Trees
Boundaries and EdgesBoundaries and edges are an integral part of the urban design process, defining the limits and transitions between different spaces, providing a sense of place through visual, social, and physical cues. More
Protecting Existing Landscape
Drainage and SUDs
Biodiversity
Gardens and Small Spaces
Management and Maintenance
Layout, parking and public realm
Landscape and Nature
Management and Maintenance
LNL 7
Management and Maintenance
The applicant must demonstrate that the proposed scheme complies with the ‘Management and Maintenance’ best practice guidance set out within this chapter.
A successful landscape is a product of good quality implementation and good quality management. Implementation may take weeks or months, but for a landscaping scheme to be successful, it must be managed and maintained forever.
Responsibility for Landscape Management can be with:
- Individuals
- Private Management Companies
- Trafford Council
A lack of clarity at an early stage can lead to indecision or conflict and then ultimately the landscape will suffer.
Establishing maintenance responsibility at the design stage is imperative.
Supporting information
The Code requires a plan and method statement, clearly identifying landscape management and maintenance responsibilities, submitted with the planning application.
DetailsThe details of a building are the individual components and how they are put together. Some are a deliberate part of the appearance of a building, including doors, windows and their surrounds, porches, decorative features and ironmongery. Others are functional, although they can also contribute to the appearance of a building. These include lighting, flues and ventilation, gutters, pipes and other rainwater details. Detailing affects the appearance of a building or space and how it is experienced. It also affects how well it weathers and lasts over time. More required for Validation of a Planning Application
- A colour coded and keyed plan clearly identifying zonal management areas broken down by who will ultimately be responsible for managing and maintaining each area.
The specific detailsThe details of a building are the individual components and how they are put together. Some are a deliberate part of the appearance of a building, including doors, windows and their surrounds, porches, decorative features and ironmongery. Others are functional, although they can also contribute to the appearance of a building. These include lighting, flues and ventilation, gutters, pipes and other rainwater details. Detailing affects the appearance of a building or space and how it is experienced. It also affects how well it weathers and lasts over time. More of the management procedures and maintenance schedules for all landscaped areas will be required by a planning condition attached to the planning permission.
This will include both hard and soft areas within any scheme.
