An open space strategy is a comprehensive plan or framework developed by government agencies, municipalities, or organisations to guide the management, preservation, and enhancement of open spaces within a defined area. These areas may include parks, recreational areas, greenbelts, natural reserves, and other undeveloped or publicly accessible lands. The strategy typically outlines goals, objectives, and policies related to land use, conservation, recreation, biodiversity, and community engagement. It often involves stakeholder consultation, data analysis, and spatial planning to identify priorities, opportunities, and challenges in managing open spaces. The open space strategy aims to balance environmental protection, social equity, economic vitality, and public health considerations while promoting the sustainable use and enjoyment of natural and recreational resources within the community.
Bradmore Hilltop Park, Teignbridge Project Overview epd were tasked with proposing an approach to successful and effective delivery of a new countryside park in Teignbridge to encourage people to connect to nature. The masterplan includes a rationale for the project, delivery phases and key stakeholders for delivery, and included strategies for helping to attract funding, […]
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King’s Heath Village Square Public Realm, Birmingham Overview epd was commissioned to collaborate with Design with Nature to develop a comprehensive Signage Strategy for Riverside Park in Stratford. The primary objective was to establish a clear hierarchy of access routes, ensuring that various types of signs would be strategically positioned for different purposes at key
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Folkestone Gardens Play Area, Lewisham Project Overview epd were commissioned by Lewisham Council to design and project manage the new play area which seeks to reintegrate the undulating character of Folkestone Gardens into the existing flat and austere character of the current play area, as well as to create new welcoming entrances, reshaped grass mounds
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Alconbury Weald, Cambridge Project Overview epd (previously Roger Griffiths Associates) were involved from an early stage on this major new development which our client, Urban & Civic, describes as a high quality low carbon Enterprise Campus. On this disused airfield our Green Infrastructure Strategy played an important role in the creation of the development proposals
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Brooklands, Milton Keynes Project Overview Brooklands is a major new urban extension on the eastern edge of Milton Keynes which comprises over 2,000 new homes with associated local facilities and schools. We were commissioned to design the areas of public open space and came up with the concept of a structural landscape forming the backbone
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Glebe Farm, Milton Keynes Project Overview In 2016 we were commissioned to provide detailed hard and soft landscape design for specific areas within the mixed-use sustainable urban extension at Glebe Farm. This new Milton Keynes community comprises: over 1,100 dwellings; one primary school (for children between the ages of 2 – 11) and one secondary school
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