New pictures revealing what the planned revamp of Croydon’s Queen’s Park Gardens could look like have been released.
More than 50 people from Croydon were involved in designing the gardens, part of the Taberner House redevelopment.
HUB is building 513 new homes, designed by architect AHMM, on the site where the council offices used to stand – with 40% set to be affordable.
Work started in May and is expected to be completed in 2021 and as well as a 35-storey tower, there will also be 21, 19 and 13-storey buildings constructed as part of the major development.
HUB managing director Steve Sanham said the company started speaking to people on the streets of Croydon about what they want to see in the gardens at the end of 2016.
Then, 50 people agreed to take part in workshops to help come up with designs. The group first met in March and met another three times this year.
Mr Sanham said: “It has been a really rewarding process. We started in in 2016 speaking to about 1,500 people before carrying out our first engagement sessions.
“We went to where people were rather than sitting in a room and waiting for them to come to us.
“It soon became really clear that people were concerned about the park – that this really important green space was revitalised by the development and the decision wasn’t made without them.”
The final plans will be submitted in the coming weeks.
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