LMS were part of the team involved in preparation of the Management Plan for Jubilee River (Windsor to Maidenhead) and are currently appointed as Landscape Managers to the Datchet to Teddington Capacity Improvements and Flood Channel Project. Our role has included the development of an Outline Landscape Management and Maintenance Plan for the whole project, liaison as part of the Environment Agency Team with key stakeholders including organisations with a potential long term stewardship role and on-going advice and management and maintenance implications associated with the scheme.
We have provided an on-going landscape advisory service to J&J Franks in relation to two sand and gravel sites in Surrey. In 2012/13 we undertook preparation of landscape and visual assessment as part of full Environmental Statement, all landscape masterplan and phased restoration plans as part of successful application for a sand and gravel quarry to the east of Redhill. Our on-going advisory role includes production of Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) and administration of landscape works on site. We continue to provide landscape and ecological assessment, planning and design services for mineral extraction and restoration for a number of brickworks and sand and gravel sites.
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A13 Thames Gateway Design Build Finance Operate
LMS has provided the Landscape Manager role on the A13 Thames Gateway DBFO since the project inception in 2002. The route is operated by Road Management Services (RMS). Roles include preparation of the 30 year Landscape and Environmental Management Plan (LEMP) and five yearly updates, preparation and assistance to RMS in administration of the term Landscape Maintenance Contract, preparation of the annual landscape maintenance review and support services including responses to queries, liaison with Transport for London as required, input to tree condition survey scope of works.
We recently took on the role as Landscape Managers to the A1(M) and A417/419 DBFO schemes. The role is similar to the A13 and involves the five yearly update to the Maintenance Operations Environmental Management Plan (MOEMP), working with RMS and the appointed Landscape Contractors to undertake routine maintenance and the commissioning of tree and ecology surveys. Recent surveys have included developing an approach to the management of ash dieback across the networks.
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