Our team

Vanessa Ross BA(Hons), PGBLA, MA, FLI - Founding Director, Chartered Landscape Architect

Vanessa has developed particular expertise in providing wide ranging landscape consultancy for complex, large scale, multi-phased projects in sensitive landscapes from site and early planning stages, L/TVIA/EIA, expert witness and public consultation through to detailed design and overseeing of works on site. She has a keen focus on delivering excellence in design and project management, working closely with clients and design teams, applying a pragmatic and creative approach to every scheme regardless of scale or budget.

Vanessa is a member of serval Design Review Panels - she was appointed to the Design South East Design Review Panel in 2017 and is also a member of the Cambridge Design Review Panel, The Essex Quality Review Panel, Kingston Placemaking Panel and Design Midlands Review Panel.

Outside work, Vanessa is volunteers for the Landscape Institute, sitting on several committees and working groups as well as providing training and being an assess for the LI Chartership programmes.

She is also a part time lecturer in landscape professional practice at Kingston University. 

In 2021 Vanessa became a Fellow of the Landscape Institute and was appointed as a board director at Kingston First, (Kingston’s Business Improvement District) where she champions public realm within the town centre and currently chairs the board.

Vanessa can be contacted via email at v.ross@arcldp.co.uk