Urban Design & Development Consultants Kent
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Welcome to Designscape Consultancy Ltd.

At Designscape, we have a commitment to raising the quality of life through a dedication to quality in the built environment. This quality is evident in the many projects to which we have made an important contribution. The key is to direct economic strength and development opportunities in a manner which raises rather than compromises the quality of life for the general population. Growth results in extreme pressure on our natural environment and traditional settlements. Development needs to be set against the need to protect outstanding countryside from sprawl and to protect high quality townscape of our towns and cities from unacceptable town cramming. The answer is to approach development with optimism combined with sensitivity.

Designscape Consultancy Ltd is based in South-East England. This is one of the most dynamic regions in Europe. Based in the heart of Kent, Designscape is well placed for our London projects and is located between the Thames Gateway and Ashford growth areas, two of the key strategic growth areas of the United Kingdom.

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Designscape Consultancy
1A The Landway, Bearsted, Maidstone, Kent ME14 4BD
Tel 01622 735977
Fax 01622 736087

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Update- Recent and Current Projects
Designscape has a reputation for design quality, evident in the many projects on which we are currently working. 2011 already has seen planning approval of our scheme for 35 houses at Hastings and the submission of our scheme for 80 apartments in Ashford Town Centre. We also have been appointed for a scheme for 12 apartments overlooking Clapham Common, for a scheme of 9 houses near Folkestone, a block of 6 apartments in Maidstone Town Centre, and a substantial detached house near Ashford, and to produce the technical Working Drawings Package for our scheme for 13 houses at Wye near Ashford.
2010 also was an especially successful year, seeing the construction of our scheme of 5 houses at Kemsing and our substantial detached house at Boughton Monchelsea near Maidstone. October saw us provide expert witness proof of evidence at Public Inquiry on behalf of Islington Borough Council regards the consideration of a substantial development in the Borough. The year rounded off with the approval of our scheme for 13 houses at Wye, in December, for which we have now been appointed for the Technical Package. This is a clear and strong endorsement of our track record and the quality service we provide. This is on top of all the other Planning and Building Regulations approvals secured over 2010.
We undertake all architectural design and urban design work, planning liaison and planning applications, and undertake the technical working drawings packages for projects.
Urban Design in London
We are the Urban Design Advisor to the London Borough of Greenwich, a post held for over 5 years. This primarily involves assessing the merits of planning applications in the Borough, with emphasis on large-scale Major schemes and on the Thames waterfront. Greenwich is perhaps the most exciting Borough in London, with many high-profile schemes and with the most extensive waterfront of any Borough. Together with the advice of CABE and the GLA's Design for London, we are helping to raise the bar regarding the level of design expectation.
Design and Access Statements
A Key Part of the Planning Process
Design and Access Statements are, since August 2006, a mandatory part of all planning applications except householder applications (domestic extensions), change of use, and engineering works. Unless relevant applications are accompanied by a Design and Access Statement they will be declared invalid. Design and Access Statements need to assess a development proposal against fundamental design parameters with reference to context. The necessary aspects to address are Use, Amount, Layout, Scale, Landscaping, Appearance, and Access. To be considered valid a Design and Access Statement must cover each of these topics. We have many years of experience of writing Design Statements, and are able to fulfil the requirements of this significant development.
Recent Commissions
We have recently undertaken or are currently working on the design of the following projects;
A scheme of 12 apartments overlooking Clapham Common.
To take forward our development of 13 houses at Wye near Ashford.
Two industrial developments in the Maidstone area.
A development of 9 houses at Sellinge near Folkestone.
A scheme for 6 apartments in Maidstone town centre.
A substantial detached house near Ashford.
A development comprising 9 apartments in Lee, Lewisham.
A 14 unit residential development at Buckland Road in Maidstone town centre.
A detached house near Bromley.
Our scheme for 80 apartments in Ashford town centre.
A new development of 8 dwellings at Littlestone near Folkestone.
A new development of 5 houses in the Sevenoaks area.