Project Summary:
To obtain approval; Urban Forestry Group was asked to provide a detailed landscape design proposal at the scale of 1:200 for a nine plot residential housing scheme at Alamein Road in Huyton, Liverpool to satisfy ‘Planning Condition 9’ sections A - F as follows:
Planning Condition 9:
The development hereby permitted shall not be commenced until a detailed landscaping scheme has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme shall be submitted at a scale of 1:200 and shall include the following:
- A. The exact location and species of all existing trees and other planting to be retained.
- B. All proposals for new planting and turfing indicating the location, species, size, specifications, numbers and planting densities per sq m of all new planting.
- C. This shall include a minimum of 3 trees to the site frontage at a minimum size of 30-35cm girth.
- D. An outline specification for ground preparation.
- E. All proposed hard landscape elements and pavings, including layout materials and colours.
- F. The proposed arrangements and specifications for initial establishment maintenance and longer term maintenance of all planted and/or turfed areas.
Knowsley Council
Planning Department.
Site prior to development (click images to enlarge)
Site Layout Problems:
Analysis of the proposed site layout plan illustrated:
- Six existing mature trees situated on the northern boundary to be removed as they conflict with the proposed car parking spaces.
- Positioning of wooden planter boxes should be re-positioned in relation to public access.
- Road edges are considered too narrow for pedestrian pathways adjacent to the site entrance.
- The size of the three required trees [planning condition C above] to the site frontage at minimum 30-35cm girth are considered too large, given the space available.
- Insufficient definition of the spatial outline / positions for the areas marked up as tarmac, block pavings and flagstone on the site plan.
- This site is partly overlooked by residential housing with various boundary post and concrete panel fences, currently covered in graffiti and run down.
Landscape Design Recommendations:
- Recommend to the client that we retain one mature tree that had a BS: 5837 ‘Trees in relation to Construction’ Category A rated tree.
- Due to close proximity of car parking spaces reposition the six wooden planter boxes to allow for safe public access.
- Plant up the narrow spaces adjacent and either side of the site entrance with decorative, evergreen Box hedging.
- Use three smaller Heavy Standard trees at 3m - 4m height, to be planted at the site frontage.
- Following the recommendations of the BS: 5837 Tree Survey; the proposed landscaping design as above was incorporated around the retained tree.
Site prior to development (click images to enlarge)
Final Landscape Proposal:
Introduced decorative seasonally flowering climbing plants to soften the boundary fence and selected small garden fruit trees to create a mini orchard which will provide screening between the properties.
The final landscape design also included detailed specifications for ground preparation, a 3 year management and establishment plan for trees, shrubs and turf; which was submitted to the client within one week for planning approval.
Urban Forestry Group satisfied the requirements of all the ‘planning condition 9’ [A-F] as above.
This landscape scheme has been approved by Knowsley Borough Council.
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