The role of the landscape architects included:
<ul>
<li>landscape survey</li>
<li>tree surveying</li>
<li>commissioning of specialist landscape history consultants</li>
<li>consultation with and involvement of interested parties, including English Heritage, Garden History Society, Environment Agency, District Council, County Council, parish council, Georgian Society</li>
<li>design collaboration with conservation architect, archaeologist, engineer, contractor</li>
<li>preparation and co-ordination of full EIA, including LVIA</li>
<li>ecological survey / mitigation work and EPS licencing for bats</li>
<li>landscape masterplanning</li>
<li>detailed landscape designs and specifications</li>
<li>production of landscape conservation plans</li>
<li>production of ecological management plan</li>
<li>production of golf course management plan</li>
<li>management plan review</li>
</ul>
<p align="left">A landscape and a project of daunting proportions and historical significance, hugely vulnerable to pressures from outside the site, as well as inevitable pressures brought about by new development and a change of use. This was an exercise in reconciling fundamental conflicts between stakeholders.</p>
Overview
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Project Name
Luton Hoo Hotel
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Location
Luton, Bedfordshire
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Category
Heritage, culture, art
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Landscape Architect
Lloyd Bore Ltd
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Client
Elite Hotels
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Brief
Landscape design and ecology services to support a suite of planning applications for refurbishment and extension of Grade 1 Listed Building for hotel use within 400ha Capability Brown designed landscape. The project included construction of new guest accommodation, leisure facilities, garden and landscape restoration, new 18-hole golf course, and production of landscape, ecology and golf course management plans, during the period 1999-2008 and 2010-2011.
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Awards
Winner, 2011 LI Awards Landscape Management category
Details
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Project Team
Architect: Clague Architects | Historical Landscape Consultants: Debois | Landscape Survey Group | Archaeologist: Oxford Archaeological Trust Engineer: KMG Ltd | Golf Course Architects: MASS Designs
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Year Completed
2008
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Project Size
431 ha
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Contract Value
'£80 million