We are an award-winning landscape consultancy based in Manchester city centre, with over 35 years of experience providing landscape solutions for developments of all types and scales across the UK.

About Randall Thorp

Randall Thorp provides landscape expertise for planning, design and delivery. We work with developers, local authorities, landowners and communities across the UK, helping clients understand sites, inform decisions and shape places that respond to their landscape and setting. We believe understanding landscape reveals opportunities as well as constraints, providing the foundation for informed decisions and successful places.

Based in Manchester, we have been providing landscape expertise for over 35 years, supporting projects at every stage, from early appraisal through to masterplanning, detailed design, construction and long-term management.

How we work

Whatever stage we become involved at, understanding the site, its landscape and its setting is fundamental to our approach.

We work closely with clients and consultant teams throughout a project, integrating landscape with planning, urban design, ecology, engineering and architecture from the outset. This collaborative approach helps ensure landscape is considered alongside other disciplines rather than in isolation.

Our projects draw on the experience of our team, bringing together different areas of expertise to meet the needs of each commission.

What we do

Every project is different, but our clients are often trying to answer similar questions. They may be seeking to understand a site, shape development proposals, secure planning consent or deliver a successful landscape scheme. Whatever the objective, we provide landscape advice that supports informed decisions throughout the life of a project.

  • Every successful project begins with understanding the site, its landscape and its setting.

    We assess landscape character, visual context and the relationship between a site and its surroundings to develop a clear understanding of place. This work provides a robust basis for informed decision-making.

    Typical services include:

    • Site appraisal and feasibility

    • Landscape, townscape and visual assessment

    • Green Belt and grey belt assessment

  • Landscape plays an important role in shaping proposals that respond to their site and setting.

    Working closely with clients and consultant teams, we help develop landscape-led proposals through masterplanning, landscape strategy and urban design. We help shape proposals that respond to landscape while supporting successful planning outcomes.

    Typical services include:

    • Masterplanning and urban design

    • Landscape strategies

    • Design codes

  • Landscape design continues beyond planning permission.

    We develop detailed landscape proposals and remain involved through procurement and construction, helping to ensure the principles established during the design process are translated into practical, deliverable landscape schemes.

    Typical services include:

    • Hard and soft landscape design

    • Landscape contract administration

    • Landscape management and maintenance plans

  • Independent landscape advice can play an important role where planning decisions, landscape evidence or professional standards are subject to scrutiny.

    We provide expert witness services across both planning and legal matters. This includes acting in relation to planning appeals, hearings and public inquiries, as well as undertaking independent professional reviews in relation to the standard of landscape architectural services.

    Typical services include:

    • Landscape expert witness

    • Independent professional review

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  • Government Design Conference 2019 - Recognised Good Example scheme

    Beaulieu Phase 1, Chelmsford

  • Best Mixed-use Development - Winner

    Beaulieu Phase 1, Chelmsford

  • Best Residential Development - Winner

    Beaulieu Phase 1, Chelmsford

  • 2010 Design over 5 ha - Winner

    Cambourne Green Infrastructure for Taylor Wimpey and Bovis

  • 2010 Local Landscape Planning - Highly Commended

    Cambourne 21 years in the making for Taylor Wimpey and Bovis

  • Development Board for Rural Wales - Winner

    Snowdonia Business Park Masterplan for the Development Board for Rural Wales

  • 2023 Best Mixed-Use Development - Gold

    Grand Union Phase 1, Wembley

  • 2023 Best Public Realm - Bronze

    Grand Union Phase 1, Wembley