Appointed by the land owner, Awscape were requested to undertake an LVIA to shape the residential masterplan. This was to be accompanied by a landscape masterplan for a full application.
A complex, highly polluted site, formerly part of the larger Bolton Copperworks site, this location was within an area of high biodiversity, flood zone and on the edge of a canalside conservation area with a former canal buried in the site, as well as incorporating listed farm buildings. There were many challenges to the site design and development where collaboration with all parties was key. Most of the industrial warehouses had been demolished except for 2 dilapidated workshops. The listed building was also in a state of dilapidation.
Due to the site requiring extensive remediation, housing density needed to be medium-high on parts of the site, with a high spec landscape, whilst more open areas in proximity to the listed building, lent themselves to lower density housing and more openness. Creating links into the canalside location would allow permeability into the site for residents. Natural SuDS interventions were designed to manage rain water within the site and control the flow into the existing stream.
A vision for this disused farm buildings and poorly managed farmland was to create a large, majestic country farmhouse within an enhanced farmland landscape. A focal point for Crich, this new country farmhouse, would reimagine the status of the former farmhouse, and reinsert it into the historic estate landscape from which it was part. Matthew Montague Architects prepared the stunning architectural design. The brief for the landscape was to maintain its simplicity as a pastoral landscape, but to include a large pond, reconnect existing woodlands, enhance the quality of the landscape whilst framing views from the house.
Local viewpoints and the landscape character of the area were assessed and a landscape supporting statement accompanied the planning application. Native woodland planting to the rear of the lake provided important wildlife connections between existing mature woodlands. Further native planting and seed mixes were suggested throughout the landscape to enhance the biodiversity of the local area.
Planning approved and it is currently in construction.
Awscape were appointed to discharge the landscape planning conditions for Donnerville Gardens. A site with extensive mature boundary tree cover and the need for ponds and SuDS, this required careful design. The Silkin Way walking and cycle route passes alongside the site, so connection to this route was also provided ensuring that construction methods were considerate to the extensive tree roots.
There were also ecological mitigation and habitat requirements that were incorporated into the landscape design, ensuring that the site is rich with wildlife. Management plans for the site were prepared and issued with the discharge of conditions to ensure the site is maintained to achieve its full landscape/ecological potential beyond development completion and that existing trees remain in the best condition.
The site is currently being developed.
Awscape were appointed by Abode, to prepare a landscape masterplan to accompany the planning application for the conversion and extension of the former police station in Stoke town into high quality student accommodation.
The masterplan retained vegetation where possible but incorporated more trees, shade tolerant planting, flowering lawn mixes and hedges that would enhance biodiversity and greenery in a current hard environment. High quality furniture, sculptures and surfacing will enhance the space creating a welcoming, luxurious feel to all students and visitors to the area.
Planning approved and works in progress.
An area of land within the hamlet of Foxt was granted full planning permission for a single dwelling with the requirements to discharge the landscape planning conditions. The clients wished for their garden to be fully designed but only with a selection of detailed planting to discharge conditions, such that they could plant the rest themselves.
The garden provides for a courtyard kitchen garden and a number of seating areas to take full advantage of the views across the Staffordshire countryside. The clients loved large borders of herbaceous and shrub planting, and the space provided a great opportunity to create long borders framed by key focal points at each end. Shaded areas under mature trees were embellished with native bulb planting within woodland meadow whilst the vegetable garden within the raised sunny aspect of the garden were designed as focal points. The paddock was separated from the garden space by a new dry stone retaining wall to tie in with the boundary walls.
With some reiterations due to additional heritage constraints, the drawings were approved and the client is currently building their dream home and garden.
A former army barracks, this land was earmarked for development and had achieved outline planning. Preparation of the reserved matters was to create a high quality residential development with a public open space that also provided sustainable drainage principles with high biodiversity. The development was particularly challenging due to the proximity of an RAF base, requiring no permanent water bodies and no trees that encouraged flocks of birds, i.e with berries or of a large nature. Biodiversity is often associated with plants that attract bird life, and this reduced the types of trees specified. However, a rich biodiversity can be achieved through choice of planting, and this was effectively used throughout.
SuDS principles included holding water close to source, creating a management train providing swales to a final pond. The infiltration rate was good and as a result the final SuDS pond would not hold water for any significant length of time. The swales would be good for biodiversity, and the final pond could equally be used for recreation. Ecological links via hedgerows were important in the site, as were smaller trees that provided cover and connections but were not large enough to encourage corvids.
Awscape were appointed to prepare an LVIA and accompanying landscape design to help shape the development of a former Anzio Camp in Blackshaw Moor for the purposes of a Cohousing Development. The site would see the repurposing of existing buildings and the former caravan site as residential and communal facilities, whilst additional eco homes would be constructed on site, nestled within a native landscape alongside allotments and small scale agriculture.
