Evidence to London Planning Advisory Committee’s review of High Buildings and Strategic Views 1998.
“Sky Space around London’s inner parks: a contribution to the Greater London Authority’s Spatial Development Plan” 2004 Europa Nostra Award for Studies in Cultural Heritage.
Hampton Court Palace Views Management Plan.
Report in which views to, from and within the Palace gardens and grounds were appraised with management recommendations for their protection and enhancement in order to sustain and improve the setting of Hampton Court Palace. Report recommendations adopted as policy by Historic Royal Palaces Trustees.
Review of Edinburgh City Councils High Buildings Policy 2006.
Review advising how and where Edinburgh can accommodate new development, whilst protecting and enhancing its World Heritage Site status. The study analyses citywide views and skyline, and assesses where there may be a role for high buildings while sustaining the magnificent profile.
Royal Parks case study In the Royal Parks the romantic ideals of the English landscape still substantially survive despite the occasional intrusion of tall buildings. In 2001 we developed a strategy for protecting views out of core areas of the Inner Royal Parks, so that they may be preserved as areas of nature providing a release from the busy surrounding metropolis. The resulting report, ‘Sky Space around London’s Inner Parks’ mapped the sky in views out of the parks by way of contours. Thus the height at which buildings would begin to have a presence in views out of the park and therefore begin to have an impact on the character of that area was clearly defined. This contour plan is used by the Royal Parks when they are asked to comment on planning applications. A building proposal that exceeds the contour above its site triggers a more detailed assessment of impact. |