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Clitterhouse Playing Fields

Read all about the plans, latest updates and construction activity.

Clitterhouse Playing Fields is at the heart of our vision for our new park town, a 44-acre park that will offer local people new opportunities to take part in sport and play. The playing fields cover an area equivalent of 22 football pitches, and the existing planning permission granted includes a range of sport and play facilities, plus a pavilion. 

Work is now about to begin on the first phase of improvements to it, creating enhanced new spaces for sport, play and relaxation. This first phase of works will deliver a multi-purpose lawn and natural amphitheatre, picnic and play areas, accessible paths and lighting.

In total we will plant 350 new trees and nine acres of wildflowers across the playing fields. With trees and flowers planted within this phase to create more biodiversity and create new spaces to relax and roam. New sports facilities include a multiuse netball/tennis court, basketball court, an all-wheel park, table tennis tables, and outdoor gym zones, will give residents more ways to get active.

Whether it’s enjoying a family picnic, a walk with your dog, a game of football with friends or just somewhere you can go and relax after a busy day, Clitterhouse Playing Fields will be an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming space that everyone will benefit from. Please refer to the work schedule below for progress updates.

Consultations

We ran three public consultations in October 2021, March 2022 and September 2022 inviting the community to share their thoughts on the designs of the playing fields. Almost 700 people in total visited the in-person exhibition events and viewed the consultation online. Your feedback, ideas and comments shared during the consultation periods have helped shape and refine the proposals for Clitterhouse Playing Fields.

Find out more about the Clitterhouse Playing Fields consultation at  bxt.uk/cpfconsult 

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WORK SCHEDULE

Work commencing: Monday 20 April 2026 until February 2027 (approx 47 weeks)

Contractors: Galldris Group

Working hours: Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm and Saturday 8am to 1pm. On weekdays, there will be a half hour start-up and shut-down period before and after the working hours. For safety reasons, cranes are required to be assembled and dismantled outside of standard operational hours.

Construction work has been carefully designed to be delivered in three phases to minimise impact on residents as much as we can and we surround any noisy equipment, such as piling rigs and pneumatic drills, with acoustic barriers where possible.

Current works overview:

  • From Monday 20 April, contractors will begin clearing the site and setting up a small welfare and delivery office which you will see located near Swannell Way. Teams will also be installing Heras fencing along the border of the northern part of the playing fields, between Claremont Road up to Swannell Way. This will take up to three weeks to complete, and we don’t expect this to be particularly noisy.
  • The first phase of construction activity will then begin to take place in the northern part of the playing fields, close to Brent Cross Town. In this phase, we’re creating a multi-purpose lawn area and natural amphitheatre with picnic tables, benches, as well as new trees and wildflowers that will create new spaces for people to meet and spend time together.
  • While works take place, we will need to restrict access through this area of the park. The southern part of the park will remain open, although there will be new access routes.
  • You can take a look at the works programme here.

Contacting the team

  • The Visitor Pavilion is open every day from 10am to 6pm, and the team are always available to have a chat.
  • If you have any questions about the works, please email transformingbx@barnet.gov.uk
  • For any noise related complaints, please see contact details displayed on the site hoarding.
  • For any estate emergencies or out of office hours assistance, please contact the 24hr security hotline on 07918 986020.
  • Come and talk to our Brent Cross Town, Barnet Council and L&Q colleagues at our monthly Community Drop-in, held at The Visitor Pavilion, every third Thursday of the month, from 5.30pm to 6.30pm.

For information about the Brent Cross Town development including forthcoming consultations, and to register for updates, please visit brentcrosstown.co.uk