Plans to upgrade 'beautiful' town park submitted

Proposals for Grove Park include new toilet blocks, seating and planting

Plans to upgrade and improve a "beautiful town centre green space" have been submitted.

The proposals for Grove Park in Weston-super-Mare include new toilet blocks, seating and planting.

North Somerset Council said it had worked with local people, community groups and organisations on the designs through a series of engagement events.

Councillor Mark Canniford said it is a "key priority" for the authority to involve the local community in "shaping plans".

North Somerset Council said it worked with local people on designs through a series of engagement events

Permission is being sought by We Made That, the council’s appointed architecture practice for the project, on proposals including:

• Redesigning the park’s main entrance to include additional planting, new seating, installation of a sustainable draining system, re-surfacing and signage

• Removing the existing public toilet block

• Constructing a new public toilet block to include an accessible toilet and baby changing facilities, back into the park near the café

The current block, which is planned to be demolished, has been closed since December 2023 due to vandalism.

Mr Canniford said the work would make a "positive difference" to the park

"I was delighted that over 120 people attended the Grove Park Gathering event in June, and to see that those people’s comments have fed into these proposals," Mr Canniford said.

"If approved, the work would make a positive difference to the park’s main entrance from the high street and relocate the public toilet block back into the park.

"We want to draw more people to and from the town centre to enjoy this beautiful town centre green space, encouraging more footfall and trade into the town."