West Street, Erith

Proposals for this open space situated close to the waterfront in Erith, Kent, include a stepped 4 to 5 storey building, associated landscape and the protection of a row of significant lime trees growing on adjacent land. Acting as both Landscape Architect and Tree Consultant, the project, which has been subject to public consultation, includes …

Goffs Oak, Enfield, Senior Living Village

An interdisciplinary commission encompassing landscape design, trees, ecology, with Open Spaces helping to deliver a comprehensive package for the outline planning stage. The approved outline development for a ‘Senior Living’ village now moves on to the detailed design stages. The development is set across four primary accommodation blocks with Open Spaces providing the hard and …

Stapleford Abbotts, 4 and 6 House Scheme

Tasked with discharging tree, landscape and ecology related conditions for a consented 4-unit scheme, we have also finalised similar documentation to support an application for an additional 2 dwellings on the same site. The commission included hard and soft landscape plans and reports, lighting plan, BS 5837 compliant tree related survey and reports. An ecological …

Plymouth, Holiday Lettings

Working to discharge a landscape planning condition attached to this consented development for 4 self-contained holiday lettings within an existing inn beer garden, the scheme included native planting for biodiversity, including trees, hedges and ornamental planting.   Category Landscape Architecture: Soft Landscape Plan, Specification

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 …

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 …

Apsley

As a reserve site for a previous scheme, Open Spaces were appointed as Landscape Architects to develop a strategy for soft and hard landscape design. The brief for the proposal which comprises 20+ dwellings has a ‘Security by Design’ component which Open Spaces met via plant selection. The resulting scheme also ensures a strong design …

Walton, Landscape Character Assessment

Open Spaces completed a Landscape Character Assessment for this 0.67 hectare plot located to the northern edge of Walton-on-the-Naze. The site lies within a Coastal Protection Belt and between two distinct character areas – Brightlingsea-Clacton-Frinton Coast and Hamford Water. Three landscape character receptors were identified within the report: The Naze, Agricultural Fields and Urban Fringe. With …

LVIA St. Ives, Cornwall

Cornwall Council’s West Sub-Area Planning Committee was initially minded to approve this development proposal for up to 165 new homes on the edge of St Ives, Cornwall. Appointed at the outset as landscape consultants with a brief that included production of a LVIA and outline landscape design, the scheme has now been called in by …