About Us
Who we are
We are CBA. An independent, award-winning and well-respected landscape, environmental and heritage consultancy with a distinguished track record spanning over 40 years.
We are a small business with a big reputation for punching
above our weight and exceeding expectations.
We are creatives and problem-solvers. We think and design creatively to overcome challenges and deliver innovative solutions.
Based in Nottingham and London, we work throughout the UK and internationally delivering outstanding projects.
Our reputation for high quality landscape, environmental and heritage work continues to be
recognised by awards for
professional excellence.
We are a team of talented landscape and environmental planners, landscape architects, heritage consultants and GIS/graphic design specialists.
We are strategists: seeing the big picture and thinking strategically to create inspirational visions, bold masterplans and robust strategic plans is our speciality.
Working collaboratively as part of inter-disciplinary and creative teams is at the heart of everything we do.
Our values
A passion for insightful consultancy advice, fused with oodles of creativity and a fondness for fresh thinking, is what keeps us relevant in a changing world. Through our work, we are committed to:
Promoting healthy living and well-being for diverse communities, enhancing destinations for visitors and designing beautiful places for everyone
Caring for nature, halting biodiversity loss and creating biodiverse green infrastructure for supporting sustainable growth and development
Combatting climate change by promoting carbon emission reduction measures and nature-based adaptation solutions
Our journey so far…
Founded by Chris Blandford in 1977, Chris Blandford Associates has evolved from its roots in landscape architecture into CBA – a multi-disciplinary consultancy offering a distinctive blend of landscape, environmental and heritage expertise.
Since 2017, CBA has been led by Dominic Watkins and Andrew Croft. Chris’ passion as a visionary landscape masterplanner and adviser for some of the world’s most iconic heritage sites and destinations continues to inspire much of our work...