Images courtesy of HTA Design.

The new garden at The Regent’s Park has received planning permission. Consent was granted by Camden Council Planning Authority.

The two-acre garden will commemorate the life of Queen Elizabeth II and, once complete, will turn a redundant area of this famous park into a biodiverse space that will communicate the concept of natural resilience in our changing climate.

Led by landscape architects HTA Design, Tate+Co is part of the team, working together to deliver a scheme that will not simply address the needs of the local and wider communities but ultimately engage and delight. The expert team also includes horticulturist Dr Noel Kingsbury.

Tate+Co is responsible for the structures within the new garden. This scope of work includes the re-imagination of a redundant water tower as a lookout platform and the creation of a new pergola.

The site previously grew shrubs and plants for London’s eight Royal Parks but following the opening of the Hyde Park Nursery in 2018, it was decommissioned. The new garden will show how brownfield sites can be transformed, in this case using predominantly local materials, into verdant spaces so returning this abandoned area of Regent’s Park to the public domain.

Demonstrating Tate+Co’s regenerative approach to architecture and design, The Garden will promote a circular economy, minimising waste, pollution and environmental impact. Demolition of the former plant nursery is now underway and the intention is to re-use a substantial amount of ‘waste’ material in the new garden, such as crushed concrete, brick and steelwork.

The team at Tate+Co is lead by Laurence Pinnfire.

“Working on such a significant project has been an absolute honour. The new garden has been an opportunity to demonstrate the full potential of regenerative architecture. We have worked with a diverse mix of stakeholders and very much enjoyed listening and learning, to balance heritage, horticulture and sustainability considerations with feedback from local and wider communities. We cannot wait to see this project come alive and for people to start enjoying this much-anticipated space.”

You can read the full press release, issued by The Royal Parks, here.