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An Introduction to Iceni Projects A Multi-skilled Consultancy
Formed in 2005, Iceni is now the market leader and preferred consultancy for a fast-growing number of clients. From our offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow, London, and Manchester, we deliver on a variety of schemes across the UK.
We have always sought to provide the “skills of a planner with the instincts of a developer”. The technical specialisms that the company hold have widened, but this fundamental objective remains the same. We are committed to putting our client’s interests first – and providing them with the tools to significantly improve their performance.
We achieve this by knowing our tradecraft – the technical skills that come through years of education and onthe- job experience that is recognised by professional accreditation. But it is also daring to be different; being proactive and thinking strategically. Our client relationships are built on trust, togetherness, enthusiasm, and a courage to challenge, where appropriate.
We are able to provide specialist advice in the fields of archaeology; built heritage and townscape; delivery; design; EIA management; engagement; planning; sustainable development and transport. Our team are talented, relentless, intelligent, bold and experienced. Individually or collectively, you’ll know when you’re with Iceni Projects.
To Iceni, thinking strategically is what we fundamentally believe to be the right way of doing things; to assess needs, evaluate constraints and maximise opportunities. It’s about having a strategic vision for a site, often looking beyond the immediate constraint of development management policies, and utilising a diverse range of skills to deliver large scale infrastructure and development projects.
We have the expertise to deliver strategic planning at a sub-regional and local level, advising local authorities on evidence and strategy development across England. Our services include advising local authorities on aligning their evidence on housing need and economic growth, to deliver a collaborative approach to strategic planning.
Ian Anderson Chief Executive
Greenford, Ealing
Hayes Park, Hillingdon
Old Kent Road, Southwark
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Introduction
The Team Structure of Iceni
Ian Anderson Chief Executive
Andrew Gale Chief Operating Officer
James Bompas Director | Business Devt. & Strategic Planning
ARCHAEOLOGY
Claire Cogar Director
BUILT HERITAGE & TOWNSCAPE
Laurie Handcock Director
Nick Walker Director
DESIGN
Jonathan Stewart Director
Paul Drew Director
ECONOMICS
Nick Ireland Director
Matt Kinghan Director
Paul McColgan Director
ENGAGEMENT & PLACE
Gemma Gallant Director
Philippa Curran Director
IMPACT MANAGEMENT
James Jaulim Director
LANDSCAPE
Silke Gruner Director
PLANNING
Callum Fraser Director
Chris Jones Director
Gary Mappin Director
Ian Gallacher Director
Ian Mayhead Director
James Waterhouse Director
Kieron Hodgson Director
Leona Hannify Director
Lewis Westhoff Director
Lorna O’Carroll Director
Nick Grant Director
Simon Fowler Director
TRANSPORT
Clive Burbridge Director
Fred Peters Director
Mike England Director
Rob Amey Director
Jamie Sullivan Director
John Mumby Director
London Planning Team
Our London Planning Team are at the sharp end of an ever-evolving policy drive to maximise the contribution of previously developed land in urban areas.
We have developed an enviable reputation for being tactically astute in reacting to policy changes that open opportunities, and maximise the value of our clients’ property interests, at every level.
We love nothing more than a complex, constrained site. It’s what gets us out of bed in the morning, using our commercial edge and attention to detail to evaluate constraints, and develop a vision that looks beyond the present to unlock potential.
Viability and timely delivery are key for any project from the point of purchase. We bring together a team of sector specialists to programme and implement a strategy step-by step. Drawing on technical expertise and through community and stakeholder engagement to influence decision makers, we have developed a reputation for success on a wide range of urban projects.
From applications for estate renewal, major residential, BTR, coliving and hotel schemes, to single dwellings and householder applications. From applications for commercial and industrial units, complex urban regeneration and large-scale mixed use schemes, to fine grain or detailed development control, our approach is the same.
