Finberry is a mixed use development in Ashford, located around an existing woodland and set within extensive areas of countryside and open space.
This development from Crest Nicholson will provide 1,180 new dwellings, a village centre, school, open space and direct green routes into the woodland.
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The MW Approach
Murdoch Wickham has worked closely with the design team to develop the masterplan, preparing landscape masterplans through to the detailed hard and soft landscape plans for individual phases, which are currently being built.
Murdoch Wickham’s Landscape Concept Strategy for Finberry
Murdoch Wickham’s Landscape Masterplan for Finberry, Bilham Farm
The MW Vision
Landscaping has been one of the main drivers for the masterplan development at Finberry. The site wide green grid, has been designed to function as a multi-purpose open space, hosting the SUDs, footpaths, cycleway links, play areas and ecological corridors.
Murdoch Wickham’s Landscape Vignette for Finberry, Green Street
Dry stone walling and feature Public Art at Finberry
Murdoch Wickham’s Landscape Masterplan for Finberry, Stour Meadows
The MW Touch
One of the main landscape constraints for the development is the site’s susceptibility to flooding. Where appropriate the landscape strategy has accommodated large attenuation areas, design as natural landscape forms and planted to enhance the biodiversity of the area. These attenuation areas create attractive landscape features, which have contributed to the character of the green infrastructure.
Murdoch Wickham’s Landscape Sketch for the Entrance Approach at Finberry
