CONTENTS - LIKES and DISLIKES
Area 1a - Site of National Sports Centre (if building is demolished)
Sports &
Play Green Red ooo ooo
o Play
park/open play area 7 0 ooo ooo ooo
ooo
o Skateboard
park/skate park/roller rink 12 1 ooo ooo
oo
o Marked out
pitches - football, rounders, cricket, etc. 8 1 ooo Wet
weather play area 3 0 ooo ooo ooo
o Children's/teenagers
recreation area 10 0 ooo ooo
oo Staffed
sports area (pitch & putt, boules,
tennis
courts) 8 0 Parkland/Landscaping ooo ooo ooo ooo
ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo Revert to
open parkland 27 0 ooo ooo ooo ooo
ooo ooo o Parkland
with trees and shrubs 19 0 oo Park with
surface delineated (by planting?)
to show where fountain
once was 2 0 Water
Features ooo ooo
ooo
o Water
area/lake - ecological interest 9 1 ooo
ooo Lake -
aesthetic interest 6 0 ooo
o
o Water play
area 4 1 ooo ooo ooo
o
o Restored
fountains 10 1 oo Other
water features - ideas? 2 0 Park
Facilities ooo ooo ooo ooo
ooo oo Cafe/restaurant 17 0 oo
ooo ooo
ooo BBQ area
and juice bar 2 9 ooo ooo ooo ooo
ooo ooo Toilets
& First Aid 18 0 Education/interpretation
(ecology/biology/archaeology/history) 12 0 Special
Attractions ooo ooo
ooo Location
for children's zoo 9 0 ooo Suitable
commercial enterprise (e.g. shop selling souvenirs)-
ideas? 3 0 oo
oo Sculpture
gallery in spine building 2 2 oo Outdoor
events space (flexible) 2 0 ooo ooo
ooo oo Green
arena -'natural' turf arena for events, etc. 11 0 o
ooo ooo
ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo oo Sports
centre building relic as a landscape feature (like Coventry
Cathedral) 1 23
POST IT COMMENTS
Area 1b - National Sports Centre Building (if building remains but is no longer needed for sport)
Special Attractions in
Building Green Red Pavilion 0 0 oo
o Dinosaur
interpretation centre 2 1 ooo ooo
ooo ooo
ooo ooo ooo o Museum/heritage
centre 22 0 ooo
o Exhibition
hall/gallery 4 0 ooo ooo
ooo ooo
ooo ooo oo Concert
hall 20 0 ooo
o Restaurant
with pony & trap access 3 1 ooo
o
ooo
o Conference
centre 4 4 ooo ooo ooo ooo
o Indoor fun
fair 0 13 ooo
ooo Ice/roller
rink 6 0 ooo ooo
o Wet
weather play park 7 0 ooo
oo Community
horticultural centre 5 0 ooo
oo Eden
project-style facility - i.e. enclosed parkland 3 2 ooo ooo ooo ooo
ooo ooo ooo ooo o The palace
x-scape - bowling, cinema, retail 0 25 Butterfly
house 13 0 Retain Building Spine Structure
Only ooo ooo
ooo ooo
o `Spine'
building retained as landscape/heritage value 1 8 oo
ooo ooo
ooo ooo Retain
diving platforms/other architectural features 2 12
POST IT COMMENTS
Area 2 - Dinosaurs, Lakes and Farm
Landscaping Green Red ooo ooo
o Improve
landscaping 7 0 ooo ooo ooo ooo
ooo ooo ooo Replace
unsightly fencing 21 0 ooo ooo
oo Improve paths 8 0 ooo ooo ooo ooo
ooo Restore
water feature by bridge 15 0 Facilities ooo
o New park
facilities building consolidating existing café/
crèche/ boating/ toilets/ changing 4 0 ooo ooo ooo ooo
oo Expand car
park 0 14 o Cover part
of area with perforated geodesic-style structure somewhere
