Queen’s Park canalside improvement works

With funding from the Greater London Authority’s Good Growth Fund, we have commissioned a multi-disciplinary team to design and deliver public space improvements to the canalside area in front of the Queen’s Park Library.

About the proposals

From 2021, we have been working with residents and local stakeholders to understand their needs and aspirations to arrive at a shared vision and design. 

The design is built on three key objectives.

1. To create more space for the community by creating an outdoor living room with new seating next to the water and an enhanced library forecourt.
2. To ensure access for all by adding accessibility ramps, an expanded pedestrian crossing, and a clear and inviting entrance to the canalside park.
3. To improve the landscape by repairing the canal wall, adding biodiverse planting and new reedbeds. 

Artist renders

We are working to create a new canalside park for all to enjoy. View how the canalside is proposed to look once works have finished:

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Concept visualisation, implementation subject to technical feasibility.

Project updates

Work that has been completed to date includes:

• the canal wall repairs
• improvements to the public space in front of the library
• the public highway improvements are now complete.

This year, work to create a more welcoming, sustainable and accessible public space facing the Grand Union Canal are due to start.

Ahead of this, work to prepare the site continues including the need to remove two trees on the site so that new accessible ramps can be introduced. These ramps will create vital connections between the public highway and the raised path that runs along the length of the park, making it a fully accessible public space for the first time.  

Get involved

A specialist fabricator, Yes Make, has been appointed to co-create a series of play and biodiverse features using felled material from the site. The team will be based on site for a two-week period with an open-door policy for people to join the process of creating the permanent features in the canalside space opposite Queen’s Park Library. 

We would like to invite you to share your ideas and join us in creating these new features to improve the biodiversity and play offer in your neighbourhood. 

For more information, including how you can get involved, please visit our consultation hub. 

Contact us

If you have questions or are interested in learning more about the programme we would love to hear from you.

Please get in touch by emailing northpaddingtonprogramme@westminster.gov.uk

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