Landscape Strategy & Detailed Design

Client:  Graham Land and Development

Description: HCUK Group was appointed to provide landscape design services for a new assisted living unit located at the Estuary Business Park in Whitstable.  The landscape strategy sought to create an attractive setting  for the building with a variety of amenity spaces for the residents.  The design included a roof garden and terrace, a sensory garden, a courtyard to provide external dining and an attractive walk with landscaped resting places was proposed.  The design incorporated appropriate planting at ground level to provide privacy to the apartments.

HCUK Group involvement: Landscape strategy and detailed design.​​​

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Summary

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The landscape was integrated with the sustainable drainage strategy with the provision of planted raingardens to intercept run-off from the building.  The design included biodiverse roofs for the main and ancillary building and wildlife friendly ornamental species were  included in the plant mixes.  Our landscape team developed the hard and soft landscape details for the scheme to discharge planning conditions.  

Trees and plants were selected that were resilient to the maritime and roof top conditions and appropriate for the local context.  Coastal type rockery plants were proposed on the biodiverse roofs, to be established on various depth of substrate, and incorporating varied habitat features such as sand pockets and course gravel beds as non-planted areas that are valuable to wildlife, as well as deadwood and bee / nesting boxes.  The project was granted planning consent in July 2024.  ​​