Your suggestions to improve Lampton Park

Overview

Lampton Park sits along Hounslow Central, Hounslow West and Heston East. The Parks team are looking to undertake improvements across the park to ensure the space is more inclusive, accessible, and a destination spot for Hounslow.

Why did we do this survey?

The Council wishes to find out residents’ opinions and ideas to help shape the correct priorities and do what is necessary to improve the park experience for all. The results of this survey will feed into our Make your Mark – Lampton Park project, and will support us in understanding the current use, limitations, aspirations and suggestions for the park.

The survey was distributed online, through mailing lists, via letter drops, text message services, pop up stalls, via council services and through the police.

Various other forms of engagement also took place through in person conversations, pop up stalls at Hounslow library, area forums and Lampton Children centre.

December 2024 Update:

A total of 224 users responded to the survey before it closed in September, many responses came from TW3 in which Lampton Park is situated, whilst a handful of responses came from other parts of the borough and out of the borough. 97% stated they visit Lampton Park and the main reason for visiting any park was use of outdoor space (walking, running). Other reasons to visit parks were in relation to area, health and wellbeing, aesthetics, safety, facilities, and activities.

Almost all individuals had visited Lampton Park, of whom many had visited the park daily or weekly. 96% of individuals walk to Lampton Park, 11% cycle and 4% travel by car although no parking provision on site. The most used entrance of Lampton Park was on Lampton Road, with the least used entrance on Harris Close/Willow Gardens. The top three themes mentioned when asked to describe Lampton Park were Space, Nature, and Facilities. The top three areas and facilities used in the park were the paths, children’s play, and tennis courts.

Improvements for the space centred around a variety of themes including but not limited to: nature, sport provision, community spaces and better entrance/exits.

The most key factors of the park were park cleanliness and safety.

This feedback will contribute to a collection of engagements that have taken place throughout the year such as through in person pop up stalls in Hounslow House, the library, Area Forums, as well as emails sent to the parks inbox. Other engagements include discussions held at Lampton Children Centre and Osterley Park and ongoing community garden conversations. Of which will help to develop a plan to improve the current access, entrance/exit, wayfinding and provide community and seating provision within Lampton Park.

In 2025, the parks team will be exploring the collective feedback and working to develop a programme of improvement works at Lampton Park set for late 2025/early 2026 (subject to project timelines, funding, and weather conditions).

The Parks team vision is to encourage Lampton Park to become more inclusive, accessible and safer for its park user.

The aim of the improvements are to:

• Encourage more use of the park for all users, ages, genders and demographics.
• Focus on creating more welcoming, open entrances of which will include explore sightlines, increasing natural surveillance and opening up closed spaces.
• Highlight any opportunities for community engagement/development
• Increase the mental health and physical benefits of being in green spaces
• Encourage activation.
• Continue to provide free provision of recreational facilities.
• Increase environmental awareness through enhancing access to nature in biodiverse rich spaces.
• Offer enjoyable green, open spaces in a sustainable, accessible and adaptable area.