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Chingford Mount and Highams Park win £8.4m of Levelling Up Funds

Chingford Mount and Highams Park residents can look forward to improvements after Waltham Forest’s funding bid of £8.4m to the Department of Levelling Up Housing and Communities (DLUHC) was approved on Wednesday 15 March.

The money will go towards projects to improve neighbourhoods, town centres and parks. On top of this, Waltham Forest will provide £1.9m to bring the whole investment package to £10.3m.

The funds will enhance high streets and town centres, encouraging more footfall that will support businesses and boost the local economy.

The projects will help young people have safe, inclusive places to socialise and develop, improve transport options, and green spaces and parks.

We’ll be in touch soon about how you can get involved in helping shape the upgrades to parks this summer.

Watch Councillor Ahsan Khan talking about the Levelling Up Fund in Chingford Mount and Highams Park.

Read more about the Levelling Up Fund in Waltham Forest.

A new approach to community safety in Chingford Mount

A new community safety pilot called Safe Streets was launched in Waltham Forest in March at Chingford Mount. Our street teams were out and about talking with residents, litter picking and door-knocking to tell residents all about it.

The pilot is a partnership effort between the Metropolitan Police and the London Borough of Waltham Forest to improve reporting mechanisms, reduce the fear of crime and build trust in public services in two pilot areas, Chingford Mount and South Leytonstone.

Safe Streets takes a resident-focused approach toward tackling the problems that really matter to local people on a day-to-day basis including graffiti, fly-tipping, and street drinking. There will be a particular focus on ensuring that everybody, particularly women and girls, feels safe when they are out in their local neighbourhoods by checking that lighting, CCTV coverage, and line of sight are suitable.

The programme is tailored to each area, addressing concerns raised by residents through recent public engagement on Area Frameworks, a live document that helps prioritise investment into an area.

In December 2022, Chingford residents spoke with council officers, councillors, and police by attending a session on Community Safety and by filling in a survey online. The top priorities for residents were crime reduction, addressing drug dealing and street drinking, personal safety, and that they would like to see more bobbies on the beat.

The Safe Streets programme is one of the many ways Waltham Forest is continuing to improve Chingford Mount.

Find out more about Safe Streets

Posted on 28th April 2023

by Waltham Forest - Area Regeneration Team

Have your say on the Chingford Mount Town Centre Area Framework!

We want to hear from residents about what’s important in Chingford Mount.

Following feedback from residents in January 2022, we have produced a Chingford Mount Town Centre Area Framework, showing ideas and projects that could be delivered in the area, helping to bring more opportunities to residents.

Now we want to hear your views to help shape the future and ensure this vital part of Chingford thrives for years to come.

Suggestions to improve Chingford Mount include topics such as the high street, travel, public spaces, and parks to help the area look even better and feel safe. Other proposals include local community projects at the 228 Chingford Mount space and ideas to support local businesses.

How to have your say - The survey is open from 7 November 2022 to 19 December 2022.

Read about the proposals and share your views online through our Commonplace platform. https://chingfordmountareaframework.commonplace.is/

Or drop by one of our themed pop-up sessions to speak to a member of the Regeneration team.

  • Supporting a successful town centre and bringing people together, Wednesday 16 November, drop in between 4pm and 7pm at Ryan Hall, Saint Edmunds Church, Larkswood Road, E4 9DS (Children and family-focused activities 4 to 5pm).
  • Improving parks and open spaces Memorial Park and Chase Lane Park, Saturday 19 November, drop in between 1pm and 3pm at 228 Chingford Mount Road, E4 8JL (Children and family-focused activities 1pm to 2pm).
  • Transforming Albert Crescent and improving the town centre public realm, Wednesday 23 November, drop in between 4pm and 7pm at Ryan Hall, Saint Edmunds Church, Larkswood Road, E4 9DS (Children and family-focused activities 4pm to 5pm).
  • Community Safety - Monday 5 December, 6pm to 7.30pm Ryan Hall, Saint Edmunds Church, Larkswood Road, E4 9D.

    • You can also email us at regeneration@walthamforest.gov.uk or write to us at Area Regeneration (north team), Waltham Forest Town Hall, Forest Road, London E17 4JF.

    Posted on 7th November 2022

    by Waltham Forest - Area Regeneration Team