Landscape

This is the initial, strategic stage of every project.

Site Analysis, Feasibility and Appraisal Studies involve the analysis of the area to determine the best development layout for the site, balancing both the desired development use and function and the merits of the site and the landscape setting.

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The design process starts with a detailed brief from the client and a clear understanding of their aspirations for the space. Our landscape team will carry out a full site survey, taking into account existing features of the site, including boundaries, buildings, levels and orientation, highlighting practical and aesthetic considerations, before drawing up initial concept plans.

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Our multidisciplinary approach means we deliver holistic design, between buildings and outdoor spaces, the existing, retained site features and the landscape setting, be it a rural or urban one working within the site’s constraints to maximise its potential.

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A Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment helps identify and mitigate the effects of new developments on both the landscape of the site and the wider setting and also on the ‘visual receptors’, i.e., the people who will experience the landscape, e.g., residents, visitors, walkers and drivers.

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An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIAs) is an objective study of the potential environmental impact, both positive and negative, of major development proposals.

It’s a comprehensive process, usually requested by the Local Planning Authority, whereby specialist reports and assessments are incorporated into the Environmental Statement as separate chapters.

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Senior members of the landscape team are experienced in preparing documentation and when required, testimony as an expert witness, to support our clients and their projects at appeal, ranging from written representation, hearings and public inquiry.

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Appraisals provide a review of a site and its setting to ascertain the sensitivity to accommodate a particular development in landscape and visual terms.

It is often used when the full LVIA is not required but understanding more about the local landscape and the visibility of the site, would be beneficial at the outset of a project, when this process can inform the Site Analysis and Feasibility stages, helping to identify potential constraints and opportunities at an early stage.

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Hard landscaping is the term applied to permanent architectural features, ranging from paths paving, walls and fences to pergolas, ponds and patios. Soft landscaping is the living part of the space: the soil and turf, trees and shrubs.

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Landscape and ecological management and maintenance plans (LEMMP’s) are often required to support planning applications or satisfy planning conditions.

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Visibility mapping, referred to as Zones of Theoretical Visibility (ZTVs) are generated on three dimensional modelling software such as Key TerraFirma.

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We offer a range of garden design services. Commencing with an initial consultation to view your private space and develop the brief, while gaining an insight into the scale, the existing setting and features, balanced with your hopes and ambitions for turning a ‘space’ into a ’place’ – somewhere treasured to wake up to, to linger in, to entertain, relax, play and exercise within – a retreat and a sanctuary.

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