Supporting equity, diversity and inclusion in the built environment
15 February 2021
We are proud to support the Landscape Institute's Rainbow Places initiative working to improve EDI in our sector.
The very first Rainbow Places national event saw Randall Thorp Partner Dick Longdin and his husband, actor and gay activist Adam Zane, take part in 'WORKS OUT' an online event discussing personal experiences of being out at work, from the 1980's to the present day. Joining Dick and Adam were Charlotte Harris (Director: Harris Bugg Studio), Rudhira Sambrey (Landscape architecture student) and Oli Grice Jackson (Senior Ecologist, FPCR).
National Design Code features our work
08 February 2021
We are delighted to see that our detailed design for the public realm, including our planting design, at Beaulieu for Countryside, is boldly featured as a full page image in the newly published National Design Code.
Ellel Holiday Village proposals submitted
26 January 2021
Outline plans have been submitted for a ecology themed holiday village at Ellel, Lancaster
The masterplan was drawn up by a team led by Stride Treglown, withy Randall Thorp advising on landscape matters including a Landscape strategy plan and Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment.
Botanical House, Trafford: Planning approval
21 January 2021
After months of hard work, we are delighted to see our client Investar Property Group submit plans for the redevelopment of this key site in Trafford. The Randall Thorp team provided the Townscape and Visual Impact Assessment (TVIA) as well as the landscape strategy for the scheme of 149 apartments in two buildings with the garden and roof terrace taking their inspiration from the Victorian botanical gardens that were once on the site.
Tabley Lane planning application
11 January 2021
We are pleased to have assisted Bloor Homes and Taylor Wimpey with their planning application for 500 homes located within the North West Preston Strategic Allocation. Our role involved masterplanning, landscape design and LVIA work.
Planning approval in North East Derbyshire
18 December 2020
We are delighted to announce the approval of reserved matters for 98 homes in Pilsley, near Chesterfield. We are proud to have assisted our client Forge New Homes with their first planning application.
We provided a site-wide landscape strategy which identified landscape character areas to enhance legibility and sense of place on the journey through the scheme.
TVIA helps secure planning consent in Digbeth, Birmingham
09 December 2020
We are delighted to have assisted HUB and National Express secure planning consent for more than 2,000 homes on the site of the former bus garage in South Digbeth, Birmingham. Our Townscape and Visual Impact Assessment supported the hybrid application which proposes a combination of canal side homes and student accommodation, including accessible public realm and a new canal-side public square.
Randall Thorp 2020 Mince Pie Taste Test Taste Off!
23 November 2020
252 mince pies from 12 retailers, distributed to 12 team members across the whole of Greater Manchester for three rounds of a total of ten mince pie taste tests to determine M&S as the ultimate winner of the Randall Thorp 2020 mince pie taste test taste off!!
Randall Thorp move to Beehive Lofts
16 October 2020
We are thrilled to announce that we have taken all that 2020 has thrown at us and embraced the challenges to make a positive change at Randall Thorp.
Following a lot of planning and hard work, we are pleased to announce that we have now re-located our studio to a luxury dedicated space at Beehive Lofts, Ancoats. In keeping with Randall Thorp tradition, our new studio is, of course, a characterful building and stunning space, located close to Manchester Piccadilly and all the city centre benefits we have always enjoyed.