Bittacy Hill Park – play equipment consultation

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This consultation has now closed.

Overview

Barnet has a great collection of parks and open spaces, and these are an important part of what makes Barnet a green and family friendly borough.

The council has agreed to allocate £120,000 to improve and refurbish the playground facility in Bittacy Hill Park, Mill Hill.


What are we seeking your views on?

We would like to know what you think about the proposed play equipment at Bittacy Hill Park and the location of this equipment. You can view the proposed playground layout and the individual pieces of proposed equipment in 2D and in 3D.


How can you

Overview

Barnet has a great collection of parks and open spaces, and these are an important part of what makes Barnet a green and family friendly borough.

The council has agreed to allocate £120,000 to improve and refurbish the playground facility in Bittacy Hill Park, Mill Hill.


What are we seeking your views on?

We would like to know what you think about the proposed play equipment at Bittacy Hill Park and the location of this equipment. You can view the proposed playground layout and the individual pieces of proposed equipment in 2D and in 3D.


How can you give us your views?

Please complete the online questionnaire for Bittacy Hill Park.

We will also be running two pop-up events, so you can look at the proposals. Council staff will be on hand to discuss the plans and answer any questions you may have. The pop-up events will take place at Bittacy Hill Park Playground, Sanders Lane, Mill Hill, NW7 on the following dates:

  • Saturday 23 September 2023 from 10:30am to 12:30pm
  • Tuesday 24 October 2023 from 10:30am to 12:30pm

To request a questionnaire in an alternative format, please email parks@barnet.gov.uk or telephone 020 8359 7404.

Alternatively, you can write to us at: parks@barnet.gov.uk or Greenspaces, London Borough of Barnet, 2 Bristol Avenue, Colindale, NW9 4EW.


What happens next?

We will review the feedback to see if there is any interest in changing the play facilities and we will make any amendments to the plans where possible and within the budget allocated. The council will then agree the final plans with the play contractor, including the location of the equipment and the play contractor will be commissioned to carry out the work. The improvement work to the playground is likely take place in late 2023.

The council will publish the consultation findings on this page, and we will also let you know how we are acting on the results of the consultation under ‘We asked, You said, We did'.

This consultation has now closed.

  • We asked, you said, we did

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    We asked

    We asked for your views on the proposed refurbishment of the playground at Bittacy Hill Park.

    You said

    We received 75 responses to the online questionnaire, we spoke to 19 people at the two events we ran in the park and received a submission from the 16th Hendon Scouts Group who provided the council with drawings and comments. A submission was also received from the Hendon Beavers Group containing comments and feedback.

    The key themes from the public consultation were:

    • request to swap the spinner
    • request for improved and more engaging flooring features
    • lots of positive comments were received on the design and on the Councils commitment to update and refurbish the playground
    • that a good balance of equipment be available for mixed ages
    • the location of the goals would be better suited near to the tennis courts.

    We did

    We considered all the feedback and respond to the comments as follows:

    • the spinner bowl has been replaced with a horse springer
    • the flooring was considered, and we have added graphics to the floor, to make it more interesting
    • we believe that we have a good mix of equipment for all ages
    • the football goals will be installed near to the Tennis Courts, subject to discussion with the council’s contractor.

    This project and the agreed funding are for the playground and football goals only. A separate project is taking place to install a new path and entrance to the park.

    The order has been placed for the new equipment and work is expected to commence in spring 2024.