Redlees Park Entrance & Car Park Changes

2025 Update

After careful consideration and reviewing the 2023 consultation, the Council will be undertaking works at the Worton Road entrance to Redlees Park. This will include specific parking zones separated by Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SuDS) in the form of flower and plant beds. Installing these systems will increase biodiversity and help reduce flooding.

The Council commissioned Meristem Design to design and build the SuDs system, which uses a raised bed filled with a sponge-like rock to absorb water. This water is then used by the plants within the raised bed and the rest slowly evaporates. This helps to combat flooding by slowing down the release of water and allowing sewers time to dispose of water after heavy rainfall. A description of this system can be found in the additional documents along with a floorplan, and a visualisation of the site is shown below.

2024 Update

While the preference of the local community was to provide formal parking for the Bowls Club and Artists Studio we will also be providing increased pedestrian protection for users of the park ensuring that all users are safe and secure.

Additionally, the consultation highlighted a desire for greening of the entrance so we are taking a nature sensitive approach incorporating sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDs) and rain gardens. These structures will create a boundary that separates the paid parking from the members parking.

A specialist contractor has been appointed, the final proposals will be presented to the community prior to implementation, with a focus on encouraging participation from groups underrepresented in these results.

Redlees Park Landscape Changes Consultation - 2023

Parking permits are currently provided to Bowls Club Members and the Artists’ Studios in designated bays within the main pay car park. However, informal parking takes place on the tarmac strip. This space is designated for facility drop-offs, maintenance visits, event parking and emergency access.

A public consultation was completed on changes to how this space is used, following a request to formalise parking on the tarmac strip for the Bowls Club and Artists’ Studios.120 people responded to this consultation to show their level of support for the scheme. 68.3% of respondents expressed a preference for Permit formal parking on the tarmac strip.

This consultation closed on 11 December 2023 and the report can be found Here.

The decision to allow a section of park land to accommodate a parking area for particular users is one which must be undertaken carefully and with sensitivity to the surrounding landscape.

The Council would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your participation in this process. All responses have been read in detail and will be taken into consideration as part of any future plans for the site. If you have any further comments or questions regarding this site, please do feel free to contact us directly. You can also email parks@hounslow.gov.uk for any comments, questions, or repair requests regarding the site.