Forum topic: 'Unlocking' and 'reconnecting' Broomfield House and Park

Dear Sirs,                                                                                       NOVEMBER 2023

Re - Broomfield House, Broomfield Park, Palmers Green, London N13.
 
Several public consultations since the 1980’s to determine a viable future for Broomfield House have proven unsuccessful, from which most, or all of the suggestions offered have proved inadequate to ensure its long- term commercial viability.
 
It now appears that a fresh survey is being posted on behalf of Enfield Council, asking for individual public suggestions toward the same end.
 
As a result, it occurred to me that the current world ecological crisis offers a golden opportunity to give Broomfield House a noble new purpose.    Given its rich history, and its beautiful, easily accessible, yet protected location, the entire site, after restoration, is ideally placed to be considered as a much needed Nature Conservation Centre, whilst maintaining its historic appearance and focal position in the park.
 
Its creation would essentially demand the relatively economical reconstruction of the outer shell of the building only, in order to preserve its visual image and historic ambience, whilst leaving its designers ‘carte blanche’ to create a fully equipped, purpose-dedicated interior, offering a pubic interpretive visitors’ information centre, designed to educate people about nature and the environment, with appropriate pro-active exhibitions, demonstrations and films, possible research and public participation / observation facilities, and including an appropriate restaurant / refreshment area with sanitary facilities etc.
 
Once complete, such a project, in conjunction with the activities of the long-established Broomfield Conservatory, would generate great interest and objective work, and attract many public and professional visitors to the park, whilst serving the growing need for ecological management and regeneration.    
 
The scope of a venture of this nature is enormous, and would, I believe, attract financial support from a considerable number of sympathetic sources, and if realised, would, in the not too distant future, elevate Palmers Green amongst the developing leaders in the ecological regeneration field, and bring much needed revenue for the district’s own regeneration.      
 
May I therefore ask that you commend the above to the survey’s organisers, for their due consideration.