About the practice

The practice

Landscape design, shaped by an understanding of planning

BOA Landscape Architects is an independent practice based in Worcestershire. We design landscapes of every scale, from private gardens and rural land to commercial sites and residential development, and provide the assessment and advice that carry proposals through planning.

Every commission is led personally by the founder. Clients work directly with the Chartered Landscape Architect responsible for their project, from the first conversation to completion.

Our approach

Good landscape design begins with a close reading of the site: its character, its setting and the way it will be used. We pair that design discipline with a detailed knowledge of the planning system, so that our proposals are distinctive, deliverable and capable of being built and maintained as intended.

Benjamin Barrett CMLI

Benjamin is a Chartered Landscape Architect whose career is founded on design. He established his first landscape business in 2015, gaining first-hand experience of how landscapes are built, before taking a degree in Landscape Design at the University of Greenwich and returning to independent practice with design at its centre.

He went on to serve in local government in Kent as a landscape officer, with responsibility for both landscape planning and post-implementation: advising on applications, securing the delivery of approved landscape schemes and, where conditions were breached, taking enforcement through to prosecution.

He founded BOA Landscape Architects in 2026 to offer clients that combination of design skill and regulatory insight directly.