Kingston Council has started work on a new town square and 'pocket park' for New Malden.

The square, complete with planters and new street furniture, will be located in Cock's Crescent just off the town's high street.

It will have a pedestrian and cycle link to neighbouring Burlington Road B282, where a vacant plot of land will also be transformed into a landscaped green space for residents to enjoy.

Work on the transformation started this week on 2 August and is predicted to be completed this year.

It is the first step in a redevelopment of the Cocks Crescent area by the Council.

Plans for a regeneration of the area include new high-quality and affordable homes that fit the character of the local area.

There will also be the re-provision of a community leisure and wellbeing hub, including a new 25m swimming pool and other spaces for community use.

Click HERE for more on the plans for Cocks Crescent.

In a press release, Councillor, Simon Edwards, Chair of the Malden and Coombe Neighbourhood Committee, said:

"This is such an exciting time for New Malden and its residents, who will be able to feed in and shape the future of their town, both in the Cocks Crescent development and through the new town centre partnership group.

"With a new public square coming later this year and a state-of-the-art leisure centre planned for the wider development in the coming years, New Malden can look forward to a new, innovative space for its communities, and the beginning of Cocks Crescent's potential being unlocked."

The next stage, according to the Council, is to expand and develop this partnership in preparation to co-design a town centre strategy for New Malden, which residents have the opportunity to get involved with.

Anyone wanting to be part of this partnership group should get in touch with Danielle at [email protected].

Design work is also starting on proposals to improve the Fountain Roundabout and nearby pocket park by the Environment Centre. Public engagement on this will take place next month.

The Rotary Club has also been recently successful in securing High Street Grant funding to make improvements to New Malden High Street such as new lighting and banners.

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