“We can’t thank you enough for the fantastic job you have done for us on the Neighbourhood Plan. Without your extensive professional knowledge and tireless patient explanations, our task would have been impossible. I hope you are as delighted as we are with the outcome of the referendum and the quality of the final document.…
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Digital storytelling and celebrations
We always appreciate collaborating with Planning Aid Wales, and the Colwyn Bay Place Plan exemplifies why: a comprehensive overall plan making process that brought together tried and tested techniques, with innovative and accessible digital methods. This enabled them to deliver a Place Plan to the communities of Colwyn Bay that is both meaningful and impactful. It is such…
Community engagement on a Neighbourhood Plan Review
Work is well underway reviewing the Joint Melksham Neighbourhood Plan, we have been working hard with the steering group to expand the scope of the plan, making sure it is as up to date and comprehensive as possible to give it maximum weight in future planning decisions. A big part of this is community and…
National roles for Place Studio on engagement in planning
Our considerable reputation on best practice community engagement in all areas of planning has been recognised in recent months, with work for England’s Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and the Welsh Government. Jeff was part of the team with Planning Aid Wales that undertook research for the Welsh Government, now out in the report titled…
Ross-on-Wye Neighbourhood Plan commended at national planning awards!
We are so pleased to share that – against some seriously tough competition – our work on the Ross-on-Wye Neighbourhood Plan has received a commendation in the category for Plan Making Excellence at the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) National Awards for Planning Excellence 2021! The RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence are the most established…
THREE projects shortlisted for a planning award!
RTPI South West and RTPI Midlands Awards for Planning Excellence 2020 We recently submitted three projects to the RTPI (Royal Town Planning Institute) Regional Awards, so we were as pleased as punch that all three were shortlisted! The regional Awards for Planning Excellence celebrate projects and people who have helped create exceptional places and improved…
Maps, Books and Collaborative Planning
Giving communities a greater voice in all areas of planning is a key theme for Place Studio. More and better community engagement is, in our view, crucial in strategic plan-making as well as development management (through pre-application engagement). It is also central to neighbourhood planning. We have promoted both the principle and practice of genuine…