Jacqueline leads the Landscape Planning and Development team at GUARDA and is involved in a range of projects specialising in landscape planning, landscape character assessment and masterplanning.
As an experienced Landscape Architect / Planner, Jacqueline has significant experience in preparing landscape and visual appraisals, LVIAs and ES chapters, in accordance with GLVIA3, for a broad range of developments across the UK. These are often developed in conjunction with a landscape strategy plan or a masterplan (depending on the type of application) as part of a landscape-led, iterative design process. Sustainable design principles, including SuDS and green infrastructure, are at the core of these plans and form the basis for the location of strategic planting for landscape and visual mitigation; the siting, nature and scale of development; and habitat enhancement opportunities.
With a background in Landscape Character Assessment, she also has an in-depth understanding of the landscape and planning issues associated with development, especially in sensitive areas, such as and AONBs and Green Belt and has also been involved in a number of Appeals. She recently won the landscape argument at public inquiry for a large-scale residential scheme at Stanstead and she relishes the challenge of inquiry work.
Jacqueline is passionate about the landscape and is a keen walker and climber which has taken her to many different areas of East Anglia, the UK and abroad where her appreciation and understanding of the landscape is always being enhanced.
