- DLA led and bought together a unique team of masterplanning and regeneration expertise, including internationally renowned Gehl Architects, to work on specific projects in the city.
- Master plan articulated the aspirations of the city and brings them and current development projects together into an implementable and exciting plan.
- The master plan, alongside the City Centre Action Plan, has guided development projects within the city, many of which have been implemented.
- A key component of the master plan set out how the city could reconnect once more with its waterfront to create an environment of international acclaim.
OTHER PROJECTS
RUGBY RADIO STATION FOR URBAN&CIVIC
Lead planners and masterplanners for the former Rugby Radio Station, now known as Houlton, with capacity for up to 6,200 homes together with schools, employment space, extensive provision for ecological enhancement, plus a full package of supporting infrastructure.
WATERBEACH, FOR URBAN&CIVIC AND SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENCE
Working closely with award-winning Fletcher Priest Architects as masterplanners and a large multi-discipline team.
THURROCK GROWTH STRATEGY, FOR THURROCK COUNCIL
Retained by the Council to provide ongoing strategic planning and development advice as part of the preparation of the local plan.
STEVENAGE CENTRAL FRAMEWORK
Stevenage was the UK’s first New Town in 1946, with the New Town heritage shaping a distinctive town centre.
PEBBLE MILL, FOR CALTHORPE ESTATES
Lead consultant securing an outline planning permission to regenerate the former BBC Studio site into a new Bio Technology and Science Park with enhanced sporting facilities for community use.
OXFORD MK CAMBRIDGE ARC (O2C)
For Milton Keynes Council, Aylesbury Vale District Council, and South Northamptonshire Council
MARSTON VALLEY, FOR O&H PROPERTIES LTD
Lead masterplanners and planners for a series of new communities of up to 5,000 homes, 30 hectares of employment land, and new parklands incorporating 17 hectares of formal open space.
LANGLEY, FOR BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL
Lead masterplanners of an emerging urban extension on a strategic land release to the north east of Birmingham.
HAMPTON, FOR O&H PROPERTIES LTD
Masterplanning and implementation of a new community on the southern edge of Peterborough since 1998.
CRANBROOK, FOR HALLAM LAND MANAGEMENT, PERSIMMON HOMES & TAYLOR WIMPEY
Masterplanning and delivering a new community to the east of Exeter for 3,500 dwellings and subsequently the future expansion for a further 4,000 dwellings.