Latest proposals for the £1bn Salford development reveal a new park, designed by LDA Design, at its centre, rivalling Mayfield Park in size. Salford’s Regent Retail Park is set to be transformed into a new, sustainable place to live. With over 3000 new homes and the...
The City of York Council gives the green-light to AtkinsRéalis-designed Government eco-hub. In the plans put forward by the Government Property Agency (GPA), Homes England and Network Rail, the new structure will offer 135,000 sq ft of flexible office space for up to...
There are just two weeks left to enter the Pro Landscaper Business Awards in association with Caribbean Blinds. These are the only awards uniquely recognising and celebrating the business successes of organisations that are leading the UK’s landscaping industry, and there are plenty of reasons to put your company forward to win one of the 17...
The City of London Corporation has approved a new urban greening office scheme at the 30 Minories site in the east of the city. In plans put forward by PLP Architects, a new 14,000sqm mixed-use office building will replace the postwar office block, while retaining a Victorian warehouse building, known as ‘Writers House’, on the site. The new...
The results of a new Equality, Diversity and Inclusion survey show that just 12% of the industry is aged between 25-34, with 16-24-year-olds making up a staggeringly low 3%. Members of the group behind the Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Charter for the horticulture, arboriculture, landscaping and garden media profession put together the...
Hillier has unveiled amenity online resources to showcase its vast offering of field and container grown trees. Following the successful launch of The Hillier Tree Guide, the enhanced online platform allows customers to browse an extensive image gallery with detailed information about the sizes and shapes of the trees grown too. It also...
A new guide to improve the design and development of streets across Greater Manchester has launched in a bid to improve green spaces. The Streets for All Design Guide, part of the Greater Manchester Streets for All Strategy sets out guidance and standards for how streets will look, feel and function in the coming years. The guide will work to...
Bristol Zoological Society has partnered with Grant Associates and Feilden Clegg Bradley to secure planning permission for the new Central African Forest habitat at its Bristol Zoo Project site, which will be home to several critically endangered species. Western lowland gorillas and cherry-crowned mangabeys will be living together for the first...
The YPHA (Young People in Horticulture Association) has revealed the upcoming launch of its inaugural Accelerator Programme. Set to be unveiled at the Garden Press Event, the Launch Success programme is designed to empower and cultivate the next generation of horticulture leaders. With the aim of providing young professionals in horticulture with...
With just under a month until the entry deadline for Pro Landscaper’s Business Awards 2024 in association with Caribbean Blinds, this years' judges have been revealed. They are as follows: Marcus Watson - Ground Control Nick Ruddle - Action Coach Gamiel Yafai - Diversity Marketplace Lynn Hunter - Pro-Motion Gemma Murphy - ViewHR Alison Warner...
There are only a few months left of the planting season to take advantage of cheaper bare root and rootballed planting stock. King and Co the Tree Nursery based in Rayne, are encouraging trade customers use transplanted stock before the end of February. This ensures high establishment rates, costing less than container grown stock which has...
Chester based landscape architect Land Studio has been awarded three new projects. The environmental design practice, which celebrates its eighth anniversary this month, has been selected by the National Trust to carry out improvement works across its gardens at Grade I listed Sizergh Castle in Cumbria. The project will involve making the castle...
The new president-elect of the Landscape Institute, Carolin Göhler, sets the scene for an exciting year ahead. As the Landscape Institute (LI) looks ahead to another year of connecting people, place and nature, we do so in safe knowledge that 2024 will be a vitally important year for the landscape professions and related industries. Our role as...
The UK construction industry reportedly has a positive outlook heading into the new year. Ecommerce manager at IronmongeryDirect, Ellis Osborn discusses why the industry is off to a strong start, backed by the latest government data. The number of workers in the sector has “risen over the last 12 months, and now stands at 2.25m,” which is a 36k...
Robert Hughes has been announced as the permanent CEO of the Landscape Institute (LI), with immediate effect. After serving as acting CEO for the past seven months, Hughes says he is accepting the position permanently “at a pivotal time for action on the combined emergencies of climate, biodiversity, and health, as well as the green skills...
Vectorworks has revealed the winners of this year’s Vectorworks Design Scholarship, naming Brenda Vaca Michan as the Richard Diehl Award winner. With over 1,000 submissions, scholarships were awarded to 21 students for 18 projects in the architecture, interior design, landscape and entertainment industries. The winning Richard Diehl...
The winners for Pro Landscaper’s Project Awards, in association with Provender Nurseries have been revealed. The awards look to recognise projects in the landscaping sector with a value under £50k, giving companies and individuals the opportunity to showcase smaller budget projects, and the larger impact they can have. More than 60 projects were...
The £6bn redevelopment of London’s Earls Court has undergone a redesign, with open spaces now set to replace the structures originally planned. In a redesign submitted by the Earls Court Development Company, open space inclusion has increased by 20%, while development has reduced by 10%, compared to the proposals put forward earlier this year....
A contractor has been appointed to support the transformation of a new 'landmark' public park in Sheffield city centre. Early-stage construction provider, Keltbray will support the project that includes uncovering part of Sheffield’s mediaeval Castle. Also included in the plans will be a new events area resembling the ‘bowling green’ believed to...
Planning has been approved for the development of a new sustainable neighbourhood in the heart of a Hampshire port city. Portsmouth City Council approved planning permission for the ‘City Centre North’ masterplan put forward by Leslie Jones Architecture. Plans include a new city centre neighbourhood, designed to prioritise the community,...
Plans for a film studio complex to be built atop a brownfield site in Bedfordshire have been given the go-ahead by local planners. The complex, designed by architect Scott Brownrigg as part of the ‘Home of Production’ scheme, will be built near Stewartby at a former clay brick quarry. Phase one plans include 11 studio buildings built between two...
Plans have been submitted to restore the UK’s largest remaining cluster of Victorian gas holders. In the proposal put forward by developer Berkeley Group’s St William division, 2,100 new homes are planned within the 9 hectare east London heritage site. The seven disused Grade II listed gas holder frames will contain 10-storey blocks with six...
A UK supermarket chain and property development company have submitted plans for a new canalside neighbourhood at a former gas works site in West London’s Ladbroke Grove area. The new neighbourhood proposed by Sainsburys and Ballymore is set to provide over 2,500 homes, of which at least 500 are slated to be affordable. Plans also include green...
Plans for a £7.2m seaside regeneration project in West Sussex have been submitted. The proposed project will see a large part of Littlehampton's seafront revitalised, with East Beach, South Terrace, Banjo Road, and Windmill Road all earmarked for improvements, alongside the seafront green. Neilcott Construction, has been appointed to lead the...
A public consultation has been launched for the regeneration project planned for Shrewbury town centre. Led by the local council and RivingtonHark, The Smithfield Riverside project aims to redevelop the area between the River Severn, Darwin Centre, Roushill and Raven Meadows. The masterplan, designed by FaulknerBrowns Architects, will see...
Chris Churchman, co-founder of Churchman Thornhill Finch, has now left the practice to launch a not-for-profit aimed at raising public awareness on the value of nature in offsetting the climate crisis. Cquester is being established with a new website, and a panel of like-minded specialists – from farmers and funders to economists and...
Greenwood Plants is expected to exceed its transition to peat-free end of year target. Trudy Harrison MP, parliamentary under secretary of state for Defra and Minister for natural environment and land use, visited Greenwood Plants to discuss its transition to peat-free growing. Greenwood started its transition to peat-free in 2022, and currently...
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