Landscape Design Plans
Helpful Hints:
The following 5 step landscape design procedure provides helpful hints for anybody who is required to submit a detailed landscape scheme as part of their planning application. These steps assist you with:
- Budgeting: reducing the project cost.
- Design aims: clearly addresses planning conditions.
- Preparation: Make the necessary site checks with the local authority.
- Specifications: Detailed planting schedules for local planning approval and contractor use.
1: Project Analysis:
On receipt of a site layout plan including any planning conditions; we will analyse the site for what the space is going to be used for, that includes the relationship between buildings, open space, vehicle and pedestrian access.
1.1 We work out the total area to be landscape in metres squared and provide you with a detailed quotation at a competitive price.
2: Site Visit:
We will only charge you for a site visit if required. The site visit will assess the site, its surroundings, features, access, local character, record this data including photographs that support the landscape design aims.; if we undertake a ‘BS: 5837 Tree Survey’ any landscape assessment will be recorded at the same time.
3: What You Receive:
We liaise with the local planning authority to discuss an outline landscape design, and we update the customer on a regular basis. The landscaping scheme site plan is then produced as a 1:200 scale detailed CAD drawing, supported by a 3 year management and establishment plan that includes the following information:
- The exact location and species of all trees, hedges and other planting to be retained.
- All proposals for new planting and turfing indicating the location arrangement, species, sizes, specifications, numbers and planting densities per sq m of all new planting.
- An outline specification for ground preparation.
- All proposed hard landscape elements, planters and pavings, including the layout, materials and colours so that the schemes appearance it is clearly defined.
- The proposed arrangements and specifications for initial establishment, maintenance and longer term maintenance of all planted and / or turfed areas including the site landscape aims
4: Submission to the council:
The completed landscape proposal is emailed to the customer / architect, and when required, can be emailed directly to the local authority planning officer as PDF documents for approval.
5: Amendments:
If any amendments are required by the local planning authority; then the proposed landscape scheme shall be revised accordingly and re-submitted. Urban Forestry Group has a 100% success rate in discharging planning conditions and achieves successful planning approvals for:
- Residential Side Extensions / In Fills / New Housing Layouts.
- Building Extensions / Conservatories / Garages & New Builds.
- Hospitals / Road Improvement schemes / Nature Parks.
- Landfill Sites / New Woodland Creation / Business Parks.
Providing visually pleasing and practical Landscape Designs that meet local authority planning approval. For assistance and to get a quotation. Tel Chester: 01244 325669
To view examples of approved Landscape Design Plans, please click on the Project Gallery at the top of the page.
We look forward to assisting you with your project.
For more information, please contact us