The site was located within the curtilage of the Peak District National Park and the landscape was designed to be sensitive to the views experienced from and near to the National Park as well as views from locations near to Leek. Existing wetland features were considered within the design, repurposed for use in SuDS features where possible. The landscape was pedestrianized with provision of communal electric car share facilities using renewable sources of energy.
Lying empty for many years, the Raven Hotel was given the opportunity to become a major part of Droitwich Spa once again. The extensive parking facilities to the rear of the hotel and the numerous bolt on extensions had resulted in an ugly rear to the beautiful Tudor building. With numerous demolitions of the extensions, the hotel was to be repurposed into residential apartments with a new gin bar to the ground floor. The large car park was to become a high quality residential development.
Awscape were appointed to provide detailed landscape design support to the architectural layout, to create a high quality finish to the exceptional standard of proposed built form. The landscape planting palette incorporated orchard tree varieties within garden spaces, tree lined avenues, and planting that would be of high ornamental value as well as wildlife value. Hard landscapes incorporated high quality finishes in stone to create a luxurious feel to the driveways and pavements to this proposed residential area, as well as creating new links to the town centre.
Planning approval was granted for the scheme which is due to be delivered.
Awscape were instructed by Statkraft to undertake an LVIA with supporting mitigation plans for a large solar energy farm in Cambridgeshire. The site had a previous refusal for a solar farm on landscape grounds. Undeterred we used our experience to shape the extent of the solar farm and prepare a high quality report with a series of photomontages prepared by AndyMawDesign Ltd as well as a landscape infrastructure plan to accompany the planning application.
The landscape infrastructure plan was prepared in collaboration with Riverdale Ecology, to not only mitigate any visual effects, but to enrich the site with biodiversity, tying in with their requirements for ecological mitigation and Biodiversity Net Gain. It was also important to ensure any mitigation was in character with the local landscape and tied in with the Registered Park and Garden adjacent to the site.
The site was granted approval and is currently being prepared for construction.
Awscape were appointed by Pinnegar Hayward Design to prepare a detailed landscape proposal to accompany a planning application for a specialist bereavement centre at Birmingham Women’s Hospital. The centre would be designed to help families who had lost babies at any stage within their pregnancy.
Working closely with the bereavement team, Awscape created a landscape design and palette that was based around nature, woodlands and wildlife, such that the space was a healing garden, providing nature’s embrace after the harrowing effects of loss. The design was taken through to the tender stage with full detailed specification and construction drawings.
Appointed by the land owner, Awscape were requested to undertake an LVIA to shape the residential masterplan. This was to be accompanied by a landscape masterplan for a full application.
A complex, highly polluted site, formerly part of the larger Bolton Copperworks site, this location was within an area of high biodiversity, flood zone and on the edge of a canalside conservation area with a former canal buried in the site, as well as incorporating listed farm buildings. There were many challenges to the site design and development where collaboration with all parties was key. Most of the industrial warehouses had been demolished except for 2 dilapidated workshops. The listed building was also in a state of dilapidation.
Due to the site requiring extensive remediation, housing density needed to be medium-high on parts of the site, with a high spec landscape, whilst more open areas in proximity to the listed building, lent themselves to lower density housing and more openness. Creating links into the canalside location would allow permeability into the site for residents. Natural SuDS interventions were designed to manage rain water within the site and control the flow into the existing stream.
A vision for this disused farm buildings and poorly managed farmland was to create a large, majestic country farmhouse within an enhanced farmland landscape. A focal point for Crich, this new country farmhouse, would reimagine the status of the former farmhouse, and reinsert it into the historic estate landscape from which it was part. Matthew Montague Architects prepared the stunning architectural design. The brief for the landscape was to maintain its simplicity as a pastoral landscape, but to include a large pond, reconnect existing woodlands, enhance the quality of the landscape whilst framing views from the house.
Local viewpoints and the landscape character of the area were assessed and a landscape supporting statement accompanied the planning application. Native woodland planting to the rear of the lake provided important wildlife connections between existing mature woodlands. Further native planting and seed mixes were suggested throughout the landscape to enhance the biodiversity of the local area.
Planning approved and it is currently in construction.
Awscape were appointed to discharge the landscape planning conditions for Donnerville Gardens. A site with extensive mature boundary tree cover and the need for ponds and SuDS, this required careful design. The Silkin Way walking and cycle route passes alongside the site, so connection to this route was also provided ensuring that construction methods were considerate to the extensive tree roots.
There were also ecological mitigation and habitat requirements that were incorporated into the landscape design, ensuring that the site is rich with wildlife. Management plans for the site were prepared and issued with the discharge of conditions to ensure the site is maintained to achieve its full landscape/ecological potential beyond development completion and that existing trees remain in the best condition.
The site is currently being developed.
Awscape were appointed by Abode, to prepare a landscape masterplan to accompany the planning application for the conversion and extension of the former police station in Stoke town into high quality student accommodation.
