Lucy Wiggins Email & Phone Number

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Leeds, United Kingdom

I am a Freelance Landscape architect working for myself at LDW Landscape Design and other Landscape Architecture firms in Yorkshire. I carry out a wide range of different projects including garden design, private nursery projects, schools, play areas and housing developments.

Leeds

Denby Dale

• Appointed to assist in the delivery of key projects. Initially responsible for the coordination and preparation of design package submissions, including contract documentation and planning applications.• Projects include:The preparation and submission of a planning application for the redevelopment of part of the RHS garden, Harlow Carr, including further works to continue aspirations of a more coherent amenity garden, extension to the existing Queen Mother Lake and a new lake/pond to cater for the new sustainable drainage system.The preparation and submission of a planning application and construction drawings for the redevelopment of the external landscape, access and parking provisions to Queens View Sheltered Housing Accommodation.A detailed design package for a walled garden within the grounds of Cowesby Hall, North Yorkshire, including the detailed design of a rill water feature.

• Gained considerable landscape project management experience including multi-disciplinary external co-ordination and landscape design, delivering a number of key projects from inception through to completion on site. This included the provision of a key support role within the landscape team and wider internal teams on a range of high profile and challenging projects. Key project experience includes:o Landscape project manager for the production of landscape design and construction drawings for the £28m redevelopment of Selby College under the Learning Skills Council (LSC) programme taking the scheme from a review of RIBA stage C, through planning to construction on site as part of a Design and Build contract. o Landscape project manager and external coordinator for the production of landscape design and tender drawings for the £30m new Newspaper Storage Building including the preparation of material to discharge planning conditions. Including new external environment, SUDS and pedestrian and vehicular access layout. o Assisted in the environmental co-ordination of Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme, this included landscape & visual impact assessment and landscape design for the proposed flood defences and associated public realm spaces through the centre of Leeds to be used by the client, the Environment Agency for tender purposes and to apply for funding.o Assisted in the preparation of the Hornsea Renaissance Economic Assessment & Masterplan for East Riding of Yorkshire Council. This included urban design and masterplanning proposals to address the incoherant main areas of the town. o Assisted in the preparation of designs for Enniskillen Hospital up to RIBA work stage D to support the Direct Health bid alongside Skanska for a new £600m hospital in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland.o Assisted in the production of a Landscape & Visual Impact Assessment including montages for an Environmental Statement for the Tees Crossing Asset Replacement Scheme.

• Provided a project support role initiating, reviewing and harnessing design ideas for group and individual projects for large residential developments, park extensions, SUDS, roof gardens, design competitions, indigenous planting schemes, and private garden designs. • Key projects include Chimney Pot Park, a Landscape Institute competition to redesign a run down park in Manchester where the submission was shortlisted to the final 3 and Campbell Park extension network. Located in the centre of Milton Keynes these extensions provided vital links to the surrounding residential area into the centre of the city and to its main amenity parkland.• Attended and hosted meetings with key clients for current and prospective projects.• Provided a general office management role including administration and business support.

• Responsibility of designing the exterior of a local community centre working alongside the project manager, key members of the community and community workers. • Achieved a good rapport with the local community developing a series daytime and evening sessions to encourage involvement and ownership of the new site.

Dip La, Landscape Architecture

Ba (Hons), Landscape Architecture

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