Urban Design

Master Planning

Area Plan Representations

Practice Activities Include:

• Working within the guidelines of Local and Regional Area Plans to obtain planning permission while promoting sustainability and appropriate land use mixes.
• Representing land owners in consultations or inquiries regarding land-use designations.
• Preparing Master Plans for urban fabric to integrate new developments while respecting existing street patterns and urban grain.
• Advising clients on planning potential of sites.

Fortwilliam Place

MasterPlan for a new business, leisure & residential park on a 6 hectare site strategically located at the North approach to the City of Belfast.

Existing leisure uses are augmented by a new hotel and conference centre. Neighbourhood retail and business centre serviced offices overlook a new Urban Square with Linear Garden. This new public space is complemented by The Boulevard, a tree lined approach to a major new Headquarters 12 storey office building suitable for a National Call Centre operation.

The mix of uses include: Showrooms for Technology Retailers and software development companies to facilitate inward investment. Independent office buildings available for sale to accommodate expanding companies wishing to invest in property.

The Courtyard provides a mix of townhouse and apartments in a secure, managed environment with full access to all other business and leisure facilities. The integrated mix of uses and the offer of sale, leased and licensed spaces provides a balanced revenue mix for this £75M development.

South East England

MasterPlan for 730 hectare edge of town site incorporating existing industrial and agricultural lands in a fenland landscape setting.  This significant project includes brownfield and greenfield regeneration proposals to establish the planning context for a major regional intermodal rail freight park including extensive environmental analysis relating to hydrology, ecology & geotechnical engineering.

North East England

MasterPlan for 95 hectare site incorporating existing industrial and agricultural lands prepared for property developer clients to establish the planning context for a major regional intermodal rail freight park.