The next round of engagement is anticipated for Summer 2024.
Have your say on the West Hendon Playing Fields project and help us transform the landscape into a community oasis.
Overview
The West Hendon Playing Fields project envisions the remarkable transformation of an underutilised landscape into a captivating community oasis. Our goal is to create a destination park that serves as a natural sanctuary, offering a wide range of recreational, leisure, and relaxation opportunities for residents and visitors alike. Through thoughtful design, sustainable practices, and active community engagement, the project aims to shape a vibrant and welcoming space whereContinue reading
The next round of engagement is anticipated for Summer 2024.
Have your say on the West Hendon Playing Fields project and help us transform the landscape into a community oasis.
Overview
The West Hendon Playing Fields project envisions the remarkable transformation of an underutilised landscape into a captivating community oasis. Our goal is to create a destination park that serves as a natural sanctuary, offering a wide range of recreational, leisure, and relaxation opportunities for residents and visitors alike. Through thoughtful design, sustainable practices, and active community engagement, the project aims to shape a vibrant and welcoming space where individuals of all ages can connect with nature, enjoy outdoor activities, and foster a sense of community, inclusivity and diversity.
Join us on this transformative journey and have your say as we start to build a remarkable destination park that will become the pride of our community.
Background
Our Corporate Plan 2023- 2026 sets out a new vision for Barnet - one that puts Caring for People, our Places and the Planet at the heart of everything we do. Barnet is a great place to live and work, and our plan has big ambitions to make it even better.
As part of our plan we are committed to enhancing our green spaces and parks. Our Parks and Open Spaces Strategy, which is currently going through Cabinet, cites the West Hendon Playing Fields as a sports hub investment site.
West Hendon Playing Fields is a vital part of Barnet's community, but it currently faces certain challenges that affect the way it is used. These challenges include tired built infrastructure and facilities that need improvement, limited access from adjacent communities, and an identity with potential to be reinforced as a space that serves its community.
We have earmarked the site as a strategic location for a wide-ranging package of improvements, to transform the playing fields to an exemplary destination park for people and wildlife an we want to work with the local community to help us develop the improvement.
To help us develop our vision for the park and support the improvements of West Hendon Playing Fields, we have commissioned a team of specialist consultants, including Arup, Haley Sharpe Design, Tate + Co and Sensory Trust.
You can find more information about the project and our partners by visiting our dedicated engagement website.
In November 2023, we held our first round of engagement. In response to this, we will be publishing some FAQs on this page and on the WHPF dedicated engagement
How to have your say
Your input is vital to creating a thriving park that is inclusive and accessible whilst providing a sanctuary for nature in Barnet.
Before you have your say, please take the time to read the additional background information provided on our dedicated engagement website.
To have your say you can:
- email whpf@barnet.gov.uk
- write to us at: West Hendon Playing Fields (WHPF) Engagement Project Team, Greenspaces & Leisure, London Borough of Barnet, 2 Bristol Avenue, Colindale, London, NW9 4EW.
If you would like help with taking part in any of our engagement activities, please contact us using one of the above methods.
