LMS was part of project team which secured Round 1 and Round 2 HLF grant awards for Walpole Park through the Parks for People scheme. We led in the preparation of the 10 Year Management and Maintenance Plan and the Activity Plan. The 10 Year MMP includes an evaluation of Governance options, including the setting up of a joint manor house and park Trust. LMS also prepared detailed planting plans for the re-creation of Regency Planting associated with the house and lawns, the Windrush Memorial Garden and ecological planting associated with the re-instated lake. We were retained through implementation to provide on-going advice on management and maintenance issues and assisted the local community in the creation of the Friends Group.
LMS was continuously involved in the £1.3 million ‘Hope Springs Eternal’ Deepdene Heritage Trail from its inception. We provided the lead consultancy role in the preparation of the Round 1 and Round 2 applications to the Heritage Lottery Fund Heritage programme and, on award of grant, were reappointed to implement the landscape elements of the project. As lead consultants we facilitated all stakeholder consultation which included workshops and presentations, liaison with HLF, stakeholders and other key bodies such as Historic England. LMS prepared the Conservation Management Plan, Masterplan and all detailed design drawings and 10 year Management and Maintenance Plan. We also undertook all budget and cost planning, contract preparation and administration.
LMS prepared the first full update of the Management Plan for The Regent’s Park and Primrose Hill (completed in 2012). The Management Plan sets out a high level set of management principles and policies which are taken forward through the annual Park Operations Plan. Following completion of the Management Plan we were commissioned to prepare a Tree and View Management Strategy which analysed the current condition of views in and out of the park of the Nash Terraces, with recommendations for future management to re-create and maintain historic views. We were also commissioned to prepare detailed designs and planting plans for the Cascade and Island in Queen Mary’s Garden and for the refurbishment of the Winter Garden.
Preparation of Tree and View Management for The Regent’s Park and Primrose Hill and an Avenue Strategy for Bushy Park, in association with Burns and Nice and Sarah Couch Historic Landscapes. The strategies assess the historic development of tree cover and the avenues and set out proposals for the long term management, re-planting, view management and protection of the trees and woodlands.
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LMS advised Grosvenor on management and preparation of maintenance schedules for the London Squares forming part of the Grosvenor Estate in Mayfair and Belgravia. The estate includes Belgrave Square, Eaton Square, Chester Square and Wilton Crescent. LMS was retained to prepare a full Place Keeping Strategy as part of an overall Greener Grosvenor Strategy in association with The Landscape Agency. LMS has also provided Grosvenor with advice on the management and maintenance implications associated with the re-design of Grosvenor Square.
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LMS was commissioned by the London Borough of Wandsworth to prepare a Heritage Impact Assessment in relation to a proposed Formula E Event (electric car racing) to be held in Battersea Park in 2015. The event required full closure of the Park to the general public for the duration of the 1-2 day event and incorporated installation of the track, corporate hospitality, entertainment and meantime activities for paying spectators, plus catering, refreshments and welfare facilities for 30,000 spectators. The event required infrastructure changes to facilitate the safe racing of cars around the carriage drives of the park, including resurfacing and realignment of sections of the carriage drives and kerbing and the installation of safety barriers. The HIA considered the heritage significance of the designed landscape and built fabric of the Park, identified potential impacts (during set-up, the event itself and dismantling phases) on the heritage assets of the Grade II* listed park, with particular emphasis on the many mature trees which are a key contributor to the Park’s overall character and quality, and on public access. We assessed proposed mitigation, and made further recommendations as appropriate for measures before and during the event and, as necessary, post-event remediation together with long-term reinstatement of the Park. LMS was subsequently appointed to prepare updates to the report for the same event in 2016 and 2017.
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