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Planting colour palettes and design principles should be derived from the landscape character to enhance the qualities of the existing landscape character.

Chalk

Chalk cliffs within the landscape inspired the following principles:

Colour Palette: Chalky white and flinty greys.

Planting Form: Structure planting to pick up the undulation, rhythm, and repetition of the chalk cliffs.

Water

Water bodies within the landscape inspired the following principles:

Colour Palette: Clear blues, steely greys, warm greys

Planting Form: Loose textured and naturalistic to pick up on wetlands and natural edges to water bodies.

Industry

Industrial heritage within the landscape inspired the following principles:

Colour Palette: Blocks of primary colours - yellow

Planting Form: Vegetation to be loose textured, contrast to ordered orthogonal industrial infrastructure