Play improvements consultation - Stoneyfields Park

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This consultation has now closed.

Overview

We have been allocated funding to improve play facilities across the borough. There is a fixed amount of funding available, so the council has identified locations which would benefit the most from this money.

Stoneyfields Park has been identified as one of the parks that would benefit from improved play facilities. The proposal is to refurbish the fenced playground near to Fairmead Crescent. We have assigned £110,000 for this new refurbishment.


What are we seeking your views on?

We would like to know what you think about the play facilities we are proposing for the fenced playground at Stoneyfields

Overview

We have been allocated funding to improve play facilities across the borough. There is a fixed amount of funding available, so the council has identified locations which would benefit the most from this money.

Stoneyfields Park has been identified as one of the parks that would benefit from improved play facilities. The proposal is to refurbish the fenced playground near to Fairmead Crescent. We have assigned £110,000 for this new refurbishment.


What are we seeking your views on?

We would like to know what you think about the play facilities we are proposing for the fenced playground at Stoneyfields Park. You can view the proposal for the playground in 2D, proposal for the playground in 3D, and also view the individual pieces of proposed equipment.


How can you give us your views?

Please take the time to complete the online questionnaire.

We will also be running two pop up events in Stoneyfield Park, in the fenced playground, so you can view 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 Stoneyfield Park, Edgware, HA8 8YS on the following dates:

  • Saturday 24 September 12:00 – 3:00pm
  • Tuesday 4 October 10:30am – 1:30pm

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.

If you wish to have your say on another playground, please return to the Parks Improvements consultation homepage.


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 new playground is likely to be constructed in 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 play facilities at the fenced-in playground at Stoneyfields Park.

    You said

    We received 33 responses to the online questionnaire and one direct email, and we spoke to 41 people at the two events we ran in the park. The key themes from the public consultation were request for:

    • additional surfacing
    • the swings to be placed together
    • the picnic table to be moved from under the tree canopy
    • a see saw, for dual play
    • a zip wire.


    We did

    Following the feedback received we developed a revised plan, which includes:

    • additional surfacing, so the two largest play areas are joined together
    • the picnic table has been relocated and will be near the new litter bin in the playground
    • a frame on the tipi carousel so it can be used by multiple children at one time, and also by different physical abilities.

    The order has been placed for this design, and it is likely to be installed in March/April 2023.

    There is insufficient space to place the two sets of swings together. Only baby and toddler swings can be placed near the tree, as larger swings require deeper foundations, which would damage the tree roots. There is also insufficient space for a zip wire and a see saw.

    We did look to see if a larger piece of play equipment such as a ship would fit in the playground, but unfortunately due to the shape of the playground and the roots of the very large tree, it would not fit.