lessington car park - Charterhouse School - BALI National Landscape Awards 2020

Award: BALI National Landscape Award

Category: Hard Landscaping Construction (Non-Domestic) - Under £500K

The project to construct this new car park with car charging points, covered cycle storage area and lighting in the impressive grounds of Charterhouse public school had to be achieved within several constraints. A 90mm gas main running through the centre of the site and mature trees to the north required careful planning and hand digging to large sections of the works. A sustainable drainage system was installed, featuring porous parking bays with attenuation, softened with trees and hedging. A large pit in the centre of the car park was excavated and the trees planted in a crate system giving them sufficient room to grow over time.