Rickmansworth's Ebury Play Area refurbishment plans approved

The Ebury Play Area at Rickmansworth Aquadrome will get several new additions after plans were given the green light, according to a Three Rivers planning portal notice published today (November 19).

The play area as it currently stands (Image: Three Rivers District Council)

Submitted by the Three Rivers District Council Leisure Team earlier this year, the refurb will see the arrival of a wooden hilltop tower with traversing ropes, two willow dens, log scramble, sand pit, tunnel and a play hut on the banks of the River Colne.

The existing spinning dish, chain bridge and climbing frame will remain in place, while swings and picnic benches will be relocated.

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Playground builder Earth Rights will oversee the redevelopment following a public consultation which took place in spring.

What the playground could look like under these plans (Image: Earth Wrights) In February, the council removed the playground's "much-loved" purple tower as it was deemed to be "at the end of its natural life".

Elevations of the proposed play equipment. (Image: Earth Wrights)