Developed by the LDA, Design for London and award winning architects Latz & Partner, the masterplan will see the park return to being one of the most spectacular green spaces in Europe. Blueprints include a tree top walkway, an aquarium, tropical glasshouses and a tree canopy mimicking the silhouette of the old Palace.

In addition the concert bowl will be renovated, along with the reconstruction of the former cricket pitch (and a new pavilion), sunken gardens along the terraces, and the restoration of one of the famous Paxton fountains.

The amount of park land accessible to the public will increase by up to 39 acres - returning to parkland areas that previously housed buildings or the caravan park.

The famous park was designed by the celebrated Joseph Paxton to house his much-acclaimed Crystal Palace following its removal from its original 1851 Great Exhibition site in Hyde Park. It was widely considered to be the world's first theme park featuring a Victorian dinosaur park-designed in conjunction with the father of palaeontology Richard Owen.

The masterplan will be implemented in a staged process to bring the park up to local, regional, national and ultimately international standards as a sporting, recreation, cultural and heritage attraction for south London.

The massive regeneration of the park follows Bromley Council’s decision to hand overall management to the LDA in 2005.