Princes Park, Eastbourne

The Project

As part of its first Green Flag Award in 2011, a Development Plan for Princes Park has helped guide further investment to ensure the prestigious award status is retained. In 2016 the park underwent a major redevelopment designed to improve key areas and refurbish the café, financed through a Coastal Communities Fund grant awarded to Eastbourne Borough Council by the Department of Communities and Local Government.

A key part of the works has been the creation of the ‘Grand Axis’ – a new hard and soft landscaped area on the seafront side of the park designed to provide a better connection with the promenade. The area comprises a large open space with sloping banks of planting and low-level concrete and gabion retaining walls all illuminated at night feature lighting.