Brent Site Urban Greening Strategy
Brent, London l Residential l Planning Support
Landscape strategy for a replacement dwelling, using amenity design and urban greening to strengthen the planning case.
Sector: Residential
Stage: Planning
Services: UGF masterplan, UGF calculation, Amenity Space Quality Statement
Site condition: Constrained suburban residential plot
Key challenge: Increase UGF score within limited space
Outcome: Coherent strategy supporting both greening and amenity quality
Delivered: UGF masterplan, UGF calculation, Amenity Space Quality Statement, Landscape strategy input
The project needed to demonstrate that a replacement dwelling could sit comfortably within the plot while providing high-quality private amenity space and a robust urban greening response in line with Brent’s planning expectations.
What Mattered
The landscape proposals refined the balance of hard and soft surfaces, increased the value of planted areas, and used the wider site arrangement to support both usable outdoor space and stronger greening performance.
What Changed
This turned landscape into an active part of the planning argument rather than a final add-on, helping to reinforce the quality, usability and environmental performance of the overall proposal.
Why It Helped
Urban Greening
Lower-value surfaces were reduced where possible in favour of higher-performing landscape elements to improve the overall greening response.
Amenity Quality
Amenity space was considered in terms of usability, setting and relationship to the dwelling, not simply as a numerical requirement.
Submission Support
The proposals were supported through a coordinated planning package including a UGF masterplan, calculation and Amenity Space Quality Statement.