Management Plans

Created specifically for each site, Management Plans are the responsibility of our landscape ecologist and manager Susan Deakin. She has over 25 years experience in this specialised field and works as an integral part of the design team to ensure that the long-term future of sites is secured and optimised.

As set out in planning conditions and/or Section 106 Agreements for development sites, there is an increasing need for Management Plans. These can include routine landscape maintenance, longer-term woodland and other habitat management or more innovative nature-conservation management.

Compiling a Management Plan usually begins early in the site's masterplanning process. It evolves as a result of the initial ecological survey and discussions with the design team, the client and the planning authority. Next comes consultation with the environmental bodies, including Natural England and the relevant wildlife trust, combined with research into environmental constraints and opportunities associated with the site. This is as critical as accurate site assessment and analysis of the landscape proposals, in creating an optimal Management Plan.

Comprising a report, management drawings and schedules, as appropriate, the plan should ensure that the visual appeal, nature-conservation interests and, if relevant, the recreational value of the site, are all maximised in the long term. This is achieved through the implementation of an efficient, financially effective and dynamic management strategy.