Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park: Park Management Plan 2014-2019

The client required a high level but comprehensive plan, incorporating all aspects of the Park's maintenance, including hard and soft landscape, waterways / wetlands, play equipment, paths / roads, bridges, venues, lighting, art installations, litter picking, cleansing and waste management.

The plan was commissioned during Olympic 2012 “Games Timeâ€ to meet deadlines imposed by planning conditions and to ensure that the relevant parts of the plan were complete for the phased opening of the different sections of the Park in 2013 and 2014.

The intent was to create a strategic plan to guide the management of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park for the next five years. The client required a document which set the context of the new Park, including background material covering pre games to final transformation.

The project was led by chartered landscape architects, both directors of a LI registered practice specialising in landscape management. The execution of the project also demonstrated team-working across the professions. As with the 2012 Olympic Park before it, the subsequent project has raised the profile of landscape and, in this case, of landscape management and of management planning.

Overview

  • Project Name

    Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park: Park Management Plan 2014-2019

  • Location

    Stratford, London

  • Category

    Parks and gardens

  • Landscape Architect

    Land Management Services Ltd

  • Client

    London Legacy Development Corporation

  • Brief

    Land Management Services Ltd was subsequently appointed to: • Prepare a Park Maintenance Specification for delivery of Park Management Plan prescriptions and contract standards• Assist LDC in an update and review of asset quantities existing on completion of Park transformation and to review Park maintenance budget in accordance with revised measures

  • Awards

    Shortlisted for an LI Award 2015

Details

  • Project Team

    Land Management Services Ltd; Lead Consultant and Landscape Management; Gary Grant Ecology; EcologyACS Trees; Arboriculture Alan Baxter Integrated Design; Engineering and StructuresHoare Lea; Lighting and Electrical

  • Year Completed

    0001

  • Project Size

    100 ha

  • Additional Information

    The commissioning and subsequent execution of a comprehensive management plan for the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is of huge significance to delivery of the Olympic legacy. This management plan not only guides the development of one of our most important modern landscapes but also makes a statement about awareness, belief in and understanding of stewardship, and environmental responsibility. It is a statement of intent, a public recognition of open space value and a commitment to horticultural, ecological and social good practice. 

  • Land Management Services Ltd

    Registered Practice - (3 - 5 Employees)
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  • Approximate Map Location

    Location

    Stratford, London

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