Vine Road Recreation Ground needs your support. Now
Story 233: Planning application submitted after years of consultation
Barnes Common has submitted the application to Richmond council for the proposed transformation of Vine Road Recreation Ground.
The proposals would reshape this open space with a climate-ready community hub and café, a redesigned inclusive playground with water play, a woodland adventure play area, a skate park, food growing spaces and wetland areas.
As the Barnes Community Association (BCA) reported,
.. years of work and consultation .. have shaped this community-led vision.
Welcome to Barnes2050, a place-based futures project asking: how do we make sure Barnes - the place and its people - is thriving and climate-ready by 2050?
How to show your support
Barnes2050 believes this an important project for the future of Barnes and will be making its own submission to Richmond Council.
You can submit comments through the planning portal. Barnes Common recommends preparing your comments as a document before uploading them.
To make this easier, Barnes Common says,
.. you can use all or some of the text on our website here.
It is also available as a Word document to download and edit from this link - feel free to change it as you wish.
Submit your feedback on the planning application.
The deadline for submissions is Friday 7 August 2026.
