Re-imagining Delhi Outram Ball Court

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Funding from developer contributions, Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), has been awarded to the Delhi Outram Estate to transform the sunken ball court into an accessible and usable space for residents.

In Summer 2022, a survey was carried out and found that 85% of respondents wanted the space to be re-imagined as a garden, food growing or other green space.

We need your thoughts and ideas to help shape how we develop the space and would love to find out what you would like to see in the space.

We would also love to know how you would like to be part of the plans. Would you be interested in helping to design, plant and maintain the garden as part of a community gardening group? Would you like to learn carpentry skills and help build raised beds? Are you a budding artist and want to paint a mural? Or maybe you would just like to be able to sit and enjoy a new green space?

We are working with local charity Global Generation to help develop plans for the space. Global Generation are an expert community gardening and educational charity who work with residents in Camden, Islington, and Southwark to co-create community growing spaces and run projects with young people to teach them about nature and sustainability. You may already be familiar with the Story Garden (behind the British Library) or their new floating barge garden on the Regent’s Canal!

They will support interested residents to develop their horticultural knowledge and skills and work with them to realise their ideas for a new communal space on the estate.

If you have ideas, want to be part the creation of the new space or are interested in the project, please complete the survey below. The survey closes on 18th September.

We are also holding a Community Garden Day on 22nd August, 3.30pm – 6.00pm, Outram Place Open Space with fun hands on activities for children and adults, planting and the opportunity to talk to the council and Global Generation about the project. This event is free to attend and you are welcome to drop in anytime between 3.30pm-6.00pm.

This project is part of the We Are Cally plan, for more information about the plan and how you can get involved, click here.

Funding from developer contributions, Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), has been awarded to the Delhi Outram Estate to transform the sunken ball court into an accessible and usable space for residents.

In Summer 2022, a survey was carried out and found that 85% of respondents wanted the space to be re-imagined as a garden, food growing or other green space.

We need your thoughts and ideas to help shape how we develop the space and would love to find out what you would like to see in the space.

We would also love to know how you would like to be part of the plans. Would you be interested in helping to design, plant and maintain the garden as part of a community gardening group? Would you like to learn carpentry skills and help build raised beds? Are you a budding artist and want to paint a mural? Or maybe you would just like to be able to sit and enjoy a new green space?

We are working with local charity Global Generation to help develop plans for the space. Global Generation are an expert community gardening and educational charity who work with residents in Camden, Islington, and Southwark to co-create community growing spaces and run projects with young people to teach them about nature and sustainability. You may already be familiar with the Story Garden (behind the British Library) or their new floating barge garden on the Regent’s Canal!

They will support interested residents to develop their horticultural knowledge and skills and work with them to realise their ideas for a new communal space on the estate.

If you have ideas, want to be part the creation of the new space or are interested in the project, please complete the survey below. The survey closes on 18th September.

We are also holding a Community Garden Day on 22nd August, 3.30pm – 6.00pm, Outram Place Open Space with fun hands on activities for children and adults, planting and the opportunity to talk to the council and Global Generation about the project. This event is free to attend and you are welcome to drop in anytime between 3.30pm-6.00pm.

This project is part of the We Are Cally plan, for more information about the plan and how you can get involved, click here.

  • Update

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    Exciting news! The planning application to transform the Delhi Outram ball court into a landscaped garden space was approved at the Planning Sub-Committee meeting on Monday 7th July 2025.

    This means the project can move forward—but there are a few important steps to be completed first. (see next steps)

    💰 Funded by Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL)

    Thanks to funding from developer contributions through the Community Infrastructure Levy, the Delhi Outram Estate will be able to transform the sunken ball court into a welcoming, accessible space for everyone.

    🗳️ What Residents Said

    In Summer 2022, a community survey showed that 85% of respondents wanted the space to become a garden, food-growing area, or other green space.


    Working with Octopus Community Network

    We’re partnering with Octopus Community, known for creating community gardens around Islington.

    They’ll support residents to:

    • Learn gardening and sustainability skills
    • Co-create the new space
    • Run activities for young people and families

    Next steps:

    There are a few important steps first:

    • Before construction begins, all prior-commencement conditions set out in the planning approval must be completed.
    • Before the space can be used permanently, all prior-occupation conditions must also be met.

    Once these conditions are discharged, work can begin, and the new green space will be ready for residents to enjoy!


    We will share the final design of the internal layout of the ball-court with all residents suggestions.


    The full details of the application can be viewed on the Islington planning web search by using the reference number P2024/3002/FUL

Page last updated: 27 Aug 2025, 10:12 AM