Urban Design

‘Good design ensures attractive, usable, durable and adaptable places and is a key element in achieving sustainable development. Good design is indivisible from good planning’.
(para 33 of Planning Policy Statement 1 (PPS1))

Urban Design is a fundamental part of the development process. It is about making places that respond to planning, architectural, environmental and engineering objectives in an integrated way.

Our experience embraces large scale urban extensions, strategies for area regeneration and detailed design.

  • Spatial Masterplanning
  • Community Involvement
  • Design Guides
  • Design and Access Statements
  • Development Briefs
  • Regeneration
  • Development Frameworks
  • Design Codes
  • Architectural Studies
  • Site Layouts
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Expert Witness
  • Sustainability Appraisals
  • Townscape Impact Studies
  • Movement Network Studies
  • Public Realm Strategies
  • Character Assessment
  • Project Management
  • Research/Policy Review