to get out of the rain 0 1 ooo
oo
o Farm
buildings converted for restaurant/art gallery/ranger
HQ 5 1 ooo
o Convert
old stables and surrounding area to garden centre 3 1 ooo ooo
oo Opportunity
for commercial enterprises 0 8 Use of
Water oo
ooo
o Power
boats (toy) 2 4 ooo ooo ooo ooo
ooo o Boating
lake 16 0 ooo
o Fishing
area 3 1 Zoo/Children's
Farm ooo ooo ooo ooo
oo Children's
zoo area 14 0 oo Enhance
urban farm 2 0 Education/lnterpretation ooo
ooo Farm
buildings and surrounding area - educational use 6 0 o
o New
dinosaur interpretation centre 1 1 ooo ooo ooo
ooo ooo
ooo Natural
history museum and zoo 18 0 ooo ooo ooo ooo
o Retain/improve
dinosaur area 13 0 ooo ooo
o Complete
geological/evolution display 7 0 ooo
o Dinosaur
theme park open air 3 1 Wildlife ooo ooo ooo
ooo ooo
ooo Wildlife
especially birds 16 0 ooo ooo ooo
Consider
this as major ecology area(farm site and area up toward
Crystal Palace station) 9 0
POST IT COMMENTS
Area 3 - The Old Cricket Pitch
Informal Leisure
& Sorts Green Red oo Area for
children's birthday parties 2 0 ooo ooo ooo
ooo ooo
ooo ooo o Adventure
playground? 22 0 ooo
oo Junior
cycle area 5 0 ooo ooo ooo
o Playground 10 0 ooo ooo ooo o
o Roller
rink, skate park, football pitches 10 1 oo Informal
sports 2 0 ooo ooo ooo oo
Cricket
& football area 11 0 ooo
oo Develop
activities within existing landscape 5 0 oo
o Retain for
sports with new facilities i.e. pavilion 2 1 ooo
oo Leave it
as is, with informal sports use 5 0 ooo ooo
ooo Pony
rides 9 0 Landscaping Relocate
playground/facilities buildings to zone 2 or
4 -
restore landscape 0 0 ooo ooo oo
o Different
mowing regimes for sport, informal use and
ecology 8 1 ooo ooo
ooo ooo
ooo ooo o Horticultural
excellence 19 0 ooo ooo ooo ooo
o Improve
paths, strolling potential 13 0 ooo ooo ooo ooo
ooo ooo oo Tree
collection - more diversity 20 0 ooo
o Extend
English landscape (area 4) 4 0 ooo ooo ooo ooo
ooo ooo ooo
ooo oo Open up
conservation area - remove fencing and open up wooded area
near Penge gate 26 0 ooo
oo Landscape
car park 5 0 ooo
o Better
park entrances 4 0 ooo ooo o
o Landscape
or demolish depot building 7 1 ooo ooo
oo Restore
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserves monument 8 0 Attractions ooo ooo
oo Inner city
farm where depot building is 8 0 o
ooo
oo Markets 1 5 ooo ooo
oo Reintroduction
of seasonal activities
- little train, ice
rink, ski slope, archery, etc. 17 0 Other oo
ooo o
Parking/overflow
parking 2 4 ooo
ooo Dog
assault course - special dog area 6 0
POST IT COMMENTS
Maze Green Red ooo ooo ooo ooo
ooo ooo ooo oo Restore
existing maze 23 0 ooo ooo
o Improve
design of maze 7 0 Fishing
Lake ooo
ooo Enhanced
fishing 0 7 ooo
ooo Open up
anglers lake 6 0 oo Improve
fencing around fishing lake 2 0 Concert
Bowl ooo ooo ooo ooo
ooo ooo ooo o Refurbish/enhance
concert bowl 22 0 ooo o
o Remove
concert bowl alltogether 4 1 ooo ooo ooo ooo
ooo ooo Retain
concert bowl but replace stage, speakers, etc 18 0 ooo
