connecting people, places, ideas and aspirations to help create effective plans and deliver better places.

Our services include:

Planning ahead…

  • Neighbourhood Plans / Priority Statements

  • Plans for Neighbourhoods

  • Place Plans

  • Town Visions

We’ve worked with villages and towns across England and Wales to deliver plans that enable communities to proactive shape the places they live and work.

Design thinking….

  • Character Assessments

  • Design Codes / Guides

  • Streets and Public Realm

  • Urban Design Support

We work with your community to protect local identity while proactively managing change. Our input can be tailored to where you need it, from reviewing draft outputs, to leading on preparing documents.

Community Engagement

  • Workshops

  • Pop-up / drop-in events

  • digital engagement

We shape up processes that enable people to shape the plans and proposals, and to share their views through a range of opportunities.

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Practical support…

  • Parish & Town Council training

  • Support to respond to planning applications

  • Support to appear at Planning Inquiry

We support communities to put their plans and evidence bases into action.