Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment (LVIA) is the primary framework for evaluating how proposed developments affect the landscape and how they will be seen by people.
ASH Design and Assessment is a Registered Practice with the Landscape Institute and is an established leader in this field, offering comprehensive LVIA services for a wide variety of projects.
We provide expert advice to developers on the potential landscape and visual effects of a project. Our team of landscape architects has built up significant experience across industry sectors, with particular experience in large-scale renewable energy, electricity transmission and energy storage projects.
About our Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment Service
We manage the entire LVIA process from start to finish, providing robust and high quality reports and LVIA chapters supported by comprehensive figures and visualisations.
Comprehensive Project Management
We conduct initial feasibility studies and site appraisals to identify potential landscape and visual constraints early in the design process.
Feasibility and Strategy
Our team can provide evidence-based reports and can act as expert witnesses at public inquiries to support your project.
Expert Testimony
Our commitment to excellence ensures every LVIA we undertake is of the highest quality. The ASH Design and Assessment team works seamlessly with your project team, EIA coordinators and other specialist sub-consultants to deliver a cohesive Environmental Impact Assessment Report.
This rigorous and collaborative methodology has consistently resulted in successful outcomes, solidifying our reputation as a trusted expert in LVIA.
Our Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment Expertise
We apply our extensive experience to assess how proposed developments will affect both the physical landscape and the views of people within it.
Our team provides expert guidance on the screening and scoping of your project to define the precise level of assessment required for a comprehensive LVIA.
Screening & Scoping
We determine the potential effects of a project on both the physical landscape and the views of people who may be affected, producing high-quality reports and chapters.
Core LVIA Services
Using specialist software, we create detailed Zone of Theoretical Visibility (ZTV) maps, photomontages, and other visualisations to help clients and stakeholders understand the potential impacts of a project.
Digital Visualisations & Modelling
We provide practical and creative advice on how to mitigate potential adverse impacts on sensitive landscapes and visual receptors through a sensitive design approach.
Mitigation Advice & Design Input
Featured Project
Explore how ASH Design and Assessment has supported clients across the UK.
WIND ENERGY
Achany Extension
Wind Farm EIA
and LVIA
ASH has supported SSE Renewables on its proposals to develop Achany Extension Wind Farm, helping to unlock over 80MW of clean energy in the Scottish Highlands.
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If you have a project or development that you'd like to discuss with us, contact us today, and we'll see how we can help.
