Crystal Palace Park restoration moves forward with next phase

by Bethany Vann | 01 Aug 24 | Commercial Landscaping, Landscape Architecture, News | 0 comments

Bromley Council unanimously approves the next major phase of the Crystal Palace Park restoration, led by HTA Design.

This phase, worth £17.75M, of the wider £52M regeneration project includes work on a number of grade-listed features on site, following the granting of listed building consent.

HTA Design, which recently became B-corp certified, led a team of consultants to develop this next instalment of works.

This next phase of development will see the restoration of the Grade-I listed Geological Court, including the Dinosaur sculptures and enhanced landscape setting.

In addition, a whole new dinosaur and geologically themed play area will be established in the park, alongside a new information centre and maintenance facility.

Restorations will also be made to the Grade-II Italian Terraces, with improvements to the Tidal Lakes and Italian Terrace’s wayfinding, accessibility and lighting.

The park’s green spaces will also be getting an overhaul in an effort to create new habitats and improve the site’s biodiversity.

These plans include the creation of new meadows, as well as establishing new paleo-inspired planting and wildlife friendly shrubs.

Sustainable water management will also see stormwater runoff integrated within the landscape, through sensitively sculpted swales and rain gardens.

Natalia Roussou, landscape design director at HTA Design comments on getting the green light for the new phase:

“This is a major step towards the regeneration of Crystal Palace Park, taking us closer to reimagining Britain’s parks as climate resilient, biodiverse and accessible spaces for all. By celebrating and protecting the site’s historic significance through the restoration and unearthing of its beautiful listed features, the proposals will re-establish one of London’s legacy parks as an international destination.”

Bromley Council is delivering the wider £52m regeneration plan for the Park in partnership with the Crystal Palace Park Trust, which assumed responsibility for the management of the park as part of an historic handover in September 2023.

This phase of the project is scheduled to commence in 2025.