Business Centre Roof Garden, Willesden, NW10

Working to discharge a landscape planning condition this application won at appeal, included an additional two floors providing 16 units with both communal and private landscape areas. The detailed design of the podium roof terrace met a screening and recreational brief, with a scheme that provided seasonal interest, textural form and a sense of privacy …

Gt. Hallingbury Cemetery

An inter-disciplinary commission commencing with a comprehensive investigation into development constraints via a Landscape & Visual Impact Assessment, Tree and Ecology surveys and associated reports, followed by mitigation design informed by the LVIA, the site is now under development as a privately owned cemetery primarily serving nearby Harlow, Chelmsford and Bishops Stortford. The land, irregularly …

Dudley, West Midlands

Working closely with our developer client, the proposal for this former office site includes conversion of two buildings to residential use and the inclusion of some 32 new units via a general site re-design to include car parking and associated utility requirements, all within a new landscape setting designed for the benefit of residents. The …

Essington, Wolverhampton

Commencing with a Landscape & Visual Impact Assessment and completed via mitigation design with a comprehensive landscape scheme, planning permission was successfully secured for this multi-faith, privately owned cemetery, which is now open. Primarily serving the West Midlands, the landscaped 26 acre site is formed from former paddock land on the outskirts of Wolverhampton and …

Hertford

Planning consent has now been granted to develop the site of this former Public House on the outskirts of Hertford, and lying in close proximity to the Beane Marsh Local Wildlife Site . Commencing with a BS 5837 tree survey, and associated reports, ecological surveys, including preliminary inspections for bats, Open Spaces has developed a …

Waltham Abbey

A semi rural location, this 2530 m2 site has now received planning consent for the creation of 5 new 3 and 4 bed homes within near proximity to both Epping and open countryside within the Metropolitan Green Belt. The project included a BS5837 compliant tree survey and associated reports and included the protection of a …

Brentwood

Working closely with the lead coordinator, this scheme for 13 flats and commercial ground floor space now represents a flagship contemporary development within Brentwood’s town centre Conservation Area. Linking William Hunter Way with the High Street, Open Spaces developed a high quality contemporary landscape scheme with a strong directional theme, from concept through to landscape …

Romford

42 individual residential units have been created on this 3400m2 site which is located on the Southend arterial road, on the outskirts of Romford. Commencing with site constraints via a B55837 tree survey, Open Spaces subsequently took the landscape scheme through planning and detailed design. The proposals included both private and communal landscapes, access, parking …

Ongar

Open Spaces was appointed as Tree and Landscape Consultants to develop a landscape scheme for this rectilinear site lying opposite the former Blake Hall railway station and adjacent to the heritage Epping Ongar Railway. Formerly occupied by 2no. Category B1 warehouse units, planning approval has been granted and tree and landscape conditions discharged for this …

Plaistow

Proposals for this site, formerly an auto-fitting centre, include the construction of 2no. 2-4 storey blocks and associated landscape, delivering 21 apartments and contributing to the regeneration of this area of London Newham. Working within an innovative and dynamic design team, we have developed a scheme which complements the architectural narrative and improvements to the …