ooo ooo
ooo oo o Reduce or
remove lake - replace with grass 1 14 Landscaping ooo ooo ooo ooo
oo Plant more
trees 14 0 ooo ooo ooo ooo
ooo ooo
ooo o Remove
Gustafson 'cascade' - landscape rear of concert
lake 22 0 ooo ooo
o Complete
English landscape gardens 7 0 ooo
ooo New water
features - cascades 6 0 ooo
oo Tudor
garden 3 2 ooo ooo ooo ooo
oo Wildlife
area - increase ecological diversity 14 0 Other ooo oo
ooo Reinstate
race track as pedestrian, cycling, roller blading
use 5 3 ooo ooo oo
ooo ooo
oo Restore
track for historic motor events 11 11 ooo Better
north/south links to concert bowl 3 0 ooo ooo ooo
o New art
feature 9 1 ooo ooo
ooo Retain as
noise/activity-free area except during concerts 9 0
POST IT COMMENTS
Area 5 - Hilltop & Caravan Site
Heritage Green Red ooo ooo ooo ooo
ooo ooo Crystal
Palace Museum 18 0 ooo ooo ooo
oo Heritage
centre with cafe & toilets
(could also
incorporate subway) 11 0 Visitor
Attraction - see also ** below ooo ooo ooo ooo
ooo oo ooo
ooo ooo ooo ooo Rebuild
the original Crystal Palace, but smaller 17 15 ooo
oo Landmark
installation or building 5 0 ooo ooo ooo ooo
ooo ooo ooo ooo Butterfly
house 2 3 ooo ooo ooo ooo
ooo Park
related visitor centre: butterflies, museum, views &
ecology 15 0 ooo ooo
ooo Horticultural
centre 9 0 ooo ooo ooo ooo
ooo ooo ooo ooo Viewing
facility (tower or platform) 24 0 oo
o Water
based exhibition, education and play area 2 1 ooo
o Sculpture
park 3 2 ooo o
ooo ooo
o Market 4 7 ooo ooo
oo Art
exhibition 8 0 o Limited
development only - focussed on culture and wildlife -
concentrated by Norwood gate 1 0 oo
ooo
ooo Water
chute 2 6 Landscaping/ParkIWildlife ooo ooo
o Formal
gardens 7 0 ooo ooo ooo ooo
ooo oo Wildlife
area (with interpretation) 17 0 ooo Part
wildlife, part formal landscape 3 0 ooo ooo ooo ooo
ooo ooo ooo ooo oo ooo
ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ** Glazed
escarpment building 26 18 ooo ooo
oo Predominately
park/landscaping 8 0 ooo ooo ooo
o Trees -
mix of formal and managed woodland 10 0 ooo Pensioners'
garden on site of caravan park 3 0 ooo
ooo Restored
Rockhills as garden demonstration area 6 0 Commercial
Development ooo ooo ooo ooo
ooo ooo ooo ooo Hotel 0 24 ooo
ooo ooo
ooo ooo o Entertainment
venue 3 13 o
ooo ooo
ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo Leisure
complex 1 27 ooo o
ooo ooo
oo Cinema,
museum, theatre 4 8 Informal Leisure ooo oo
o Pony
rides, skating, roller rink 5 1 o New lawns
for informal play, etc. 1 0 ooo ooo ooo ooo
o Cafe on
edge of park 13 0 oo Small
facilities 2 0 oo Open air
pool 2 0 ooo ooo
ooo Picnic
area 9 0 ooo
ooo Play
area 6 0 ooo
oo Skate
park, roller rink on reservoir 5 0 Archaeology ooo ooo
ooo ooo
ooo ooo o Unearth
foundations 19 0 ooo ooo ooo ooo
ooo o Delineate
aspects of Paxton's palace 16 0 Subway ooo ooo ooo ooo
ooo ooo
ooo ooo ooo ooo
oo Open up
subway for viewing 32 0 o
ooo ooo
o Wine
bar/bistro 1 7 ooo ooo ooo ooo
ooo oo Incorporate
subway into a limited development 17 0 ooo ooo ooo ooo
