UPDATE: Park management consultation

UPDATE February 2025

The final Parks Management Strategy documents have now been completed and have incorporated points raised and opinions shared in last year's consultation (below).

If you open the Completed Parks Strategy Reports Feb 2025 (on this page) you can read the long-term strategy for the main council owned parks in Torfaen.

Thank you for your input into this consultation.

The consultation (below) ran in 2024 and is now closed.

New Park Management Plans are being created to make sure our larger council owned parks continue to be enhanced for recreation and active living, while promoting biodiversity.

The plans will address access, facilities, buildings, structures, and play equipment.

The plans will also prioritise and schedule future maintenance activities and provide evidence to support external funding bids for improvement and management works.

Each park will have its own management plan focusing on the maintenance of existing facilities and identifying opportunities for further facilities, whilst addressing any issues raised through public consultation.

You have until midnight on Monday 30th September 2024 to complete the survey and let us know how you use parks, what is important to you and what you think could be improved.

The council owned parks that we manage include:

• Blaenavon Park
• Cwmbran Recreation Areas (Northfields, Southfields, and the Boating Lake)
• Cwmbran Park
• Fishpond Park (Panteg, Griffithstown)
• Glansychan Park
• Pontnewydd Park
• Pontypool Park.

The management plans are being fully funded from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

Preparation of the management plans has been possible through £49,120 of grant funding from the UK Government’s Shared Prosperity Fund.