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Garden for Plant Lovers
At this dark time of year, with short days and dull light, Landscape Architect Sarah Bond writes about the joy of naturalistic planting (and good food!), inspired by a recent visit to the Oudolf Field in Bruton, Somerset. [gallery columns="2" size="large"...
West of England Joint Spatial Plan – Having Your Say?
Calls for ‘joined up’ and strategic thinking are at the heart of discussions regarding planning for the future. As the West of England Joint Spatial Plan reaches its next round of consultation we at Landmark are keen to see how the push for jobs, investment and...
Deadline approaches for significant changes in EIA process
Changes to the EIA Directive are imminent. Submit requests for Screening/Scoping Opinions before 16 May 2017 for consideration under the existing regime. Why the rush? Brexit notwithstanding, as an existing Member State, the UK is obliged to implement the new EIA...
Where have all the hedgehogs gone?
Whether you have a hedgehog that visits your garden or if, sadly, your experience of this species is mainly as road traffic casualties, you may have noticed that sightings of hedgehogs are now very infrequent. Numbers of this prickly, small, species have declined...
Sharing our Expertise: ISEA Solar Planning Conference
Emerging case law and evolving government policy, combined with rapidly developing technological innovation, places daily demands on our clients and professional partners in statutory agencies to update skills and expertise. Landmark has considerable experience of...
Eco holiday village plans for old quarry
Habitat First Group has this week submitted a planning application to North Devon District Council to transform Venn Quarry, south east of Barnstaple, into a major new holiday retreat, based on ecological principles. The Landmark Practice worked with the design team...
Is Bristol a cycle friendly city?
As a recent addition to The Landmark Practice, I am very grateful that I can and choose to cycle to work every day. Each morning, whatever the weather, I leave my house in Easton to weave along the Bristol to Bath bike path and head to the office in Hotwells. This...
Student housing completed at University of Hertfordshire
Landmark is pleased to announce successful completion of a phased programme of work for the University of Hertfordshire which we commenced in 2012. Landscape Illustrative Masterplan (2014) Working on behalf of the University of Hertfordshire with Wilmore Iles...
Storage Wars – Batteries Are Included
‘The development of the energy storage sector is on the cusp of commercial reality.’ Having seen a succession of energy generation projects affected by cuts to subsidies, the growing energy storage market and the wide range of energy storage revenue streams available...
The Anvil, Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone, Bristol
Landmark’s Landscape team is delighted to announce that Plot ND6, now known as The Anvil, has just been granted outline planning permission. The building, which provides 83,223 sq ft Grade A office accommodation, spans seven floors and is located within Temple...
Supply and Demand? Demand Supply!
‘Building more homes’, the Select Committee on Economic Affairs report into the current housing market arrived with little fanfare and its conclusions are hardly ground breaking. It crystallises in clear terms however that, despite much political rhetoric to the...
Landmark in the Community – Enhancing the Gateway
History The Landmark Practice is located just off one of the busiest junctions in Bristol and one of the busiest roads connecting the North and South of the city. The ‘new Cumberland Basin road crossing and approaches’ opened in 1965 and an area known as the...
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