Ouseburn Parks

Southern Green Limited

Restoration of a vast park with many and varied historic features, on a steeply sloping wooded setting returned it to coherence and refreshed the parkland setting. The approach adopted for the restoration of this landscape is spare and classical, skilfully adopting a “less is more” philosophy in delivering a large and complex scheme, with each individual project standing on its own merits, but ever more impressive in concert with its neighbour.

Overview

Location

Location 

Newcastle upon Tyne

Category

Heritage

Landscape Architect

Southern Green Limited

Client

Newcastle City Council Leisure Services.

Brief

The project was to develop a masterplan and detailed conservation and restoration proposals for five linked parks within the Ouseburn Valley. Although popular, the parks had lacked investment and were in decline. The Councils vision was to renovate the parks as a focus for public participation, promoting social cohesion and healthy living whilst creating an education, conservation and heritage resource.

Awards

Newcastle upon Tyne

Details

Project Team

Landscape architect: Southern Green. Garden historian: Fiona Green. Architect: Mosedale Gillatt Architects. Civil and structural engineer: Patrick Parsons Consulting Engineers. Mechanical and electrical engineer: Sine Consulting. Ecologist: E3 Ecology. Arboricultural consultant: AllAboutTrees. Quantity surveyor: Faithful + Gould.

Local planning authority or government body

Newcastle City Council

Year Completed

September 2011

Project Size

68 ha

Technical's

Planting

Materials

Contractors 

Main contractor for landscape contract: John Hellens Contracts.

Southern Green Limited

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Location

Newcastle upon Tyne

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