The Site

Plans

The site covers 53 acres and is bounded by Clayton Road to the south, the A3 to the west and north and council-owned land to the east. Our site includes The Dell and Chessington Equestrian Centre.

Why is the site designated as green belt?

Before the A3 was built, this land was part of Elmbridge but it is now cut off from the green belt by the road. The site was not reclassified when the A3 was built and therefore still holds green belt status despite being inaccessible to the public and home to storage and industrial uses. The site also has problems with unauthorised uses and anti-social behaviour.

The land at Hook Park no longer meets the criteria for green belt allocation. It is already a semi-developed brown field urban fringe landscape, physically contained by the A3 that provides a fixed, hard and permanent outer boundary that naturally restricts urban sprawl or encroachment into the countryside beyond. The sense of openness is diminished by the large extent of previously developed land and former landfill present on-site.

The site’s development into a 20-acre public park and much-needed new homes can help support and strengthen the character of Chessington, as well as contribute to the reuse of spoiled urban land into a truly green space for all.

The Site Today

This area of land is cut off on two sides by the A3 yet does nothing to improve the lives of those who live nearby. This site can be a catalyst for Chessington, providing leisure facilities as well as new homes. These images show how the site has become developed and is used for storage. The site’s redevelopment into a public park and new homes can help to support and strengthen the character of Chessington.

Our vision will turn this back into a big park for the people, with homes and space for all.