Fitzalan Road, Littlehampton
At JBA we specialise in landscape architecture for the retirement living sector, working with clients like Churchill Retirement Living and Planning Issues. As lead Landscape Architects, we manage projects from the planning phase through to construction completion, ensuring landscapes are both functional and aesthetically pleasing. Our approach includes evaluating site…
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Rustington Golf Centre, Rustington
JBA was involved in a project for residential development for 191 homes and provision of open space including retention of the existing tree belt on the golf course near Angmering, West Sussex. This multi-disciplinary project included the following components such as a comprehensive Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment (LVIA), detailed…
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Drove Lane, Yapton
A planning application for Land at South West Yapton has been classified as a ‘Strategic Site’ by Arun District Council. The area extends to approximately 12.4 ha / 30.6 acresand JBA were appointed in 2019 to provide the ecological, arb and landscape design services, including LVIA and review of the…
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Duddenhoe End, Essex
James Blake Associates was commissioned to provide a set of landscape plans and documentation for a planning application and subsequently the schedules for tender to the landscape contractors. Several key landscape and visual considerations were addressed during the design process, taking into account the particularly rich heritage around Elmdon, Essex.…
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Visualisation of Development Proposals
Visualisations are a key part of Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment (LVIA) and Townscape and Visual Impact Assessment (TVIA). They illustrate the likely landscape and visual effects of a proposal and help competent authorities to understand the likely effects. Last September the Landscape Institute published a new Technical Guidance Note…
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Red Lodge, Suffolk
The 300 individual plots contain a series of open space fingers and nodes that include a County Wildlife Site, designated for the rare lowland, rabbit-grazed, lichen heathland. Much of this was lost to bracken encroachment, needing intervention to restore this lowland heath. This constraint and opportunity ensured the need for…
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Sherborne, Dorset
James Blake Associates was commissioned to create beautiful, sustainable, bio-diverse landscaping for this much considered new housing development; landscaping that was sympathetic to the historic, local town, and to it its highly respected natural surroundings. Christopher Trollope, Bovis' Landscape Architect, remained committed to every stage of works. His dedication to…
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Martello Park, Felixstowe
Suffolk Coastal District Council (SCDC) redeveloped the south seafront as part of the wider regeneration of Felixstowe. JBA was invited by Bloor Homes to prep stage 1&2 outline proposals for a masterplan that involved 6 acres of residential development and 11 acres of parkland incorporating an ancient monument – the…
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Landscaping at Stoke Quay, Ipswich
James Blake Associates was commissioned to carry out - concept through to detailed landscape design and working drawings/setting out for the construction of new apartments and underground parking, on the beautiful quayside at the heart of the town of Ipswich. This encompassed landscape handworks and softworks, i.e., surfacing, boundary treatments,…
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