Buckmore Park Buckmore Park Petersfield Buckmore Park is a landscape-led employment and mixed-use development on the western edge of Petersfield, forming part of a coordinated expansion of commercial and residential uses at the town’s settlement boundary. Developed with Gentian and Deacon Design, the project brings forward new workspace, supporting infrastructure and green networks across the wider Buckmore site. The masterplan is shaped by its setting between the A3 corridor, the historic Buckmore Farm complex and the surrounding residential neighbourhoods. It establishes a contemporary employment destination embedded within green infrastructure, designed to respond sensitively to heritage, views and the wider South Downs landscape. A landscape-first strategy underpins the development. A network of green corridors, rain gardens, swales and balancing ponds manages surface water and strengthens biodiversity, while new tree planting, meadow habitats and enhanced hedgerows create a coherent ecological framework. These elements also establish a legible public realm and improve connections between the town, services and countryside. The employment areas are arranged within this framework, with building placement informed by environmental constraints such as noise from the A3. Larger structures along the western boundary act as acoustic buffers, improving conditions across the site. Architecture takes cues from both the rural vernacular and the functional character of nearby commercial buildings, using robust materials and simple forms suited to long-term employment use. Roof forms and building orientation are designed to maximise environmental performance. Saw-tooth and flat roof typologies provide opportunities for natural daylight, photovoltaic arrays and green roofs, helping reduce operational energy use while softening the visual impact of development within the landscape. Buckmore South forms a complementary phase within the wider site, introducing a smaller employment building, a bakery and a drive-through café, integrated within a publicly accessible landscape setting. The buildings are positioned to respect the setting of the Grade II listed Buckmore Farm and are embedded within planting and sustainable drainage features that reinforce the green infrastructure strategy. Across the site, sustainability is addressed through integrated SuDS, reduced hardstanding, native planting and low-carbon building technologies. The approach balances functional employment requirements with environmental performance and long-term resilience. Buckmore Park establishes a distinctive gateway to Petersfield, demonstrating how employment development at the edge of the South Downs National Park can be delivered through a coordinated approach to architecture, landscape and infrastructure. It provides flexible workspace, enhances biodiversity and strengthens connections between the town and its surrounding countryside while responding carefully to heritage and landscape context.
