LMS was commissioned by the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) in August 2012 to prepare the Park Management Plan (PMP) for Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park during the post-Games transformation. The PMP addresses all aspects of the management and maintenance of the hard and soft landscape and structures including waterways, bridges, lighting, irrigation and artworks. The plan also incorporates strategies for the management of events, flood risk and park security and describes how LLDC will deliver on wider policy objectives, commitments and targets, for instance in relation to Community Engagement, Park Mobility and the Park Biodiversity Action Plan. Consultation involved working closely with key stakeholders such as the Lea River Park Authority, Canal and Rivers Trust, London Boroughs and Natural England throughout preparation of the plan, together with all departments within LLDC involved in park management, security, events, access and mobility and community engagement. Land Management Services was retained on completion of the PMP to prepare a park maintenance specification and assist in a re-measurement of the as built park landscape typologies. The park was awarded Green Flag status in 2016 and now sits at the heart of the regional regeneration programme. In 2019/20 we prepared the first full update of the PMP (2020 to 2025). In 2020 we drafted the PMP Executive summary for LLDC and assisted in the desk top publishing of the document..
We have prepared many LMMPs in support of Heritage Lottery Fund / National Lottery Heritage Fund projects. These include Gunnersbury Park, Battersea Park, Walpole Park (Ealing), South Hill Park (Bracknell), Wicksteed Park (Kettering) and Victoria Park (Ashford). The LMMPs have followed HLF/NLHF guidance and the majority have included full Green Flag Audits.
In 2016 we started what is now an on-going advisory role to Peabody on the management and maintenance of the Thamesmead Estate. In 2018 we prepared the first Estate Management Plan for Thamesmead which provided a review of the current estate and its management, and a Vision and recommendations for the future stewardship of the estate, in terms of funding, resourcing and skills and management prescriptions. The EMP made recommendations for investment in order to provide improved management and to conserve and enhance the landscape asset and sets out an Estate Action Plan. In 2018 we were appointed as part of the LDA Design led team which prepared the Living in the Landscape Green Infrastructure Framework and are engaged in on-going revisions to the EMP in accordance with Framework. Additional roles include the development of a training programme for estates management staff with Peabody and Capel Manor, development of grassland and woodland management strategies and input to the long term governance options for the stewardship of Thamesmead.
Appointed by St George Developments Ltd to carry out a landscape management review of soft landscape and planting at Battersea Reach, York Road, London in order to assess and review condition and appearance, and current management and maintenance; and to make recommendations accordingly. The review identified key principles and constraints, e.g. importance of year round cover and high quality display, cost controls, and the impact of local environmental conditions, and identified key issues such as species selection and design and maintenance considerations. The Review was used to inform preparation of a LMMP to set out a strategy for the long term management of the hard and soft landscape, define management objectives and prescriptions to maintain the required quality and landscape coverage and to provide recommendations to address issues associated with levels of public use, plant failures, pests and diseases and general maintenance of the condition, appearance and quality of the public realm. LMS has since been appointed by the client to conduct similar reviews at other St George sites.
Preparation of a management plan for Reigate Heath, a lowland heath SSSI, LNR and well used local recreational resource. The plan incorporates detailed habitat, soil, historical, archaeological and land use surveys, with prescriptions for future management. The needs of different user groups and the potential conflicts in relation to the conservation and enhancement of the nature conservation value of the site are addressed. LMS have been retained to prepare subsequent five and ten year updates to the plan, the first of which has recently been through the initial review and consultation process.
A Landscape Management and Maintenance Plan (MMP) for the roof garden at the former Derry and Toms Department Store, commissioned when the replacement of many of the original trees and shrubs was required following repairs to the roof.
The gardens were constructed between 1936 and 1938 to a design by Ralph Hancock, and are considered to be a unique example of a roof garden of the period, and of national and international historic significance. They comprise three gardens; the Spanish, Tudor and English Woodland or Water Garden, built around a central building, and are listed Grade II on the English Heritage Parks and Gardens Register.
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