A consultation is to take place next month to gain the public’s feeling about urgent repairs needed to a wall surrounding one of Salisbury’s Parks.

It has been declared ‘poor and unstable’.

A discussion about the safety issues and options regarding the flint/gravel aggregate wall which surrounds Wyndham Park took place at the Climate and Environmental Committee meeting on Monday, October 9.

The city council’s community engagement officer, Marc Read, put forward two options.

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Option One is to take the wall down and rebuild it with a 2-metre-high brick wall. This option offers longevity but requires a structural engineer and a tree surgeon. The estimated cost is £310,000. 

Option Two is to remove the walls with the exception of the pillars and gate located on Queen’s Road and College Street and the wall surrounding the electric substation and replace them with a wooden post and rail fence and hedging. A retaining wall is needed as the soil on the park side is higher than on the roadside.

Native hedging could be planted which would increase biodiversity in the park. The estimated cost for this option is £200,000.

Salisbury City Council is asking the public to attend the consultation at the Guildhall on Monday, November 6 to hear more information and discuss their views on which option is favourable.