Estate
Layout Plan, Cloybank Estate
Proposed
masterplan for
Cloybank Estate,
Banknock
Munro
Associates were involved from the inception of this project
and helped foster and realise the client's vision for
a
21st Century country
estate.
The masterplan created by Munro Associates for Cloybank
Estate sought not only to create suitable spaces for
outdoor sporting activities but also to provide an
environment where local species could thrive and
bio-diversity could be increased. The design expands on
the idea of a 21st century
sporting and leisure
estate
and builds up a much clearer picture of how the land can be
used to create a viable business in the country.
The formation of two conjoined lochans was proposed, both
as an area for fishing but also to create the right type of
environment for dragon flies, butterflies and other insect
species which would in turn encourage fish and bird life.
Adjacent to the lochans is an area of wetland and the whole
estate has been planted with indigenous species of tree's
in combination with a fruit orchard and fruit and vegetable
crops grown in the open air and under poly tunnels.
Elsewhere moorlands and areas seeded with wild flowers
complete the wide
range of
habitats
planned for the new estate.
The project gained Planning Permission on the 4th July 2007
and work is ongoing to complete the estate over a phased
longer term period in keeping with the current economic
times. Several areas of the estate are now open to the
public including the fishing lochan and
short game golf
area
and the estate has taken on a greater role in the local
community involving training schemes for local teenagers
and visits from local primary children to educate them on
all things ecological.