As part of the wider plan to reinvigorate the Grade-II* listed park, detailed plans for this phase, worth £17.75m, were developed by a team of specialist consultants led by HTA Design. Extensive consultation and engagement with local residents and groups took place as plans for this phase were progressed.  The key elements of this phase will deliver:

• The restoration of the Grade-I listed Geological Court, including the Dinosaur sculptures and an enhanced landscape setting
• A new dinosaur and geologically themed play area
• The restoration of the Grade-II Italian Terraces
• A new visitor centre and maintenance facility
• A new feature entrance at Penge Gate
• Improved lighting, wayfinding, and accessibility around the Tidal Lakes and Italian Terraces

In addition, the landscape proposals will seek to enhance the park’s incredible green spaces.  New meadows, paleo-inspired planting and wildlife friendly shrub will help create new habitats.  Sustainable water management will also see stormwater runoff integrated within the landscape, through sensitively sculpted swales and rain gardens.

Victoria Pinnington, Chief Executive Officer, Crystal Palace Park Trust says:

"We're thrilled to have reached this major milestone in the history of Crystal Palace Park and the good news couldn't be any more timely, with 2024 marking the 170th anniversary of the opening of this unique landscape.

The regeneration works that have been approved are vital to ensuring that the park's heritage assets are taken off the Heritage at Risk Register and protected for the benefit of generations to come.

Our local community has long been aware of quite how special this park is. Once the works are completed, the Trust looks forward to sharing the story of 'the world's first theme park' and welcoming many more people to this corner of south London in the years to come."

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