David Lock: Town and Country Planning in the time of Covid-19

David Lock Associates, with PAS and the LGA, are delighted to have been shortlisted for the RTPI Awards for Research Excellence 2022 in the Planning Practitioner category for ‘Effective Delivery of Strategic Sites: A Toolkit for Planning Authorities’.

The Baytree Logistics Development Ltd ‘Baytree Milton Keynes’ industrial and distribution units recently became fully operational and pre-let.

As part of DLA’s longstanding work with Sport England, we have recently been commissioned to update their Active Design Guidance, which we previously drafted on their behalf back in 2015 and 2007.

Today is the Memorial and Celebration of Life of our dear friend and former colleague, Ken Baker, hosted by the Fred Roche Foundation.

The Levelling up & Regeneration Bill landed on 11 May. Behold! a new plan-making framework starts to appear as you read through it, with a defined strategic layer (more than two authorities) and local layer (one authority) and high-level descriptions for content.

Houlton School has won the award for 'Best Project' at the West Midlands RTPI Awards 2022.

We recently took a team of our planners and designers to a local secondary school, with Hallam Land, and ran workshops with year 9 students looking at how to design and develop a new part of MK.

David Lock Associates, on behalf of our client Hallam Land, have received outline planning permission for up to 42 dwellings and associated infrastructure for land at Box Road Cam, from Stroud District Council.

David Lock Associates are recruiting graduate Urban Designers, to join our dynamic and growing team and work on our diverse portfolio of projects.

David Lock Associates are delighted to have been appointed to update and review Sport England’s Active Design Guidance, which was initially published in 2015.