Alfred Place was a commonplace London street, more busy service road and car park than anything else. With narrow pavements and nowhere to sit, it was a place to hurry through.

Now transformed into an inviting linear park, it is a tranquil, green oasis in one of the busiest parts of the capital. Renamed Alfred Place Gardens, it is Camden Council’s first new park in the area for 25 years and part of the borough’s major investment into the Tottenham Court Road and Shaftesbury Avenue area through the West End Project. 

Camden asked LDA Design to rethink eight key streets and spaces in central London to make them work for people and for nature. For Alfred Place, this meant reclaiming the road and turning it into high-quality green space within a strict budget, and whilst maintaining essential access for services and emergency vehicles.
 
Drivers include improving air quality, supporting greater biodiversity and reducing flood risk. Planting provides year-round colour and new habitats.