Auby (59) - Nord (59)
Rue des Engrais
59950 Auby
GPS coordinates :
50.416988, 3.064803
Transforming a brownfield site into an urban park
Types of layout
Leisure and relaxation area
Issues :
Renaturation
Green in the city
Status:
In project
Project presentation
This project, carried out in collaboration with the Commune d’Auby, aims to strengthen the green space offer and complement existing park facilities. Thanks to a partnership with ECT des Hauts-de-France, the industrial wasteland of Les Engrais will be transformed into a green space accessible to all. This project to renaturalize a degraded area is in line with the commitments of the French Climate Resilience Law and contributes to the city’s ZAN (Zero Net Artificialization) objective.
Key figures
September to November 2024
Step 1 – Cleaning and securing the site
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a park with a children’s play area and 4 picnic tables
Spring 2025
Stage 2 – Inert soil brought in to create contours, duration of work 10 months
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lawn
Autumn - Winter 2025 to 2026
Plantations
trees and shrubs planted
Spring - summer 2026
Development of paths, playground and picnic area
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path development, including 270 with PRM access
Partners
Project life
Cleaning up and securing the wasteland
October 2024 – The transformation project for this brownfield site is divided into two stages. The first takes place between September and November 2024, with the aim of cleaning up and securing the site. All non-inert waste will be removed from the site. A protective berm will be created to prevent illegal dumping. It will be seeded to limit the development of invasive exotic species.
A partnership to rehabilitate a brownfield site
September 2024 – The Friche des Engrais rehabilitation project in Auby aims to transform a former industrial site, once used for fertilizer production, into a green space accessible to all. The land, which has become a site for illegal dumping and invasions of exotic species, has been made watertight, making any form of natural vegetation impossible.
