We believe in and enable a collaborative approach to place shaping that “stitches and knits” together people, places, ideas and aspirations.
We’re a small team work based in Bristol and Holt, Wiltshire.
We are passionate about enabling and empowering ‘citizen planners’, harnessing local knowledge and energy to inform, shape and promote the future development of existing and new places.
We’ve worked to support Local Plans and neighbourhood planning, characterisation and design, public realm projects, development proposals and training across the public, community, voluntary and private sectors.
We believe that it's not so much what we do, but how we do it. Over cups of tea, shared packets of biscuits or even cake, we take time to meet people, understand local relationships and relevant recent history establishing a solid foundation for informed decision-making. We provide training, tools, and support to foster collaborative planning and design processes that reflect community needs.
"It was particularly noteworthy that Place Studio took the trouble to get to know the town of Westbury. Vaughan and Katie's clear, professional advice quickly earned the respect of both Councillors and the community."
Phil McMullen, Westbury Town Council