We are really pleased to welcome Liz Smart to the Indigo team.  Liz will be working as a Landscape Architect providing design input and support to the office, and has an impressive background working on a range of large scale and complex projects with a focus on planting design and horticulture.  She has a particular…

And this means it’s time to undertake winter visual assessments. While for some projects it can be fine to undertake visual assessments at any time of year, local authorities prefer to judge the impact of schemes when trees and hedges are devoid of the screening effect of leaves as this presents the worst case scenario….

Peters Village, a development along the River Medway in Kent, may be primarily recognized as a residential project however the development involves significant public open space, infrastructure and community facilities to support the village. Indigo have recently assisted Trenport Investments with the detailed design and monitoring of the implementation of various planting and soft landscape…

Work is well underway at Feldon Valley Golf Club with 4 self contained woodland lodges, a 14 bedroom hotel and completely refurbished and extended Clubhouse. We’re excited to see the boardwalk linking the hotel with the woodland lodges taking shape. The woodland area either side of the route will be enhanced with native understorey planting…

We’re excited to see Chris’ interview in FutureArch Magazine’s March 2018 issue.

There’s been a lot happening at Suffolk Park in Bury St Edmunds recently and we thought it’s a good time to take a moment to celebrate. Since we posted that the project had received Outline Planning permission last April, we’ve been busy helping Jaynic Investments and Treatt PLC secure detailed planning consents and overseeing planting…

Dave Cashman from Barrell Tree Consultancy joined us today to give an excellent CPD on ‘Trees in Planning’ and to share their experience of caring for trees around developments. It was both informative and eye opening to see what Barrell’s are able to achieve. As designers and landscape architects we’re well aware of the various…

The infrastructure planting at Eurolink V in Sittingbourne is coming along nicely. Over the next couple of years these little whips will grow into a diverse woodland buffer providing food and shelter for local wildlife and will comfortably set the Eurolink development into the surrounding landscape. Until then, we’re looking forward to seeing them wake…

We were pleased to hear that the landscape scheme for 6 new mews houses in Walcot Square has been granted planning consent by Lambeth Council subject to Section 106 agreement. The brownfield infill project, designed by FORMstudio, converts a former garage block into new rental houses to provide support for the Walcot Foundation charity. The mews-style…

On a fun side note, we’ve just noticed that Google have updated their 3D mapping of Salisbury. Hopefully you’ll forgive us but we’re a bit distracted today looking around the Cathedral Close in 3D. Have a go and see if you can find our offices.

Brushing up our tree knowledge on a trip to Hillier Nurseries. A huge thank you to Caroline for making it such an interesting and enjoyable day.

We thoroughly enjoyed our tower tour at Salisbury Cathedral. We had an excellent guide and as we made our way up 332 steps we saw fascinating sights inside and out. We looked over to our office from the top and one of the peregrine falcons kindly put on a display just for us. We would…

Great to receive the news that our heritage Lottery funded proposals to restore and upgrade the historic Poole Park have achieved planning approval and secured their Heritage Lottery Funding.  Working closely with the Borough of Poole and leading a small team, including highways consultants Paul Basham Associates, we developed detailed design proposals to improve the…

We are pleased to announce that Stepnell have been appointed as main contractor for the works at Feldon Valley Golf Club. Working with Design Engine Architects and Selway Joyce as project QS, we have recently undertaken an extensive design review and value engineering exercise which has led to the appointment of Stepnell as main contractor on…

We had the great pleasure to attend the official opening of Victoria Park today following completion of its extensive refurbishment scheme. The project gives a fresh new face to Salisbury’s oldest park including improvements to the tennis courts, paths and car parks as well as a new multi-use games area and extensive planting throughout the…

We’re thrilled to announce that after a brief but intense three months, Suffolk Park received Outline Planning permission yesterday from St Edumndsbury Borough Council. Indigo’s input was central to the application’s success, identifying and protecting key views from the surrounding area and ensuring the proposal sits comfortably within its setting.

We’re excited to see work is nearly complete on the central courtyard garden at Brewery Square’s Phase 2B in Dorchester! The courtyard will be open to Brewery Square Garden’s residents later this year and features a series of interconnected garden terraces across three levels.

Detailed roof garden design is underway for Kier Property’s new Foley Street headquarters building in London. Indigo’s input has been key in realising the potential of this space, which has been designed to be simple, flexible and enhance biodiversity.

We’re pleased to report, on behalf of Kitewood, that Waverley Borough Council have granted planning permission for 42 new homes in Dunsfold, Surrey. Indigo worked alongside ECE Architecture to develop the successful scheme including detailed design proposals and a Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment (LVIA).

We’re delighted to be working with HB Architects on the design of this exciting state of the art youth facility in Parsloes Park in London. The facility, named ‘Future’ in a vote by local young people, is part of the OnSide network of youth zones which provides a wide range of programmes, services and activities…