Landscape Architecture, Design & Assessment

We provide landscape architecture, design, planning and assessment services for developers, property managers, planning consultants, project managers, architects and infrastructure clients across the UK.

Our team of Chartered Landscape Architects combine creative design with planning credibility. We understand how landscapes function, how they are experienced and how they are assessed through the planning process. That means our landscape architecture is not just visually strong - it is practical, policy-aware and commercially grounded.

Whether you need early site appraisal, landscape design for a residential scheme or a landscape and visual impact assessment to support an application, we provide clear, proportionate advice that helps you move forward with confidence.

HCUK is a Registered Practice and includes Chartered Members of the Landscape Institute (CMLI).

Landscape Design

We are expanding our landscape design offer, particularly for small to medium housebuilders, regeneration projects and mixed-use developments.

Our landscape design services include:

Concept and detailed landscape design
Public realm and streetscape design
Landscape masterplanning
Landscape design plans to support planning applications
Ecological design, historic landscapes and gardens

We design landscapes that work - commercially, technically and visually. That means understanding viability, biodiversity requirements, planning policy and long-term management from the outset.

Landscape Planning & Visual Impact Assessment

Landscape architecture is not only about design. It is also about managing change.

We provide:

Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment (LVIA)
Townscape and Visual Impact Assessment (TVIA)
Townscape and Visual Appraisal (TVA)
Landscape and Visual Appraisal (LVA)
Landscape planning services for residential, commercial and renewable energy schemes

Our reports are robust, clear and proportionate. We understand what planning officers, inspectors and decision-makers need to see and we avoid over-engineered documents that add cost without adding clarity.

For renewables and infrastructure projects, our national experience gives clients confidence in politically sensitive and technically complex environments.

Landscape Strategy & Management

Successful schemes do not end at consent.

We prepare:

Landscape strategy documents
Landscape masterplans
Landscape management plans
Landscape and ecological management plans (LEMPs)
Urban Greening Factor

By working closely with our ecology and heritage and arboriculture colleagues, we provide joined-up advice that strengthens applications, supports the discharge of planning conditions and simplifies delivery.

Clients benefit from a cross-disciplinary team that sees the whole picture, not isolated reports.

Who We Work With

We work with:

Small to medium housing developers
Planning consultants and architects
Renewable energy and infrastructure clients
Commercial developers and regeneration teams
Selected private clients where specialist advice is required

Much of our work comes through long-standing relationships with planning consultants and architects who rely on us for clear, dependable input that protects their reputation and strengthens their client’s case.

We understand commercial pressure, programme risk and viability constraints. Our role is to guide decisions, not sit on the fence.

A Straight-Talking Landscape Consultancy

Planning and development are rarely straightforward. Sites carry constraints. Policy evolves. Sensitivities shift.

We help you navigate that complexity with:

Senior-led expertise
Honest, confident advice
Clear communication in everyday language
Practical, solution-focused reporting

Our landscape consultancy is built on professional judgement, technical depth and strong working relationships. We are approachable, collaborative and focused on outcomes.

If you are looking for landscape architecture, design, assessment or planning advice anywhere in the UK, we would be pleased to discuss your project.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Can you tell us early if a site has landscape or visual planning risks?

Yes. We can review the site context, planning policy, landscape character and visual sensitivity to give you an early view of risk.

This helps developers, land managers and planning consultants make informed decisions before too much time, cost or design work has been committed.

2. Can landscape work run alongside the wider design process?

Yes. Landscape advice is most useful when it informs the scheme as it develops, rather than being added at the end.

We can work with your architect, planner, ecology, arboriculture and drainage teams to help avoid late design changes, conflicting recommendations and unnecessary delays.

3. Will your report be proportionate?

Yes. We advise on the right level of assessment for the site, planning context and likely sensitivities.

Some projects need detailed landscape or townscape assessment. Others need a more focused appraisal or design note. We avoid over-engineered reporting that adds cost without adding clarity.

4. Can you help us respond to landscape comments from the council?

Yes. We can review comments from planning officers, landscape officers, design officers or consultees and advise on the best way forward.

That may include clarifying the assessment, strengthening the landscape strategy, refining mitigation or adjusting the design where needed.

5. Can landscape design support commercial viability?

Yes. Good landscape design should support the wider success of a scheme, not just improve how it looks.

Landscape decisions can affect layout, drainage, open space, biodiversity, maintenance, planning risk and public perception so we consider the commercial and technical realities from the outset.

6. Can you help discharge landscape-related planning conditions?

Yes. We prepare landscape information to support condition discharge, including planting plans, hard and soft landscape details, management plans and LEMPs where required.

We can also liaise with other disciplines so landscape, ecology, arboriculture, heritage and planning requirements are properly aligned.