Ruchill Community Golf Facility, Glasgow

Opened September 2009

Colin Montgomery OBE, one of Scotland’s greatest golfers officially opened the new Ruchill Community Golf Facility, which he helped to design. The facility will provide an important part in Scotland’s national junior golf strategy with planned coaching facilities for young people. As landscape architects ANLA has been involved at various stages since the closure of the former course in 1997, providing the community steering group and projects managers with technical support and design advice to develop and deliver the project. The early stages involved the infilling of former railway cuttings and tunnels within and adjacent to the old golf course. The purpose of this was to remove the dereliction and unsafe areas, and provide a larger area for the golf course redevelopment and car park. Later on, the practice designed the new planting which integrated the course with the new housing developed at the edge as part of the urban regeneration.

Kilmardinny, East Dunbartonshire

In 2009, after appeal, the Scottish Government Reporter has found in favour of the developers Cala Homes and Stewart Milne Holdings (subject to conditions) for the mixed use development at Kilmardinny, East Dunbartonshire. The masterplan of development parcels included residential development, office / business development, sports facilities and pitches, a new rail halt and associated park and ride facilities, open space walkways and landscaping. For the Environmental Statement in 2006 ANLA carried out the landscape and visual impact assessment of the development proposal. In addition, in association with GUARD, an impact assessment was also made of the development upon on the landscape setting of cultural heritage features, including the Antonnine Wall, now a World Heritage Site.

Heartlands and Cowhill, Whitburn update

The Heartlands Business Park infrastructure contract at Cowhill is now almost complete, with the next step being the tree planting alongside the main dual carriage way linking the new B7066 roundabout with the M8 motorway and the soon to be constructed Junction 4A (Heartlands Junction).

As part of the wider Heartlands masterplan, golf course construction is now well underway restoring the former coal bings of the Polkemmet Colliery.

Dumbryden Masterplan

Study and masterplan carried out in association with Grazyna Portal Landscape Architect for Edinburgh City Council. This is one of a series of projects, which form part of the Neighbourhood Improvement Projects programme, which aims to

“Improve the quality of homes and environment, in order to create safe neighbourhoods and an improved quality of life.”

Rowardennan Hotel, Loch Lomondside

In 2008 our landscape proposals and landscape and visual assessment assisted in enabling detailed planning consent for a major extension and upgrade of this historic hotel in the Loch Lomond National Scenic Area and Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. The study area and assessment included impacts on parts of the West Highland Way, Ben Lomond, Ben Lomond National Memorial Park, and Loch Lomond cycleway.

Redbrae, Maybole

New residential development designed within the existing framework of mature trees of the grounds of a former children’s home Landscape proposals, appraisal and design statement involved liaison with the architect, engineer and arboriculturalist as the site included a Tree Preservation Order and some tree removal and replacement.

New Cemetery for Edinburgh

Craigmillar Castle Park Cemetery dedicated in January 2009 provides a major new cemetery expected to serve the city for the next 50 years. Set within existing managed treebelts with tranquil and inspiring views to Arthur’s seat and the Pentland Hills, the new internal landscape includes a central replacement treebelt of parkland trees, yew hedging, beech and box hedging as well as ornamental and feature planting at key locations. Working in association with Grazyna Portal Landscape Architect, Edinburgh who supervised the implementation, our services have included Landscape Strategy, Landscape Proposals, Tree Protection Plans and Planting Plan.

Burn Drive, Johnstone

30 new build homes designed on a brown field site by Armitage Associates Architects. They comprise 24 affordable social houses to rent and cluster of 6 flats specifically designed for people with complex physical and mental health needs, the external works for which includes semi private terraced areas linking into a larger wheelchair accessible shared garden.