BCP Projects | Landford Way, Bournemouth

Plan for Play Consultation

Published 05 June 2026; updated 17 September 2026

Proposal for a new play space at Landford Way, Bournemouth

17 September update
Having evaluated feedback gathered through local engagement during June & July we found 62% of respondents favoured improvements to the existing play spaces at Setley Gardens and Chesildene Avenue, so funding will be allocated to those two sites rather than to creating a new play space at Landford Way.

This proposal forms part of BCP Council’s ongoing Plan for Play strategy which is investing more than £4.6million into improving 120 play spaces across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

The focus of the strategy is on developing accessible, inclusive, high quality play spaces.

The proposal for the Muscliff & Strouden Park area (Zone 7, below) is to repurpose a few smaller play spaces where the play equipment is reaching end of life, to complete defect repairs in other play spaces and provide a new play space in a centralised location.

We have identified the open space at Landford Way as a centralised location within the residential area – potentially making it ideal for a new play space – and we want to hear from the community about their preferences.

Zone 7 play spaces

Recommendations were finalised in the January 2026 play strategy Improvement Plan update, following consultation during July & August 2025

Zone 7 notes

Map ID 75 Kingfisher Barn Visitor Centre; the site is now managed by the BCP Countryside team and is outside the scope of this project.

Map ID 108 Noyce Gardens skate ramp; due to a significant number of defects and H&S concerns the skate ramp has been removed.

Map ID	Site name	Recommendation
14	Blackfield Road	Repurpose greenspace
27	Setley Gardens (Cadnam Way)	Repurpose greenspace
32	Chesildene Avenue	Defect repairs
46	Epiphany School	Defect repairs
55	Gunville Crescent	Repurpose greenspace
83	Knowlton Gardens	Defect repairs
P1	Landford Way	New play space
106	Muscliff Park	Refurbishment - see concept design
107	Noyce Gardens	Replacement - see concept design
136	Rownhams Road	Repurpose greenspace
159	Stratton Road	Repurpose greenspace
161	Swansbury Drive	Repurpose greenspace

Recommendations - what they mean

Defect repairs – where priority repairs are required to pieces of play equipment with problems, such as broken swing seats, poor surfacing and moving parts.
Refurbishment – a mid-range intervention is required with some equipment to be replaced and other equipment to be improved e.g. new swing seats or multi-unit.
Replacement – where sites are beyond end of life and in need of redesign and full replacement. There could also be opportunities to close multiple small sites in a geographic area and provide a single new play space nearby.
Repurpose greenspace – where a play space has a large number of defects, low play value, is underused, poorly located or is in close proximity to other sites in better condition; play equipment would be removed and an alternative use found for the space. Please refer to our Plan for Play FAQs Nos 10-14 for further information on repurposing greenspaces.
New play space – where a new location has been identified as an improvement to the existing play offer in an area.

It is important to note we will not be repurposing any play spaces until the new play space is installed.

Landford Way – options

Further consultation is needed to fully understand the level of community support for a new play space at Landford Way, or whether there is preference for an alternative.

Site constraints, and options for the location of a new play space within the Landford Way open space, are shown on annotated images in the gallery below; the options are also made available as a pdf below the gallery.

Have Your Say online

The online consultation closed at midnight on Sunday 5 July 2026 and responses are now being reviewed. This page will be updated as soon as we have further news.

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Landford Road play space proposal

Download the options document (pdf)

Project details

Updated Budget Phase 1, £4.6 million
Funding Various sources – Community Infrastructure Levy, developer contributions, third-party funding and ring-fenced reserves
Project Leader Rebecca Whelan-Edmonds, Programme Manager, BCP Council
T. 01202 123432
E. greenspaces@bcpcouncil.gov.uk