Castle Farm skatepark consultation: residents invited to help shape design

Kenilworth residents can help shape the design of the Castle Farm skate area by completing a questionnaire about planned improvements. Warwick District Council is updating the area and wants community feedback to inform the design. The consultation closes on Friday, 9 October.

Castle Farm skate area update

The project is focused on updating the skate area at Castle Farm. Warwick District Council is seeking residents’ views so that the design reflects the preferences of people in Kenilworth, rather than proceeding without community input.

The invitation to take part was published by Kenilworth Town Council on 21 September 2026. Although the town council has shared the announcement, Warwick District Council is the council identified as carrying out the skate area update. That distinction helps clarify who is responsible for the project and who has publicised the opportunity to comment.

The purpose of the consultation is to inform the design. Residents are being asked for feedback while their preferences can contribute to that work. The information provided does not describe a completed design or announce that construction is about to begin.

At this stage, the confirmed news is therefore the opportunity to have a say. The scope of the physical changes, and the arrangements for delivering them, are not set out in the available information.

How residents can have their say

A questionnaire is available for people to submit their views. This is the route identified for gathering feedback about the Castle Farm skate area and understanding what residents would like the updated space to reflect.

The council wants to engage a broad audience. The invitation is not described as being limited to a particular group of residents, and the stated aim is to hear a range of community preferences. The announcement does not set out any participation restrictions.

For anyone considering a response, the central points are:

• Feedback is being sought about the Castle Farm skate area.
• Residents’ preferences are intended to inform the design.
• A questionnaire is available for submitting that input.
• The consultation ends on Friday, 9 October.

The information supplied does not include the questionnaire’s web address, its individual questions or details of any alternative way to respond. It is therefore not possible to give a direct questionnaire link or describe the form in more detail here.

Nor is there a stated estimate of how long completing it will take. What is clear is that the questionnaire is the announced opportunity for residents to contribute ideas to this stage of the project.

Consultation deadline and key details

Friday, 9 October is the closing date for the consultation. Residents who want their feedback included should use the questionnaire before the consultation ends, rather than assume there will be another opportunity at the same stage.

The available information does not specify a closing time on that date. It also does not announce an extension or a further consultation period. The published deadline is therefore the date to keep in mind when deciding when to respond.

The consultation deadline should not be confused with a date for work to start or finish. It marks the end of the period for gathering feedback through this consultation, not the completion of the skate area improvements.

No later project dates are given in the supplied information. Residents can respond to the current invitation without treating the closing date as a commitment about when an updated skate area will be ready.

What this means for Kenilworth

The practical local effect is that residents have an opportunity to influence the design of a skate area in their town. Their feedback is being sought as part of the update, with the council aiming for the result to reflect local preferences.

The emphasis on a broad audience is relevant to that aim. The council wants community input rather than feedback framed around a narrowly defined set of participants. The information does not specify how different responses will be assessed or balanced, however.

Taking part gives residents a way to put their ideas into the consultation. It does not amount to a promise that every suggestion will appear in the finished design. The stated commitment is to listen to residents’ ideas and use feedback to inform the project.

For people following the improvements, there are two separate matters to watch: the current chance to comment and the later information about what will be delivered. The questionnaire concerns the first of those. Details about the final design and delivery remain outside the information currently supplied.

There is also no information about temporary changes to access or use of the skate area. Residents should not read the consultation announcement as notice of a closure or the start of building work.

Design details and future updates

The council has emphasised that it will listen to residents’ ideas and keep them informed about developments connected with the skatepark improvements. That commitment to updates is separate from the immediate request to complete the questionnaire.

Several delivery details are not stated in the available information:

• The proposed layout or specific features.
• The project budget.
• Dates for construction or completion.
• A date for publishing consultation findings.

These gaps mean the announcement cannot yet tell residents exactly what the updated skate area will contain or when it will be available. It establishes the direction of the project and the role of community feedback, but not a detailed delivery programme.

The council’s commitment to keeping residents informed provides for further communication as the project develops. No publication schedule or particular channel for those updates is specified in the supplied information.