Regardless of project size, the common ‘thread’ being our expert knowledge of the planning system itself, and our ability to maximise the value of our clients’ property interests.
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Our Experience in Lambeth
Iceni Projects have significant experience of advising on development sites across Lambeth and projects that we have advised on include:
SAINSBURY’S | NINE ELMS
Iceni advised on the development of this major mixed use scheme comprising 650 residential units and a new 7,500sqm supermarket.
LOWER MARSH | WATERLOO
We advised the Council as part of a development partnership to bring forward the comprehensive office redevelopment of the former Waterloo Library site.
WYVIL ROAD | VAUXHALL
Iceni advised on a student led mixed use tower in the heart of the Vauxhall tall building area.
STREATHAM COMMON STATION | STREATHAM
Iceni are currently in pre-application discussions with LBL regarding a residential led development adjacent to Streatham Common Station. We are working closely with Officers to find the best approach to this challenging constrained site, which could bring huge benefits to the local area.
COLDHARBOUR LANE | BRIXTON
Iceni advised on the redevelopment of a former commercial warehouse site for a residential-led mixed use development.
NORWOOD ROAD | TULSE HILL
Iceni achieved planning permission for the scheme on the corner of Norwood Road and Thurlow Park Road in Tulse Hill.
KEN BURY STREET | CAMBERWELL
Iceni advised on the redevelopment of a former youth club site to bring forward a residential development and replacement community facility.
ACRE LANE | BRIXTON
Iceni advised on the redevelopment of the existing commercial buildings and timbre yard site with a residentialled mixed use development.
BAYLIS ROAD | WATERLOO
Iceni advised on the refurbishment and facade retention of an existing office building next to Waterloo Station.
AVENUE PARK ROAD | TULSE HILL
Iceni has been advising MTVH on the redevelopment of this site for a number of years. We successful achieved planning permission for the redevelopment of the site for 50 units. We are currently working with the Council and the client to understand if a higher density scheme would be acceptable on the site.
VAN BRUGH COURT | KENNINGTON
Iceni are currently advising on the refurbishment and extension to this building to create 14 additional residential units.
MILKWOOD ROAD | HERNE HILL
Iceni advised on the redevelopment of this industrial site to create 4,200sqm of BB floorspace for a self-storage facility.
TESCO CAR PARK | CLAPHAM SOUTH
Iceni are currently advising on the redevelopment of this site for 40 residential units.
BRIXTON HILL | STREATHAM
We are currently in pre-application discussion with the Council for a high-end residential development within the Brixton Hill Conservation Area.
From working on a range of sites and types of development in the borough, Iceni and have built up excellent working knowledge of the key Council contacts and political influencers in the Borough. Through these projects, we have developed an excellent understanding of the key planning issues in the Borough, particularly the importance of the views of the local community in shaping stakeholder perceptions of new developments.
Avenue Park Road
Tulse Hill
Iceni Projects provided planning, heritage and townscape, and engagement services to MTVH on this unique site next to Tulse Hill Station, in Lambeth. The site is on a prominent corner position on the edge of Avenue Park Road and Thurlow Park Road, just outside Tulse Hill District centre.
As one of the longest standing vacant sites in Lambeth, the Council were supportive of the site being brought forward for much needed social housing.
Iceni led the planning process, taking the scheme through almost 2-years of pre-application meetings with the Council. The Site has a complex topography, and the relationship with the railway and the nearby roads added further complexities to the design. The Iceni Heritage and Townscape team provided input throughout the pre-application process, ensuring the Lambeth design officers understood the rationale behind the proposed heights and could understand the impact on key views.
Iceni also led the engagement process. Throughout this, we engaged with local neighbours and amenity groups, as well as interested ward councillors.
The final scheme involved the provision of part 5, 6 and 7-storey building stepping up along Avenue Park Road. The 7-storey element is located on the prominent frontage facing Thurlow Park Road, set back from the street to provide plenty of public realm improvements. The scheme will provide 76 socially rented units, with a balanced housing mix and private amenity space for each home.
