TEP is pleased to share news of the completion and occupation of a new residential development in Hemel Hempstead, delivered in partnership with Bugler and Studio Partington Architects, on behalf of Dacorum Borough Council. The scheme provides 58 high-quality affordable homes, now fully occupied, alongside a rich and thoughtfully designed landscape that supports community wellbeing and biodiversity.
Inspired by the neighbouring Paradise Fields, the landscape vision embraces the site’s natural assets and proximity to open common land. A network of soft green spaces now envelops the development, creating a calm and welcoming environment that promotes both social interaction and quiet reflection.
Key features include a Courtyard Garden and a Habitat Garden, designed to stimulate residents’ connection with nature, while the Woodland Walk offers a gentle transition into the adjacent mature woodland. The planting palette incorporates fragrant, colourful, and pollinator-friendly native species, enhancing biodiversity and seasonal interest throughout the site. Occupants can enjoy direct access to open land for informal play and recreation, while carefully designed amenity spaces between homes provide safe, attractive places to gather, relax and play.
TEP led the landscape design for this steeply sloping site, with close coordination of external levels and drainage ensuring accessibility throughout. The landscape design wraps seamlessly around the homes, softening level changes and helping the development settle into its natural surroundings.
We’re proud to see this vision come to life and look forward to seeing the new community thrive in this unique and nature-focused setting.
