Plans have been revealed online which will see to a former bowing green in Mapperley transformed into a play park.
Designs posted on Gedling Borough Council’s planning site shows the proposed new play area on Haywood Road will feature swings, a slide, seesaws and roundabout.
Table tennis tables and a picnic area also feature in the plans.
The land was previously earmarked for new housing but was saved by campaigners who persuaded Gedling Borough Council to make a u-turn on their decision to sell off the land.
Campaigners who worked tirelessly to save a Mapperley bowling green from being sold off and turned into houses have backed plans to transform it into a play park.
Councillor Peter Barnes, Portfolio Holder for Parks and Open Spaces said he was looking forward to being able to improve facilities for residents, when proposals were first mooted in April.
He said: “It’s fantastic to see how far this park has come in such a short period of time. “We have done exactly what our residents have asked us to do: we’ve stopped the park from being sold on to developers and we are transforming this space into something the whole community can enjoy.”
The plans are now online and a decision is expected from Gedling Borough Council’s planning committee at their meeting on September 5.
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