Grey Lynn Park recreation precinct

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Final concept plan

The main features of the final concept plan include:

Entrance areas

The Williamson Avenue and Dryden Street entrance areas will be redeveloped to strengthen the 'sense of arrival' and advertise the presence of the park through looking at the existing pedestrian paths and the surface treatment and also through having a consistent sign strategy. Other pedestrian entrances will also be enhanced. A semi-dry wetland will be constructed within the Williamson Avenue entrance area.

Walkways

Additional paths will be formed along the western boundary to create circular walking opportunities within the park. Park furnishings such as seats and litter bins will surround the pedestrian network. The concept plan provides for the commemoration of the western boundary which was the first gift of land from Ngati Whatua to the Crown roughly coinciding with the Grey Lynn Park valley and Opoutukeha Stream (Cox's Creek) through the possible use of ceramic inserts into the central walkway.

Buildings

The former athletics clubrooms will be demolished and a new multi-use venue will be constructed approximately on the site of the existing Richmond Rovers Rugby League Clubrooms (which will be removed). This new building will incorporate facilities for the rugby league club, storage, changing facilities, shelter, and multi-use rooms/facilities. The existing public conveniences in the centre of the park will be removed and incorporated into the proposed new multi-use facility. New public conveniences will be installed in the park adjacent to Dryden Street.

Carparking and access

Additional parking will be provided along Dryden Street. The internal access road will be widened to enable two-way traffic, which will assist with circulation of emergency vehicles when needed, with parking provided off it adjacent to the Number 1 field. The existing carpark in the centre of the park near the clubrooms will be removed (access for service and emergency vehicles will remain). The promotion of carparking on adjoining streets is also proposed - generally through the use of signage. It is also recommended that the opportunity for providing additional street parking on Rose Road be investigated.

The concept plan also makes provision for the Elgin Street vehicle entrance to be locked at night.

Planting

Additional planting will be undertaken throughout the park, with an emphasis on native species that attract bird life. The existing harakeke (flax area) within Rose Gully will be expanded in terms of both size and diversity. The concept plan includes provision for the establishment of wetland areas in appropriate parts of the park to utilise and treat surface run-off from the wider valley basin, for example, off Williamson Avenue.

Other amenity and recreational improvements

Other improvements to the park include:

upgraded playground equipment, including drainage and surfacing
additional skate facilities near the Dryden Street hard courts
relocating the flying fox away from the Williamson Avenue entrance
including a basketball hoop in the existing courts near Dryden Street and marking the courts out to accommodate tennis
upgrading and increasing the fitness stations constructed throughout the park
upgrading the surrounds of the paddling pool and reviewing the existing toilet facilities to facilitate dedicated pool facilities
facilitating additional art features around the park
upgrading existing and incorporating additional park furniture including seats, litter bins and barbeques
providing historical interpretative information within the park and incorporating Pacific design detailing.