Masterplanning, Landscape & Assessment

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Design strategies that respond to place, drive value, and move your project smoothly through planning and into delivery.

Whether you’re promoting land, transforming a site, or planning long-term investment, success relies on design that’s commercially sound, environmentally responsible, and easy to deliver.

Our approach starts with context. We assess natural systems, built form, and landscape character to shape design strategies that feel authentic and build strong planning narratives, ensuring schemes are both imaginative and deliverable.

You’ll have a multi-disciplinary team of experts working across every stage of the process - from early promotion to construction documentation - helping turn your vision into a deliverable plan. Whether shaping new communities or enhancing existing places, we focus on long-term value and lasting impact to create places that people actually use.

Whether working with us on masterplanning, landscape design or landscape or townscape assessment, or a combination of our services, you’ll benefit from a joined up story that speaks clearly to planners, stakeholders and future residents, helping your project move forward with confidence. 

Master planning

We can deliver:

  • Visions for strategic master plans;
  • Championing major projects through the Local Plan process
  • Concept and Illustrative Master Plans;
  • Delivering comprehensive Green
  • Infrastructure or Landscape Strategies, including addressing BNG;
  • Capacity or Characterisation Studies;
  • Proving Layouts;
  • Outline or Detailed Planning Applications; and
  • Design Codes.
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We can deliver:

  • Landscape Architecture (RIBA Stage1-7), including Play Area design;
  • Open Space or Landscape Strategies, linked to our Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment (LVIA) and site assessment services;
  • Urban Realm Design;
  • Roof Terrace (Podium) Design;
  • Landscape Maintenance Plans; and
  • Delivering Biodiversity Net Gain.
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Our process seeks to make indelible links between people and places. We consider space beyond buildings. A human-scale experience is at the heart of our work, with a balanced approach to designing in space for nature.

We can deliver:

  • Townscape & Visual Impact Assessment & bespoke studies;
  • Landscape & Visual Impact Assessment & bespoke studies;
  • Green Belt impact reviews;
  • Shaping the visions for strategic master plans for new development;
  • Championing major projects through the Local Plan process; and
  • Sensitivity Studies.

Meet our trusted experts

Danielle Percy

Danielle Percy

Partner, Head of Landscape Architecture & Masterplanning

At all stages of the development process, Danielle and her team of landscape architects and urban designers are on hand to help you.

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Martina Sechi

Associate, Head of Landscape & Townscape Assessment

Martina is passionate about townscape architecture, ensuring her clients’ visions are delivered in a way that complement their settings.

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