Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment For Application on behalf of Treville Properties in respect of Proposed new residential development on land adjacent to 32 Bridgemont, Whaley Bridge, High Peak Derbyshire Prepared by Vanessa G Swift Bsc. DipLA, CMLI The Plant Room The Little Stable, 6 Manor Farm Court Frodsham WA6 7LD T: 07918 081407 F: 08717 145212 E:
[email protected] February 2015 1.0 Qualifications & Experience 1.1 My name is Vanessa Swift. I am a Chartered Landscape Architect based in Warrington, Cheshire. 1.2 I hold a Degree of Bachelor of Science in Landscape Design and Plant Science and a Post Graduate Diploma in Landscape Architecture from the University of Sheffield. 1.3 I was elected a Member of the Landscape Institute in 1997 and I have been involved in a wide range of landscape work whilst working for both local authority and in private practice for a period of twenty three years. 1.4 In private practice I have been commissioned by both local authorities, public utility companies and private clients to prepare landscape layouts and to undertake landscape assessments of a range of residential and commercial sites. I have considerable experience in the integration of built form into the landscape and in appraising the visual impact and environmental effects of site developments on the surrounding landscape. 1.5 I was appointed by Treville Properties, being instructed to: 1 Consider the existing landscape setting of the site on Bridgemont, Whaley Bridge, in relation to the proposals for a new residential development of: • 2 detached, 3 bedroom dwellings as J Lomas Dwg no.s 14.11/3 2 Consider the proposals and assess their impacts on the existing landscape.