Coughton Court is a Grade I listed National Trust property set within a Scheduled Ancient Monument and Conservation Area. Bea Landscape Design Ltd was commissioned in 2008 as Project Manager, Quantity Surveyor and Landscape Architect for the flood alleviation proposals designed by hydrological consultants, Haycock Associates following the July 2007 flooding. Bea Landscape Design Ltd was also appointed to carry out a tree survey and design and administer improvements to the main and overflow car parks.The flood alleviation scheme comprised the construction of a swale some 25m wide and 1m deep within the historic parkland to the front of the Court including the design and installation of a new vehicular bridge, the refurbishment of the historic metal estate gates and fencing and the extension of a limestone boundary wall. The subsoil arisings were spread on adjacent fields and ploughed into the existing sward prior to seeding to create a wildflower meadow.Located in a historically sensitive landscape the project involved close liaison with the National Trust Archaeologist and County Archaeologist to achieve an acceptable design including a geophysical survey, trenching investigation and archaeological watching brief.
The car park improvements were successfully completed in 2009 and the flood alleviation proposals were completed in 2011.
