WHLandscape | The Team | Chartered Landscape Architects

WHLandscape comprises a core team of highly skilled individuals with a range of experience and specialisms, including three Chartered Members of the Landscape Institute.

WHLandscape also works with a network of other professionals, with additional staff being contracted in for specific projects.

Will Harley BSc (Hons) CMLI
(Director)

Will is founder and Director of WHLandscape which he set up in 2008. He is a highly experienced Chartered Landscape Architect who worked as the Landscape Officer for Kennet District Council for over 18 years, dealing with strategic and specific landscape issues through the planning process prior to moving to private practice. Will has worked on numerous commercial and residential projects, as well as agricultural, equestrian and defence projects. He is experienced in dealing with landscape issues relating to planning applications in sensitive areas and requiring Environmental Statements. Will continues to provide landscape advice to Local Planning Authorities and other public bodies, acting as a consultant through WHLandscape. Will has considerable experience in carrying out landscape and visual impact appraisals and providing mitigation strategies for new development. He has appeared as an expert witness at many planning appeals and local plan public inquires. Will also has a BSc (Hons) in Botany and Zoology from London University, which enables him to tie landscape design to the conservation and creation of habitats and species protection.

George Harley BA (Hons) MA CMLI
(Principal Landscape Architect)

George has been working at WHLandscape since 2008. He studied Landscape Architecture at the University of Gloucestershire from 2009 to 2012 while continuing to work at WHLandscape, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (with Honours). He completed a Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture at the University of Gloucestershire in 2014 and has gone on to be involved in a wide range of projects at WHLandscape, focusing on the technical aspects of landscape assessment, including Landscape and Visual Impact Assessments and Environmental Impact Assessments. His work covers the private, public and commercial sectors, with a focus on developments in highly sensitive landscapes and large-scale residential schemes. In 2017 George became a Chartered Member of the Landscape Institute after successfully completing the Landscape Institute’s Pathway to Chartership.

Seb Macleod NCH Arb Dip Arb L6 (ABC)
(Arboriculturist)

Seb started working for WHLandscape in 2018, providing tree surveys and arboricultural advice. Seb began his career in arboriculture in 2001 when he completed his National Certificate in Horticulture/Arboriculture (with Distinction) at Cannington College, Somerset. At the same time he was building up his arboricultural knowledge and practical experience in climbing whilst working for a large contracting company operating throughout the south of England. In 2004 Seb became a partner in a small firm of arboricultural contractors undertaking all aspects of tree work for private and public clients, developing his practical knowledge of tree health and safety. After joining a larger firm of arboricultural contractors, more involved with local authority and commercial contracts in 2009, his involvement in written tree assessments and arboricultural advice increased. Seb gained his Lantra Professional Tree Inspection certificate through the Arboricultural Association in 2015 and completed his QCF Level 6 Diploma in Arboriculture (ABC), with Tree life AC, in May 2018, for which he was awarded the accolade of ‘Best Student’ for the ABC Awards Level 6 Diploma in Arboriculture, for the year 2016-17. He is adept at carrying out BS 5837 tree surveys for development sites, and producing reports to accompany planning applications and condition discharge.

Ellie Sims BA (Hons) MA
(Landscape Architect)

Ellie joined WHLandscape in 2019 after changing careers from primary teaching. She studied Landscape Architecture at Writtle University College, completing her Master’s degree in 2019. Through Ellie’s studies she developed a passion for Landscape Architecture, with her dissertation focusing on the design of a nature inspired pre-school setting, bringing her two careers together. Ellie is also interested in heritage landscapes and preserving them in innovative ways for future generations to enjoy.

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