West Durrington Community Park

Worthing Borough Council is working with housebuilders and the community to design a new community park in West Durrington.

In March 2023 we, along with housebuilders Vistry Homes, Persimmon Homes and Taylor Wimpey, hosted a series of events to find out what residents and community groups would like to see on the land to the north of Fulbeck Way, West Durrington. 

A large community has grown in this area since 2016, when construction of 940 new homes began. A condition of the planning permission for the homes was that a community park with sports facilities would be built using Section 106 money from the developers.

We are keen to get the delayed project moving by working with the community to find out what they want to include in the space.

Over 80 local residents and representatives from a variety of community groups, including New West Durrington Residents Association and Humber Avenue Community Allotments, took part in three engagement events in March 2023.

The events covered everything from the size and design of new allotments, the potential for a community garden, whether junior-sized football pitches are preferred, seating and scope for community events and the type of play equipment children and young people want to use.

Plans for the community park are available to view:

Press releases:

• 14 March 2024: West Durrington community park gets go ahead (PR24-037)
• 6th June 2023: Plans for community designed West Durrington park revealed (PR23-071)
• 18th May 2023: Residents help design new West Durrington community park (PR23-059)
• 10th March 2023: Worthing Borough Council invites community to help design West Durrington park (PR23-028)

Planning documents:

• Supporting statement: Updated Plans for the Community Park, Football Pitches & Allotments at West Durrington (PDF)
• Community park masterplan: site plan showing layout of the park (PDF)
• West Durrington Play Area Presentation: Inclusive play space (PDF)

How to have your say ...

To view all of the planning documents and comment on the plans please see:

• View planning applications - and search using the reference AWDM/0636/16
• The new community park documents can be identified with the title "Community Park"
• The closing date for you to submit your comments is 5th July 2023

Photos of the West Durrington development:

Land at West Durrington for the proposed community park

Humber Avenue Community Allotments

Images of the proposed play areas:
(images credit Eibe Play Ltd, from the planning application)

West Durrington Community Park proposed plans

Note: you can click on the four images below for a larger zoomable image

West Durrington Community Park - toddler play area

West Durrington Community Park - junior and teen play areas

West Durrington Community Park - MUGA zone

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