The Vision

A new park for Chessington

A key opportunity is the delivery of a new 20-acre public park. The site today is privately owned and cut off to locals. The proposals will ensure that the land is opened up and cleaned up and used for the benefit of the local community.

How it is now:

• The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is the least green borough in London.
• King Edward Recreation Ground is nearby but is mainly used for dog walking and is unsuitable for children and families.

How it can be:

The new park will be more than twice the size of King Edward Recreation Ground, with walking links to join them together.

The delivery of the new park will mean local residents will have access to high-quality green space right on their doorstep.

• Hook Park will be designed together with the local community, everyone can have their say, including on its name, to ensure it truly represents what local people in Chessington want and need
• The park will be delivered during the first phase of the project
• The park will be gifted to a community land trust with funding to manage it in perpetuity, ensuring that the site becomes a permanently protected green space and a valuable community asset

New homes for local people

Our vision will deliver up to 2000 beautiful new homes built to stand the test of time. 40% of these will be affordable homes.

Their design will be traditional mid-rise apartment buildings (known as mansion flats), sensitive to the scale and character of Chessington.

• A mix of 1, 2, 3 and 4 bedrooms
• Meet local demand for all ages, for first-timers, through families, to downsizers
• Larger living spaces and higher ceilings than other modern apartments
• Designed in consultation with local people to fulfil their needs

A vibrant place to live, work and enjoy

Our vision is to build a thriving community, a place with everything needed within walking distance of home.

• Shops and cafes will overlook the park.
• Flexible, affordable workspaces, including incubator business space
• Shared workspace and community hubs will attract local businesses and support working from home
• The ideal place for young professionals to put down roots with rail connections to Waterloo within 24 minutes from Chessington South and located on the A3 with easy access out of London.

We have the opportunity to transform unusable land into something amazing which will act as a regeneration catalyst for Chessington and the wider area.

Better transport and connections

Our ambition is to deliver a truly sustainable development, creating a place of pride to live, work and enjoy.

Our vision includes a range of transport improvements for vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians which will provide for both the existing and new community.

• Better access to the countryside providing everyone with a greater level of access to the outdoors
• On-site car hire will provide quick possibilities to get to the countryside and coast
• New walking and cycling routes
• Better public transport links including new bus services –
• Connections for all modes of transport into the site and beyond
• Safe, attractive and well used routes

New vehicular access points will be established for the site connecting directly to the A3 and A309 eliminating any reliance on existing local residential roads.

Rat-running through Clayton Road and the surrounding area would be significantly cut as a result of proposed controls to limit these roads to use by only residents and their visitors.

There will be the opportunity for the existing local community to help shape local services, ensuring that they benefit the existing communities in Hook and Chessington just as much as new residents.

The Plans – Short Summary

Read our short summary document detailing the plans for Hook Park and why you should support this once in a lifetime opportunity.