The masterplan retained vegetation where possible but incorporated more trees, shade tolerant planting, flowering lawn mixes and hedges that would enhance biodiversity and greenery in a current hard environment. High quality furniture, sculptures and surfacing will enhance the space creating a welcoming, luxurious feel to all students and visitors to the area.
Planning approved and works in progress.
An area of land within the hamlet of Foxt was granted full planning permission for a single dwelling with the requirements to discharge the landscape planning conditions. The clients wished for their garden to be fully designed but only with a selection of detailed planting to discharge conditions, such that they could plant the rest themselves.
The garden provides for a courtyard kitchen garden and a number of seating areas to take full advantage of the views across the Staffordshire countryside. The clients loved large borders of herbaceous and shrub planting, and the space provided a great opportunity to create long borders framed by key focal points at each end. Shaded areas under mature trees were embellished with native bulb planting within woodland meadow whilst the vegetable garden within the raised sunny aspect of the garden were designed as focal points. The paddock was separated from the garden space by a new dry stone retaining wall to tie in with the boundary walls.
With some reiterations due to additional heritage constraints, the drawings were approved and the client is currently building their dream home and garden.
Awscape were appointed to prepare an LVIA and accompanying landscape design to help shape the development of a former Anzio Camp in Blackshaw Moor for the purposes of a Cohousing Development. The site would see the repurposing of existing buildings and the former caravan site as residential and communal facilities, whilst additional eco homes would be constructed on site, nestled within a native landscape alongside allotments and small scale agriculture.
The site was located within the curtilage of the Peak District National Park and the landscape was designed to be sensitive to the views experienced from and near to the National Park as well as views from locations near to Leek. Existing wetland features were considered within the design, repurposed for use in SuDS features where possible. The landscape was pedestrianized with provision of communal electric car share facilities using renewable sources of energy.
A former army barracks, this land was earmarked for development and had achieved outline planning. Preparation of the reserved matters was to create a high quality residential development with a public open space that also provided sustainable drainage principles with high biodiversity. The development was particularly challenging due to the proximity of an RAF base, requiring no permanent water bodies and no trees that encouraged flocks of birds, i.e with berries or of a large nature. Biodiversity is often associated with plants that attract bird life, and this reduced the types of trees specified. However, a rich biodiversity can be achieved through choice of planting, and this was effectively used throughout.
SuDS principles included holding water close to source, creating a management train providing swales to a final pond. The infiltration rate was good and as a result the final SuDS pond would not hold water for any significant length of time. The swales would be good for biodiversity, and the final pond could equally be used for recreation. Ecological links via hedgerows were important in the site, as were smaller trees that provided cover and connections but were not large enough to encourage corvids.
Lying empty for many years, the Raven Hotel was given the opportunity to become a major part of Droitwich Spa once again. The extensive parking facilities to the rear of the hotel and the numerous bolt on extensions had resulted in an ugly rear to the beautiful Tudor building. With numerous demolitions of the extensions, the hotel was to be repurposed into residential apartments with a new gin bar to the ground floor. The large car park was to become a high quality residential development.
Awscape were appointed to provide detailed landscape design support to the architectural layout, to create a high quality finish to the exceptional standard of proposed built form. The landscape planting palette incorporated orchard tree varieties within garden spaces, tree lined avenues, and planting that would be of high ornamental value as well as wildlife value. Hard landscapes incorporated high quality finishes in stone to create a luxurious feel to the driveways and pavements to this proposed residential area, as well as creating new links to the town centre.
Planning approval was granted for the scheme which is due to be delivered.
Awscape were instructed by Statkraft to undertake an LVIA with supporting mitigation plans for a large solar energy farm in Cambridgeshire. The site had a previous refusal for a solar farm on landscape grounds. Undeterred we used our experience to shape the extent of the solar farm and prepare a high quality report with a series of photomontages prepared by AndyMawDesign Ltd as well as a landscape infrastructure plan to accompany the planning application.
The landscape infrastructure plan was prepared in collaboration with Riverdale Ecology, to not only mitigate any visual effects, but to enrich the site with biodiversity, tying in with their requirements for ecological mitigation and Biodiversity Net Gain. It was also important to ensure any mitigation was in character with the local landscape and tied in with the Registered Park and Garden adjacent to the site.
The site was granted approval and is currently being prepared for construction.
Awscape were appointed by Pinnegar Hayward Design to prepare a detailed landscape proposal to accompany a planning application for a specialist bereavement centre at Birmingham Women’s Hospital. The centre would be designed to help families who had lost babies at any stage within their pregnancy.
Working closely with the bereavement team, Awscape created a landscape design and palette that was based around nature, woodlands and wildlife, such that the space was a healing garden, providing nature’s embrace after the harrowing effects of loss. The design was taken through to the tender stage with full detailed specification and construction drawings.
Allison Walters
295 Weston Road, Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom, ST3 6HA
Fran Keith
Allison Walters
295 Weston Road, Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom, ST3 6HA
Fran Keith