Play area refurbishment programme

Backed by significant investment, we are focusing on delivering visible improvements areas across the town. A key focus is improving parks, play areas and opportunities for young people.

£3 million is being invested into refurbishing all 60 council managed playgrounds over the next two years, with an additional £500,000 being spent to improve sports pitches across the town.

The schedule table below shows consultation and installation data periods that are proposed for refurbishment this year. 

We want people to be able to have a say in their local play areas and on the page you can respond to current consultations.

All dates shown in the tables below are in 2026.

Tranche 2

Site name	Consultation date period	Installation date period	Ward	Onsite presentation (lasts about 1 hour)
Addington Way 1	23 Nov to 20 Dec	To be confirmed	Challney	To be confirmed
Addington Way  2	23 Nov to 20 Dec	To be confirmed	Challney	To be confirmed
Bells Close	30 Nov 2026 to 10 Jan 2027	High Town	To be confirmed
Berry Leys	7 Dec 2026 to 10 Jan 2027	Sundon Park	To be confirmed
Blundell Road	19 Oct to 29 Nov	To be confirmed	Saints	To be confirmed
Brantwood Park	16 Nov to 13 Dec	To be confirmed	Dallow	To be confirmed
Bushmead Park (Heron Drive)	19 Oct to 29 Nov	To be confirmed	Barnfield	To be confirmed
Bushmead Community Centre	19 Oct to 29 Nov	To be confirmed	Barnfield	To be confirmed
Castlecroft	19 Oct to 29 Nov	To be confirmed	Farley	To be confirmed
Challney Gardens	9 Nov to 6 Dec	To be confirmed	Challney	To be confirmed
Cohens Yard	To be confirmed	To be confirmed	Dallow	To be confirmed
Farley Hill	2 Nov to 29 Nov	To be confirmed	Farley	To be confirmed
Grampian Way	To be confirmed	To be confirmed	Sundon Park	To be confirmed
Grassmere Avenue	30 Nov 2026 to 17 Jan 2027	To be confirmed	Bramingham	To be confirmed
Great Bramingham Park	23 Nov 2026 to 24 Jan 2027	To be confirmed	Bramingham	To be confirmed
Homestead Way	19 Oct to 29 Nov	To be confirmed	Farley	To be confirmed
Jasmine Road	23 Nov 2026 to 10 Jan 2027	To be confirmed	Sundon Park	To be confirmed
Malthouse Green	9 Nov to 16 Dec	To be confirmed	Wigmore	To be confirmed
Manor Road Park	23 Nov to 20 Dec	To be confirmed	South	To be confirmed
Memorial Park	9 Nov to 6 Dec	To be confirmed	South	To be confirmed
Morgan Close	23 Nov 2026 to 17 Jan 2027	To be confirmed	Challney	To be confirmed
Peoples Park - Bell Close	To be confirmed	To be confirmed	Hightown	To be confirmed
Spider Park - Ickley Close	To be confirmed	To be confirmed	Leagrave	To be confirmed
Stockholm Way	23 Nov to 20 Dec	To be confirmed	Northwell	To be confirmed
Stockwood Park	16 Nov to 13 Dec	To be confirmed	Farley	To be confirmed
The Moor	To be confirmed	To be confirmed	Biscot	To be confirmed
Wauluds Bank Drive	9 Nov to 6 Dec	To be confirmed	Sundon Park	To be confirmed
Windsor Street	26 Oct to 22 Nov	To be confirmed	Central	To be confirmed

Tranche 1

Site name	Consultation date period	Installation date period	Ward	Onsite presentation (lasts about 1 hour)
Abbotswood Road Park	Closed	26 Oct to 20 Nov	Round Green	17 Aug at 11am
Ashcroft Fort and Toddlers	Closed	8 Jul to 20 Aug	Stopsley	2 Apr at 3pm
Ashcroft Road	Closed	8 Jul to 20 Aug	Stopsley	23 July at 1pm
Chaul End Park	Open	26 Oct to 13 Nov	Challney	14 Sept at 3pm
Colwell Rise	Open	9 to 20 Nov 2026	Wigmore	15 Sept at 3pm
Dallow Downs/Runley Road	Closed	2 to 29 Oct	Dallow	3 Aug at 1pm
Devon Road open space	Closed	10 to 29 Sept	Vauxhall	6 July at 3pm
Dorrington Close	On hold for the foreseeable future	9 Nov to 4 Dec	Biscot	28 Sept at 3pm
Foxdell Recreation Ground	Closed	8 July to 7 Aug	Dallow	Completed
Freemans Green	Closed	2 to 27 Oct	Northwell	27 July at 1pm
Freemans Green (toddler)	Closed	2 to 27 Oct	Northwell	27 July at 1pm
Hibbert Street	Closed	12 Oct to 6 Nov	South	20 Aug at 11am
Icknield Recreation Ground	Closed	28 Sept to 23 Oct	Northwell	10 Aug at 1pm
Lancaster Avenue	Closed	28 Sept to 15 Oct	Bramingham	27 July at 11am
Leagrave Park (Sundon Park)	Closed	1 to 28 Sept	Sundon Park	7 July at 3pm
Lewsey Green/Regis Rec	Closed	28 Sep to 23 Oct	Lewsey	10 Aug at 11am
Lewsey Park	Closed	12 Oct to 6 Nov	Lewsey	8 Sept at 3pm
Mayne Avenue	Open	26 Oct to 20 Nov	Leagrave	16 Sept at 3pm
Runfold Avenue	Closed	26 Oct to 20 Nov	Bramingham	1 Sept at 11am
Verde Close	Closed	9 to 27 Nov	Round Green	17 Sept at 3pm
Wardown Park	Closed	TBC	High Town	13 Oct at 6pm Location: The Coach House, Wardown Park, Old Bedford Road, Luton, LU2 7HA The meeting will take place within the play area, unless we experience bad weather. In this case, it will be moved to the bandstand located on the other side of the lake.
Westmorland Avenue	Closed	9 Nov to 4 Dec	Northwell	1 Sept at 1pm
Whitefields (junior)	Closed	18 Sept to 19 Oct	Northwell	23 July at 1pm
Whitefields (teenager)	Closed	18 Sept to 19 Oct	Northwell	23 July at 1pm
Whitefields (toddlers)	Closed	18 Sept to 19 Oct	Northwell	23 July at 1pm

Play areas scheduled

As we open consultations for the play areas, you can download the proposed changes and submit your feedback. The locations are listed in alphabetical order.

Abbotswood Road Park

Ashcroft Road (toddlers)

Berry Leys

Submit your feedback for Berry Leys

Blundell

Submit your feedback for Blundell Road

Bushmead

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Bushmead (Herons Drive)

Submit your feedback for Bushmead (Heron Drive)

Castlecroft

Colwell Rise

Submit your feedback for Colwell Rise

Chaul End Park

Submit your feedback for Chaul End Park

Dallow Downs

Devon Road

Dorrington Close

Farley Community Centre

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Foxdell

Freemans Green

Hibbert Street

Homestead Way

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Icknield Recreation Ground

Lancaster Avenue play area

Leagrave Park

Lewsey Green

Lewsey Park

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Malthouse Green

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Mayne Avenue

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Malthouse Green

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Memorial Park

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Runfold Avenue

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Verde Close

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Wardown Park

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Westmorland Avenue

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Whitefields

Windsor Street

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