Goodger Design Associates News

Huge tree health & safety survey at St Mary's School, Ascot nearly completed

2012-01-07T16:09:00.000-08:00

Nearly completed survey & report for 1,500 trees in the grounds of St Mary's Girls School, Ascot using handheld GPS recorder & Digiterra software. Phew! Quite an undertaking but fascinating,

Victoria Park Nursery School, Newbury Update

2011-12-10T07:52:00.000-08:00

Great news planning permisssion has just been obtained for all the remaining work for Victoria Park Nursery School, Newbury based on the attached revised plan that was agreed after a meeting with local residents. Work is scheduled for completion early in the new year subject to funding availability.

Alexander Devine Trust New Children's Hospice Received Planning Permission

2011-10-31T02:29:00.000-07:00

We are delighted that the Alexander Devine Trust has now received planning permission for a new children's hospice in Maidenhead. Further to ratification by the secretary of state the hospice will now be built in Woodlands Park near Maidenhead. Our practice contributed to the planning application by preparing a landscape assessment for the new site. See image below and vist their website at www.alexanderdevine.org for further details.

Gregories Road, Beaconsfield

2011-10-17T04:47:00.000-07:00

Work is currently being completed on a prestigious housing development in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. We designed the external layout and planting and are presently overseeing the completion of the landscape works. Images to follow shortly.

Victoria Park Nursery School, Newbury Update

2011-10-17T04:20:00.000-07:00

Work is finally underway to transform the playground of Victoria Park Nursery School in Newbury. The playground is being transformed into ten separate learning and play zones. The initial work involved completing the groundworks within the existing playground with a proposed small extension of the playground and play structures/storage areas being subject to a planning application that is currently being considered.

Birch Green Staines Public Consultation Event with Local Residents at the Three Tuns Public House in Staines

2011-07-03T05:09:00.000-07:00

There was a very good turnout at the public consultation event that Karen and I attended in Staines and many postive comments were received from the local residents. We prepared all the drawings and the questionaire for the event. Our contact at the council, Cynthia, will report back the results in a few weeks time and then the drawings will be amended again prior to the next stage of getting a funding package together for implementing the agreed proposals. Read more about this story on the This is Surrey website http://www.thisissurreytoday.co.uk/Staines-Residents-Chance-Comment-Council-Plans/story-12821833-detail/story.html

Front Garden for 97 Clewer Road, Windsor Complete with New wall/specially designed railings

2011-06-10T03:56:00.000-07:00

Victoria Park Nursery School, Newbury, West Berkshire

2011-05-04T06:47:00.000-07:00

We were commissioned in January to prepare designs to revamp the playground in Victoria Park Nursery Shcool in Newbury, West Berkshire. We are now nearing the completion of the design process with a view to construction starting later this year. These are some images of our designs.

St Mary's School, Ascot-Tree Condition Survey and Planting Proposals for New Sports Track

2011-05-04T06:11:00.000-07:00

We were commisioned in March to complete a tree condition survey for St Marys Girls School in Ascot and to prepare an associated tree planting plan. The proposals have now been submitted for planning approval and we are hopeful that the new running track scheme will gain approval,. Plans attached.

Successful Redesign of Windsor Front Garden

2010-12-21T04:03:00.000-08:00

We have now completed the successful redesign of a front garden in Clewer Hill Road,Windsor for an elderly gentleman who is delighted with the results. The garden is designed to be low maintenace and a lawn has been replaced with slate dressings in contrasting colours with colourful plants such as Phormium 'Jester' planted through a weed proof membrane. We have also designed a new brick wall for the road frontage with specially designed railings that will be built in the new year when the weather is better. Please enjoy our images below.

After Work

Before Work

New Designs for Birch Green Staines Completed!

2010-11-16T08:08:00.000-08:00

We have just completed the updated designs for Birch Green which is an attractive green space and village green in the heart of Staines Town Centre. We are helping the council with a public consultation event aimed at the residential and business community in the new year so that the proposals can be finalised . The new visualisations, masterplan and River Ash proposals are pasted below. Any comments are welcome.

