Landscape Planning & EIA
We offer our expertise at all stages of the landscape planning and environmental assessment process, including strategic landscape assessment or capacity studies to determine the scale of development opportunities, detailed landscape character and visual impact assessment for specific sites, assisting in the promotion of sites through the local plan process and the preparation of development concepts and outline proposals.
Through the preparation of detailed Landscape Character and Visual Impact Assessments we explore the existing character an area along with the extent of its current visibility, and through a synthesis of the two, make recommendations that will guide the location, mass and form of new developments.
We define clear directions on the approach that should be taken to achieve that end, to ensure that the result responds to the sensitive nature of the site, not only physically and visually, but also through the range of planning constraints and approved guidance. As part of this process we need to have a thorough understanding of the client's requirements regarding the extent and nature of development to ensure that our assessment is effective.