ooo o Subway
used for art and music 16 0 Entrance &
Boundary Treatment o
oo Building
on triangle corner - new park entrance 1 2 ooo
o Create new
park edge - reconfigure bus terminus (see below) 3 1 Bus
Station ooo oo
oo Remove bus
station and develop scheme use in conjunction with subway
(e.g. benefiting local economy) 5 2 o
oo Reduce bus
station area and move nearer to station 1 2 ooo
o Reconfigure
bus stand - could be long and thin rather than short and
fat 4 0 ooo Move to
site opposite Anerley station 3 0 Other o Park
ranger HQ 1 0 ooo oo
ooo ooo
ooo ooo ooo oo Car park
for Triangle 5 17 ooo ooo ooo
ooo Retain/enhance
caravan site 12 0 ooo
ooo Routemaster
bus on the site - (classroom use!) 6 0 ooo ooo ooo ooo
ooo o Amenity
horticultural learning centre 16 0
POST IT COMMENT
Restoration Green Red ooo ooo ooo
ooo ooo
oo Restore
main steps 17 0 ooo ooo ooo
ooo ooo
ooo ooo ooo
ooo ooo ooo
ooo ooo
o Restore
terraces completely 40 1 ooo
oo Restore
terraces in part 5 0 ooo ooo ooo
ooo ooo
ooo o Restore
sphinxes 19 0 oo Box
hedging behind terrace balustrades (to protect from
damage) 0 2 Outdoor
Activities ooo
o Archery/jousting/electronic
skeet and clay pigeon shooting 3 1 ooo ooo ooo
ooo o
o Tarmac
terrace for roller skating, skate boarding 1 13 ooo oo
o Cycle
track 5 1 ooo ooo ooo
ooo ooo
o Play area
for children 16 0 oo Water
play 2 0 ooo ooo ooo
ooo o Winter ice
skiting 13 0 ooo ooo
o Kite
flying contests 7 0 ooo
o Sports
pitches (grass) 4 0 ooo ooo
oo Giant
chess board 8 0 ooo
oo Hot air
balloon area 5 0 Soft
Landscaping ooo oo
o "Green
over" most of the terraces 5 1 ooo ooo
o Remove car
parking and access roads 6 1 ooo
o Formal
lawns and arboretum 4 0 ooo
oo Improve
drainage on terrace for open space and wildlife 5 0 ooo ooo
ooo Restore
original rose garden in this area 9 0 Water
Features ooo ooo ooo
ooo New
fountains 12 0 ooo ooo ooo
ooo o Restore
fountains and tazzas 13 0 Visitor
Attractions ooo Winter
gardens 3 0 ooo ooo
o Visiting
exhibitions/changing displays 7 0 oo
o Location
for big events/concerts 2 1 ooo oo
oo Major-exhibition
facility (mid terrace) 2 5 ooo ooo ooo ooo
ooo o o Botanical
glasshouse 16 1 ooo ooo oo
ooo ooo
o Sculpture
park 8 7 o
oo Markets 1 2 Education/Heritage ooo ooo ooo oo
ooo New
Crystal Palace/Great Exhibition Museum 11 3 ooo ooo ooo ooo
o Visitor
centre, Crystal Palace shop/souvenirs 13 0 ooo
o Exhibition
- encourage cut and cover development to link terraces and
top of park 3 1 ooo ooo
oo Camera
obscura on tower with base, with Brunei and Baird exhibition
areas 8 0 Car
Parking ooo o
ooo ooo
ooo ooo Car park
under terraces (with travellator linking transport
interchange and top site/parade) 4 12 o
ooo ooo
ooo ooo o Major car
parking capability for special events (lower
terrace) 1 13 Other ooo Sports
accommodation 0 3 ooo
ooo Bandstand
to same design as the original 6 0 ooo
oo Improved
entrance to park and Anerley Hill boundary 5 0 ooo ooo
o BBQ
area 0 7 ooo
o Access
under terraces 4 0
POST IT COMMENT5