Quantified Tree Risk Assessments Licence Holder

2010-10-27T04:10:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we completed a Quantified Tree Risk Assessment training course in Cambridge. This provides a system for assessing the degree of risk presented by diseased and defective trees. We are also now licence to carry out tree risk safety assessments for our clients using the QTRA system. Licence certificate is attached. See the QTRA website for further details of the system. http://www.qtra.co.uk/

Exciting designs completed for Mr & Mrs Johal's rear garden

2010-08-24T08:42:00.000-07:00

We completed a garden design for our client's Mr and Mrs Johal rear garden in July 10 years after we completed a successful design for their front garden. The design was very well received and we looking forward to helping to achieve its implementation. Browse through the attached images below for details on the waterfall, pool, garden gym and planting design details.

Toby Goodger, Practice Principal, awarded professional certificate in Arboriculture

2010-07-02T02:53:00.000-07:00

Toby Goodger, the principal of Goodger Design Associates, has now been awarded the professional technicians certificate in Arboriculture having achieved good marks in the eight units that make up the qualification. We now have achieved professional credibility to enable our practice to carry out arboricultural consultancy work for our clients whether they are individuals or organisations. We have been completing tree conditions surveys to BS 5837 (2005) on development sites for several years and now can complete safety audits and risk assessments related to trees.

Open Squares Weekend London 12 June

2010-07-01T02:21:00.000-07:00

Karen and I had a fun day visiting several gardens and squares in the West End of London for Open Squares weekend sponsored by Transport for London. We visited the garden of apartment 1A at Kensington Palace where Princess Margaret lived-it is a very tranquil space with an attractive Trompe l'oeil archway along the back wall. Much of the garden was planted up by Roddy Llewellyn, Margaret's partner. We also visited the gardens and courtyards known as Abbey Green at Westminster Abbey. All these lovely gardens are very well maintained as can be seen from these images.

Landscape Scheme Created for Old Court Hotel Site, Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England

2010-04-28T06:44:00.000-07:00

We have completed a prestigious landscape scheme for the Old Court Hotel Site in Taplow, Buckinghamshire. The developer has planning permission to build 11 luxury apartments on the site and requested our services to prepare a landscape scheme that will feature the planting of several semi mature Hornbeam and Cherry trees along the frontage and communal and semi private gardens for the new residents. The apartments will go on the market shortly. The scheme drawing is attached along with an aerial view borrowed from Google Earth

Meeting at Beaumont House

2010-03-26T06:15:00.000-07:00

Attended a Refer On Business networking meeting at Beaumont House Old Windsor today - very interesting and hopefully will generate new business leads.

Successful Masterplan Created for Birch Green Site in Staines

2010-03-10T01:49:00.000-08:00

We recently presented our masterplan design for Birch Green in Staines, Middlesex to council officers and local residents. The attached plans and visualisations were received very favourably. The next stage is obtain consents and to put together a funding package for its implementation.

2010-02-16T05:25:00.000-08:00

Have managed to win commission with St Georges School in Windsor helping with school grounds development plan

2010-02-02T03:03:00.000-08:00

We have attached the article that appears in this month's issue of the magazine Spaces and Places decribing the work we have completed for and on behalf of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead at the Maidenhead Town Moor for your information. Watch this space regarding phase 2 of the project!

2010-01-18T06:05:00.000-08:00

Good afternoon,

The commissions pages for the reconfigured website have now been completed and are live! Enjoy! The recent bad weather has delayed some of our work but we are rearing to go!

2009-12-09T13:47:00.001-08:00

Hi everyone. Our practice was successful in obtaining the commission at St Marys School, Ascot and also the Birch Green project in Staines. Our updated website is now live and we just need to revamp the commissions pages and it will be complete! Enjoy the festive season!

2009-12-02T04:32:00.001-08:00

Going to look at a tree condition survey job at St Marys School in Ascot tomorrow. Fingers crossed will get the commission.

2009-11-17T10:29:00.000-08:00

New GDA website is on its way!

2009-11-02T09:35:00.000-08:00

Trying to give up strong coffee

Goodger Design Associates Abbey Green Competition Entry

2009-10-21T07:09:00.000-07:00

Our entry to the Abbey Green Competition in Barking was published in the 8 October 2009 edition of the Architects Journal with a super sketch drawing completed by one of our landscape architects Hannah Leonard. IT can be viewed using the following link:

http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/daily-news/abbey-green-the-entries-part-1/5209217.article

Scroll down for our entry

Thanks Toby