

PRS and DCLA were appointed in January 2022 to "restore Painshill Park as nearly as possible to Charles Hamilton’s original concept of a landscape garden with a variety of scenery for the benefit of the public."
Painshill Park is recognised by Historic England as a Grade I Registered Park and Garden, and a number of garden buildings are listed. The vision of the masterplan is to improve the overall reputation of Painshill Park as a regional, national and international place of excellence for understanding the C18th-Century English Landscape Garden.
We considered the full extent of the historic landscape to give an understanding of the whole designed landscape, its topography, structure, and how it worked as a designed layout. The scope of this Masterplan covers:
Masterplan proposals for improvements to the Visitor Centre as a whole were presented and considered, including the following: access arrangements, the removal of temporary structures, better arrangements for the shop to capture visitors, improved café facilities and their relationship to external seating provision, improved sanitary arrangements, etc.