Station
Improvements Green Red ooo ooo ooo ooo
ooo ooo oo Restore
station 20 0 o Demolish
existing ticket hall, rebuild original 1 0 ooo
o Improve
station forecourt 4 0 ooo oo
ooo Relocate
bus station & create transport hub 5 3 ooo ooo ooo
oo Open
station area - improve pedestrian access 11 0 ooo
ooo Transport
hub area & new access to park & National Sports
Centre 6 0 ooo ooo
oo Cycle
hire 8 0 New
Development ooo
oo Sports
accommodation 5 0 ooo ooo
ooo ooo
ooo ooo ooo ooo oo Commercial,
hotel, retail (over platforms) 6 20 ooo
o Visitor
centre 4 0 ooo ooo
oo Museum in
old booking hall 8 0 Park
Entrance ooo ooo ooo ooo
ooo ooo oo o Creation
of beautiful entrance 20 1 ooo oo
o Entrance
road/improved junctions 5 1 ooo Level
access 3 0 ooo ooo
oo National
Sports Centre entrance 8 0 Other oo Create
maintenance yard/offices 2 0
POST-IT COMMENTS
Sport Green Red ooo
o Cross
country course 4 0 ooo ooo ooo
ooo Jogging/walking
fitness trail 12 0 ooo
o Mountain
bike course 3 1 Access ooo ooo
o Reinstate
central axis (walkway) 7 0 oo Replace
race track as cycle track and disability access 2 0 ooo ooo ooo ooo
ooo Disability
access 15 0 ooo
oo Vehicular
access/parking strategy 5 0 ooo
ooo Improve
paths 6 0 ooo
oo Better
links between top of park and station/lower park 5 0 Landscaping ooo ooo ooo
o More
flowers 10 0 ooo ooo ooo ooo
ooo oo More
trees 17 0 ooo oo
More
shrubs 5 0 ooo ooo ooo
o More
wildlife areas 10 0 ooo
oo Bridle
track 5 0 Other
ooo ooo
o Land
train 7 0 ooo ooo ooo
o Quiet area
somewhere on the park - no skates, trains, dogs,
sports 10 0 ooo ooo
oo Dog
exclusion area somewhere on the park 8 0 ooo o
ooo
ooo Park public address
system, CCTV surveillance 4 6 ooo ooo
oo Hire
equipment - cycles, push chairs, invalid chairs 8 0 ooo
o Facilities/retail/amenities
in surrounding town centres to compliment
facilities 4 0 ooo ooo ooo
oo Signage
& interpretation 11 0 ooo ooo
ooo Park
shelters 9 0 Security and
Health and Safety - Access ooo ooo ooo ooo
ooo ooo Provide
disabled access 18 0 ooo
o Lock up
the park at night 4 0 ooo ooo
o Access to
selected areas at night 7 0 ooo ooo ooo ooo
oo Park open
all hours 0 14 Lighting o
o No
lighting in the park 1 1 ooo ooo ooo
oo Selective
lighting 11 0 ooo ooo
o All park
paths lit 7 0 Policing o Security
by Metropolitan Police 1 0 ooo oo
o Special
park police 5 1 ooo ooo ooo
o Security
provided by rangers 10 0 ooo ooo ooo ooo
ooo ooo ooo Full time
rangers 21 0 o Community
wardens (volunteers) 1 0 ooo
ooo Help
points and medical facilities 6 0 Traffic in the
Park ooo ooo ooo
oo o No private
cars except disabled 11 1 ooo
ooo oo Private
car parking for events 6 2 ooo ooo ooo
ooo Periphery
parking only 12 0
POST-IT COMMENTS
Once the options weighting exercise had been completed, the facilitators and task group members reported back to the full meeting on:
Discussion of Options Weighting
AREA 3
AREA 4
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AREA 6
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