space
and better routes into
and across the Lea
Valley at Meridian Water
to support and shape
anticipated regeneration
and the creation of an
exemplary sustainable
neighbourhood.
Alexandra Park Area
To improve the facilities
of, and connections
between, Alexandra
Park, Highgate Wood, and
Queens Wood, in order to
maximise their potential
as a visitor destination of
rich landscape character
offering fantastic views
across London.
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Pymmes Brook Link
To strengthen the
landscape connection
from Monken Hadley
Common to the Lea
Valley along the course
of the Pymmes Brook
- providing a chain of
interlinked and diverse
open spaces, and
enhancing the ecology of
the watercourse.
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Lea Valley North
To enhance the landscape
connection of the Upper
Lee Valley northwards
beyond the M25 into
Hertforshire, and
eastwards to the green
space network and
communities of Epping
Forest and beyond.
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