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Masterplanning
A good masterplan is not just about the distribution of land use, it should also give you a sound starting point to create healthy communities and well-planned development strategies.
A good masterplan is not just about the distribution of land use, it should also give you a sound starting point to create healthy communities and well-planned development strategies.
A successful masterplan is about more than how land is used; it’s about shaping healthy, connected communities and guiding thoughtful, sustainable growth. It should provide a carefully considered, long-term vision that helps steer future development.
It’s about setting the standard for creating a strong sense of place, connecting buildings with social, public, and cultural spaces to form environments where communities can truly thrive.
Each masterplan should be grounded in analysis, recommendations, and proposals that respect the history and context of the site, while also looking ahead to meet the needs of local communities, the economy, housing, transport, and community facilities.
A good masterplan is not just about the distribution of land use, it should also give you a sound starting point to create healthy communities and well-planned development strategies. A masterplan should provide you with a carefully considered and well-thought out long-term planning document that serves as a conceptual plan to guide future growth and development.
Masterplanning is all about setting the standard that creates an appropriate sense of place, connecting buildings with social, public and cultural spaces to create environments that help communities to thrive.
A good masterplan should be built on analysis, recommendations, and proposals that respect the history and context of the site, but should also look to the future, addressing the needs of local communities, the local economy, housing, transportation, community facilities, and land use.
A good masterplan promotes the sharing of social infrastructure and public transport, maximises economic investment, and yet minimises environmental impact. Our experienced teams can offer you a masterplanning service that includes:
- Brief Preparation
- Community Consultation
- Architectural Design
- Concept of the 3D Urban Environment
- Landscape and Public Realm Design
- Wider Design Team Co-ordination
- Planning Application Services
- Preparation of Design Codes
- Drafting of Development Frameworks
- Infrastructure Delivery Plans
- Project Phasing Strategies
- CGIs and Visuals
- Document Preparation
The Importance of Community Engagement
Engaging local communities in the preparation of masterplans has been shown to lead to the creation of more successful and healthy communities and developments, by generating a sense of ownership and involvement with existing communities.
Before you engage with local communities, you need to really understand what is important and ‘get under the skin’ of the issues that will lead to social enhancement. We can help you with this by using our tried and tested engagement methodologies.
Collaborative placemaking requires the engagement and buy-in of multiple parties, and we structure our approach around these three fundamental steps:
Insight – Understanding the elements of a place is fundamental to successful placemaking, which starts with identifying the factors that make each site unique.
Engaging – Robust engagement starts with identifying the key stakeholders that should be consulted with in order to develop an understanding of the strategic aims and objectives for your masterplan. Well-planned and managed consultation fosters a genuine sense of involvement with consultees, which, in turn, helps to secure their buy-in and enhance the success of the masterplanning process as a whole.
Designing – Masterplan development begins with the visioning process and ends with layout designs and proposals.
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A good masterplan promotes the sharing of social infrastructure and public transport, maximises economic investment, and yet minimises environmental impact. Our experienced teams can offer you a masterplanning service that includes:
- Brief Preparation
- Community Consultation
- Architectural Design
- Concept of the 3D Urban Environment
- Landscape and Public Realm Design
- Wider Design Team Co-ordination
- Planning Application Services
- Preparation of Design Codes
- Drafting of Development Frameworks
- Infrastructure Delivery Plans
- Project Phasing Strategies
- CGIs and Visuals
- Document Preparation
The Importance of Community Engagement
Engaging local communities in the preparation of masterplans has been shown to lead to the creation of more successful and healthy communities and developments, by generating a sense of ownership and involvement with existing communities.
Before you engage with local communities, you need to really understand what is important and ‘get under the skin’ of the issues that will lead to social enhancement. We can help you with this by using our tried and tested engagement methodologies.
Collaborative placemaking requires the engagement and buy-in of multiple parties, and we structure our approach around these three fundamental steps:
Understanding – Understanding the DNA of a place is fundamental to successful placemaking, which starts with identifying the factors that make each site unique.
Engaging – Robust engagement starts with identifying the key stakeholders that should be consulted with in order to develop an understanding of the strategic aims and objectives for your masterplan. Well-planned and managed consultation fosters a genuine sense of involvement with consultees, which, in turn, helps to secure their buy-in and enhance the success of the masterplanning process as a whole.
Designing – Masterplan development begins with the visioning process and ends with layout designs and proposals.
Our architectural services are bespoke to your project and will include exploring your building procurement options and which route best suits your project-specific needs.
We frequently collaborate with our supply chain partners to bring you the highest possible levels of service and are proud of our reputation for being responsive and inclusive. Equally, we have a reputation for working alongside our clients’ preferred consultants and supply chain partners and will work with you to build a strong team environment.