Inventory Site Record

Festival Walk is an area of land alongside the water channel abutting Nos. 9, 13, 70, 36 Festival Walk, dating from the C18th. It is a very scenic part of Carshalton with a famous plane tree marked with a plaque. The 1st edition OS map of 1867 shows the site as at present..

Site location:

Festival Walk, Carshalton

Postcode:

SM5 3NY

What 3 Words:

studio.petal.pass

Type of site:

Public Open Land

Borough:

Sutton

Open to public?

Yes

Opening times:

unrestricted

Special conditions:

Facilities:

Events:

Public transport:

Rail: Carshalton station. Bus: 127, 157, 407, 726.

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Research updated:

01/11/2004

Last minor changes:

14/07/2022

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Pending further research

Sources consulted:

Grid ref:

TQ277644 (527771,164494)

Size in hectares:

0.2

Site ownership:

LB Sutton

Site management:

Parks

Date(s):

C18

Designer(s):

Listed structures:

LBII: Old Rectory, Lodge and Wall

On National Heritage List for England (NHLE), Parks & Gardens:

No

Registered common or village green on Commons Registration Act 1965:

No

Protected under London Squares Preservation Act 1931:

No

Local Authority Data

The information below is taken from the relevant Local Authority's planning legislation, which was correct at the time of research but may have been amended in the interim. Please check with the Local Authority for latest planning information.

On Local List:

No

In Conservation Area:

No

Tree Preservation Order:

Yes

Nature Conservation Area:

Yes - with Sutton Ecology Centre

Green Belt:

No

Metropolitan Open Land:

No

Special Policy Area:

No

Other LA designation:

Site of wildlife value, Sutton UDP schedule 4 p315 (along with Margaret’s Pool and the Lodgelands

The Old Rectory and part of plane tree - Photo: Colin Wing
Date taken: 20/07/20 14:10

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