Landscape Management

Landscape Consultants Supporting Stewardship Across UK & Ireland

Landscape Management for a Changing World

At Arthian, our landscape management consultants deliver practical, policy-aligned strategies for long-term stewardship of landscapes across the UK. We support clients in housing, minerals, infrastructure, energy and public realm sectors, ensuring that landscape assets are maintained, enhanced and integrated into wider environmental goals.

Landscape Management Capabilities

Our multidisciplinary team of landscape architects, ecologists and environmental specialists work collaboratively to produce cost-effective, easy-to-implement management plans that satisfy planning conditions, biodiversity targets and operational needs.

Our Services

We tailor each plan to reflect site conditions, project objectives and regulatory frameworks, ensuring clarity, compliance and long-term value. All plans are developed in consultation with local authorities and statutory bodies, and formatted for ease of implementation by contractors and site managers.

Agricultural Aftercare Plans

Woodland Management Plans

Grounds Maintenance Plans

Soil Handling, Storage & Management Plans

Landscape Management Plans (LMPs)

Water Management Integration

Agricultural Aftercare Plans

We support the restoration and reuse of land following development, ensuring it returns to productive agricultural use in line with planning conditions and environmental best practice. Our aftercare plans provide a structured approach to soil management, planting, and long-term monitoring, helping landowners and developers meet regulatory requirements while promoting sustainable land stewardship. Each plan is tailored to the site’s characteristics and future land use, with practical measures to support soil health, crop establishment, and biodiversity enhancement.

Our agricultural aftercare plans typically include:

Soil management strategies to support restoration and fertility
Planting schemes aligned with future land use and ecological goals
Monitoring frameworks to track progress and inform adaptive management
Guidance on cultivation, drainage, and weed control
Support for compliance with planning conditions and environmental regulations

Woodland Management Plans

We help preserve and enhance woodland assets through tailored management plans that support long-term ecological value and landscape quality. Our approach includes phased interventions to maintain woodland health, promote biodiversity, and strengthen habitat connectivity. Whether supporting planning applications, stewardship schemes or post-development restoration, our plans are grounded in site-specific analysis and aligned with relevant policy and best practice.

Our woodland management plans typically include:

Phased interventions to support woodland structure and resilience
Biodiversity enhancement through targeted planting and habitat creation
Measures to improve habitat connectivity across the wider landscape
Guidance on invasive species control and woodland edge management
Monitoring frameworks to track ecological outcomes and inform adaptive management

Grounds Maintenance Plans

We define clear and practical maintenance regimes for public and private landscapes, ensuring long-term quality, usability, and visual appeal. Our plans cover both hard and soft landscape elements, with tailored schedules for seasonal care, planting, and infrastructure upkeep. We also support contractor coordination, helping clients manage responsibilities, monitor performance, and maintain compliance with planning conditions or stewardship agreements.

Our grounds maintenance plans typically include:

Defined regimes for hard and soft landscape elements
Seasonal care schedules for planting, irrigation, and pruning
Maintenance guidance for paths, furniture, lighting, and signage
Contractor coordination and performance monitoring
Support for planning compliance and long-term stewardship

Soil Handling, Storage & Management Plans

We ensure soil resources are protected and reused appropriately throughout the development lifecycle. Our plans provide clear guidance on stripping, stockpiling, and reinstatement, helping to preserve soil structure, fertility, and ecological value. By managing soil as a key asset, we support successful landscape restoration, agricultural aftercare, and habitat creation, while ensuring compliance with planning conditions and environmental standards.

Our soil management plans typically include:

Guidance on soil stripping and handling to minimise compaction and degradation
Stockpiling strategies to preserve soil quality and prevent contamination
Reinstatement plans to support planting, agriculture, or habitat restoration
Soil resource mapping and classification to inform reuse strategies
Compliance support for planning conditions and environmental regulations

Landscape Management Plans (LMPs)

We prepare integrated Landscape Management Plans that combine ecological, hydrological and visual considerations to support long-term stewardship and planning compliance. Often required for planning discharge or EIA submissions, our LMPs provide a clear framework for maintaining and enhancing landscape quality post-development. Each plan is tailored to the site’s context and design intent, ensuring that management actions are practical, proportionate, and aligned with biodiversity and sustainability goals.

Our Landscape Management Plans typically include:

Integrated guidance covering ecological, hydrological and visual aspects
Maintenance regimes for planting, habitats, and landscape infrastructure
Monitoring strategies to track performance and inform adaptive management
Support for planning condition discharge and EIA compliance
Recommendations to promote biodiversity, water management and visual quality

Water Management Integration

We integrate water-sensitive design into landscape management, working closely with hydrology and engineering teams to address drainage, attenuation, and long-term water stewardship. Our plans consider both functional and aesthetic aspects of water management, ensuring that landscape proposals support sustainable drainage systems (SuDS), habitat creation, and climate resilience. This joined-up approach helps deliver multifunctional spaces that meet regulatory requirements and enhance environmental performance.

