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Environmental planning and landscape architecture news
The major earthworks on site have started in earnest today. Metcalfs have won the contract and will be filling in the former mine entrance with soils stored on site. We will be progressing with the landscape restoration this autumn including nearly 1km of hedge planting and 3 hectares of agricultural grassland.
Labels: landscape restoration, Metcalfs, Newbiggin Mine, restoration
Stephenson Halliday is currently developing an innovative strategy for the long term management of six mineral sites to create a habitat network within West Cumbria. The strategy considers the restoration of the sites in a holistic manner, focusing upon enhancing the connectivity between habitats, increasing biodiversity and strengthening links to localised wildlife sites. Further habitat creation and improved land management form part of the network proposals which respond the Cumbria and UK Biodiversity Action Plans.
Labels: biodiversity, Biodiversity Action Plans, Cumbria County Council, habitat, Overby Quarry, planning permission, quarry, restoration, wildlife
The practice has been commissioned to provide landscape design and management services for the Time and Tide project in Grange over Sands, Cumbria. We will be working with John Coward Architects, Archaeo-Environment archaeologists, local project group 3Ps and South Lakeland District Council to prepare a Stage 1 Heritage Lottery Fund bid for the restoration of the Promenade, Ornamental Gardens and Park Road Gardens. These areas form the estuary frontage of this elegant seaside town and contribute to its distinctive character. Their restoration will play an important part in driving the regeneration of the town as an attractive leisure and holiday destination.
Labels: 3Ps, Commission, Grange over Sands, John Coward Architects, landscape design, restoration, restoration design, South Lakeland District Council, Stage 1 Heritage Lottery Fund, Time and Tide
Labels: David Forsythe, design, Peter Stephenson, presentation, quarry, quarry presentation and planning, restoration, restoration design
Stephenson Halliday have been producing draft restoration schemes for the recently closed mine in consultation with the British Gypsum, the Church Commissioners, Cumbria County Council, local land agent and tenant farmer. Once the restoration scheme has been agreed, the final earthworks and landscaping will begin.
Labels: aftercare, Gypsum, Newbiggin Mine, restoration
Significant areas of restoration have been progressing with tonnes of soil being moved to achieve the first phases of restoration. 4ha of the quarry is being returned to agriculture and nearly 800m of hedges will be planted in the winter of 2007/8.
Labels: aftercare, Peel Place, restoration, sand quarry
We have been commission by British Gypsum Ltd to prepare restoration proposals for an Anhydrite Mine near Newbiggin. Our work will include balancing the cut and fill requirements and a full landscape restoration scheme for approval by Cumbria County Council. We will then prepare contract documents to implement the restoration and oversee the 5 year maintenance contract.
Labels: Newbiggin Mine, restoration
Cumbria County Planning and Development Committee have approved the application for the opening of a quarry some 0.5 hectares as an extension to an adjacent disused quarry worked up until the 1920’s near Armathwaite, north of Penrith. We produced the supporting statement to accompany a planning application for the small sandstone quarry. The siting, design and restoration proposals for the quarry were carried out in response to the ecology of the site, which includes Great Crested Newts. The approved scheme provides enhanced woodland planting with the restoration proposals returning the site to lowland heathland.
Labels: Approval, Blaze Fell, Great Crested Newts, quarry, restoration
