Masterplanning and Urban Design

A development site will often provide both contextual opportunities and constraints. They need to be carefully assessed and balanced to achieve planning permission. Often it will be prudent to establish support for your development proposal from local residents, stakeholders, and the Local Planning Authority.

The material considerations are wide ranging but can include:

• Heritage and townscape quality
• Prevailing local character
• Natural resources and landscape
• Topography
• Views and visual impact
• Neighbouring amenity impact (e.g. noise, daylight and shadow)
• Future occupier amenity (e.g. internal and external spaces)
• Height, scale, and massing
• Materials
• Accessibility
• National and locally defined land designations
• Flood risk

We have experienced in-house and qualified urban designers who can advise on and produce a wide range of masterplans, design codes, and design and development briefs, and we have access to experienced landscape architects to supplement development proposals in some of the more sensitive natural and townscape settings.

We also regularly advise applicants, architects, and public bodies on how to best achieve design goals in accordance with current planning policies, and how to meet local design aspirations to achieve a successful planning outcome. Please get in contact with us via the details provided below if you want to discuss your development proposal.