Our water management integration typically includes:

Collaboration with hydrology and engineering teams to align landscape and drainage strategies
Design and management of attenuation features, swales, and SuDS components
Support for water-sensitive design that enhances biodiversity and visual quality
Integration of water management into habitat creation and restoration plans
Guidance on long-term maintenance and monitoring of water-related landscape features

Agricultural Aftercare Plans

Our agricultural aftercare plans typically include:

Soil management strategies to support restoration and fertility
Planting schemes aligned with future land use and ecological goals
Monitoring frameworks to track progress and inform adaptive management
Guidance on cultivation, drainage, and weed control
Support for compliance with planning conditions and environmental regulations

Woodland Management Plans

Our woodland management plans typically include:

Phased interventions to support woodland structure and resilience
Biodiversity enhancement through targeted planting and habitat creation
Measures to improve habitat connectivity across the wider landscape
Guidance on invasive species control and woodland edge management
Monitoring frameworks to track ecological outcomes and inform adaptive management

Grounds Maintenance Plans

Our grounds maintenance plans typically include:

Defined regimes for hard and soft landscape elements
Seasonal care schedules for planting, irrigation, and pruning
Maintenance guidance for paths, furniture, lighting, and signage
Contractor coordination and performance monitoring
Support for planning compliance and long-term stewardship

Soil Handling, Storage & Management Plans

Our soil management plans typically include:

Guidance on soil stripping and handling to minimise compaction and degradation
Stockpiling strategies to preserve soil quality and prevent contamination
Reinstatement plans to support planting, agriculture, or habitat restoration
Soil resource mapping and classification to inform reuse strategies
Compliance support for planning conditions and environmental regulations

Landscape Management Plans (LMPs)

Our Landscape Management Plans typically include:

Integrated guidance covering ecological, hydrological and visual aspects
Maintenance regimes for planting, habitats, and landscape infrastructure
Monitoring strategies to track performance and inform adaptive management
Support for planning condition discharge and EIA compliance
Recommendations to promote biodiversity, water management and visual quality

Water Management Integration

Our water management integration typically includes:

Collaboration with hydrology and engineering teams to align landscape and drainage strategies
Design and management of attenuation features, swales, and SuDS components
Support for water-sensitive design that enhances biodiversity and visual quality
Integration of water management into habitat creation and restoration plans
Guidance on long-term maintenance and monitoring of water-related landscape features

Why Choose Arthian's Landscape & Heritage Team?

Experienced landscape management consultancy with UK and Irish coverage , and integrated planning with ecology, hydrology and environmental teams

Integration

Fully integrated with geotechnical, hydrological, and ecological disciplines.

Our Experience

National experience with regional insight and regulatory familiarity.

Our Understanding

Deep understanding of planning, infrastructure, and environmental interfaces.

Results Driven

Commitment to technical rigour, clear communication, and long-term outcomes.

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What is a Landscape Management Plan (LMP)?

An LMP outlines how a landscape will be maintained post-development, including planting, habitat care, access and seasonal works. It’s often required for planning discharge or biodiversity compliance.

Do you provide soil management plans for mineral sites?

Yes—we produce soil handling and restoration plans for quarries, landfills and other post-industrial sites, aligned with environmental and planning guidance.

Can you integrate ecology into landscape management?

Absolutely. Our ecologists work alongside landscape architects to ensure habitats, species and biodiversity targets are embedded into management strategies.

Do you offer water-sensitive landscape design?

Yes—we incorporate drainage, attenuation and water management into landscape plans, often in collaboration with engineering and hydrology teams.

Get in Touch

We’d love to hear from you – whether you have a question, a project in mind, want to explore job opportunities, or just want to say hello.

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Landscape Management for a Changing World

Landscape Management Capabilities

Our Services

Agricultural Aftercare Plans

Woodland Management Plans

Grounds Maintenance Plans

Soil Handling, Storage & Management Plans

Landscape Management Plans (LMPs)

Water Management Integration

Agricultural Aftercare Plans

Woodland Management Plans

Grounds Maintenance Plans

Soil Handling, Storage & Management Plans

Landscape Management Plans (LMPs)

Water Management Integration

Why Choose Arthian's Landscape & Heritage Team?

Integration

Our Experience

Our Understanding

Results Driven

Frequently Asked Questions

Question about that Arthian service which can go across the screen on one line?

Question about that Arthian service which can go across the screen on one line?

What is a Landscape Management Plan (LMP)?

Do you provide soil management plans for mineral sites?

Can you integrate ecology into landscape management?

Do you offer water-sensitive landscape design?

Get in Touch