Facit Homes (
facithomes.com) designed and built this house to maximise views of the surrounding woodland. The striking garden was masterminded by Area Landscape (
area-la.com)
1Plan ahead
If your goal is to build a house that sits harmoniously within its surroundings, integrating your landscaping plans during the early design stages of your project is a great route to enhancing your scheme’s overall success.
A proposal that takes the wider local environment into account will often be looked upon favourably by planners. This will be valuable when building in areas of outstanding natural beauty (AONBs), where supporting biodiversity could improve your project’s chance of obtaining consent. You’ll also benefit from a well-conceived outdoor space once you live in the house – which is great if you’re installing a large picture window or a set of glazed doors to frame a prized view.