Masterplanning
It is the recurrent themes of “Sense of Place, Function and Community” that are shown to be the most important objectives in planning a new development.
The masterplan should explain development proposals for an area, and how such proposals would be implemented. Ownership of the delivery of a plan crosses a broad spectrum from residents, operators, funders and agencies to the community at large. Our team of experienced development consultants focus their combined expertise to facilitate this.
Experience
Our development masterplanning experience spans virtually all sectors:
• Large Scale Residential Sites
• Mixed-use Sites
• Urban Design Studies
• Existing Town Centre Regeneration Plans
• Community Consultation & Planning for Real
Approach
Masterplans play specific roles within the process of development, most importantly in creating vision and identity, defining aspirations, co-ordinating infrastructure and building confidence.
The following list outlines the key objectives that we believe a masterplan should target:
• A distinctive and visually stimulating environment, which assists the economic and social growth of the community
• Promote the effective use of materials with a firm emphasis on sustainable solutions
• Make full use of the natural environment and land use patterns, whilst being sensitive and aware of conservation issues and linkages
• A built environment that is visually coherent without restricting individual expression of design
• Design innovation and quality within realistic and achievable budgets
• All new developments should have a sense of belonging and integration to the existing built form
• All new developments should have a sense of security and be safe for all its users
These objectives will be addressed and developed using our knowledge of design issues. They will be reviewed after completion of site-specific analysis to incorporate new factors and elements, which will be locally identified.
Above all, development proposals should be achievable.
Services
• Masterplanning
• Consultation Programmes
• Development Reviews
• Feasibility Studies