Camden invests £2.4m in parks and green spaces for next year
Camden’s Cabinet has agreed to invest up to £2.4m in the borough’s parks and green spaces next year, with further funding to follow through to 2030.
On Wednesday 10 December, Cabinet signed off the council’s new Green Space Investment Programme for 2026-2030. This programme will invest in places ranging from Russell Square Gardens to community locations like greening outside West Hampstead Library.
In Camden, 39% of our residents have no access to a shared or private garden. So we know how it important it is to make sure people have green, inviting and accessible parks and gardens to visit in their neighbourhoods.
We want people to have nice things, in this case new and improved parks a stone’s throw from people’s homes.
Over the last five years, the outgoing Green Space Investment Programme delivered over £12m of capital investment into Camden green spaces. To achieve this, the council identified which parks needed the most investment and then matched available funding, including Section 106 secured by the council from local construction development, Local Community Infrastructure Levy, and other sources.
Notable projects from this period include resurfacing the path and providing wheelchair and pushchair accessibility into St Pancras Gardens, greening up Compton Close in the Regent’s Park Estate, and building in water-soaks along Goldhurst Terrace to help alleviate flooding.
Councillor Harrison continued:
“The new Green Space Investment Programme continues our successful approach of identifying areas in Camden most at need and then matching funding sources to deliver the best possible outcomes for our communities.
“From Fortune Green to Pond Square to Brooke’s Market, we want to make sure every corner of the borough benefits from new and improved parks and gardens.”