The scheme also has a detailed landscape strategy, which involves the provision of children’s playspace, green roofs and high-quality public realm. The development is highly sustainable through being car free, , providing plenty of cycle parking spaces, and enhancing the local ecology and biodiversity corridor along the railway line.
The proposal is still being considered by the officers at Lambeth.
Norwood Road
Tulse Hill
Iceni worked alongside Tigg Coll Architects to secure planning permission for this residential redevelopment in Tulse Hill, Lambeth.
Given the prominent corner position of the site on the edge of the local centre and near Tulse Hill station, Iceni and the architects worked with officers at Lambeth to agree that this was the most appropriate location for increasing heights in the area. Through a number of pre-application meetings the design and approach was finessed resulting in the proposed 7-storey building.
The development will bring much needed housing to this local area, alongside communal and private amenity space for all dwellings. As the site is in close proximity to Tulse Hill station, it benefits from being a car free development, therefore improving its sustainability.
Throughout this application, Iceni worked very closely with key officers at Lambeth. This included engagement with Doug Black, Design and Conservation, and Rob O’Sullivan, Planning
Lower Marsh Street
LB of Lambeth
Iceni worked in partnership with Lambeth Council to bring forward the redevelopment of the Council-owned land at 114-118 Lower Marsh and the adjoining Granby Place to deliver an office led mixed use development.
We worked closely with Conran + Partners and numerous stakeholders throughout to develop a sensitive and contextual design that will repair and enhance this prominent site in the Lower Marsh Conservation Area. The provision of employment floorspace on the site was a key priority for the Client and Iceni worked collaboratively with Officers at the Council to ensure a viable office component will be delivered that addressed local demand in the area.
The project was shortlisted for a New London Architecture award and will provide:
A new, high quality development that makes a positive contribution to the Conservation Area.
New purpose built, flexible office (and employment) space appropriate for SMEs, to the benefit of the local economy.
A new, retail active frontage that will contribute towards the
vitality and character of the primary shopping area.
A revitalised Granby Place as a public realm area for the benefit of the local community, workers and visitors.
The opportunity to open up a through route from Granby Place to Launcelot street, a pedestrian link between Lower Marsh and Waterloo Station, and the potential to bring the arches beneath Station Approach Road into greater use.
Iceni provided planning advice on the project over an 18 month period. In addition, we also provided sustainability and energy analysis which proved to be a fundamental element of the project strategy, demonstrating that an exemplar office scheme would be delivered. The planning application was approved by the London Borough of Lambeth in June 2018.
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Greenford
Ealing
Iceni was instructed by Greystar to lead the preparation of a detailed application at the former GSK headquarters and former Sunblest bakery site in the London Borough of Ealing.
This application obtained approval for a residential-led mix of uses including: 1,965 new homes (including an element of affordable housing); 21,443 sqm of flexible commercial and community floorspace in use classes A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, B1, D1 and / or D2, a new two-form entry primary school, new pedestrian bridge across the canal, car and cycle parking, landscaping and associated works. Iceni has coordinated the planning application submission, including the Environmental Impact Assessment. The application was submitted in September 2016 following engagement with the local community, Council and GLA and approved at Committee in March 2017.
Iceni continues to act through the construction process with regards to the necessary planning conditions to enable prompt delivery on site, and most recently obtained approval of a Minor Material Amendment for an additional 153 homes enabled by, and helping to facilitate, a modular build.
In addition to this, amendments to the scheme have incorporated changing the construction methods of the build to rent blocks to modular construction, amending the site’s landscaping scheme, and amending the triggers of Conditions to better suit the construction process, where necessary. Iceni are also managing the discharge of planning conditions as and when necessary to allow Greystar to deliver the scheme promptly on site.
One Portal Way
Acton
Iceni Projects have been acting on behalf of the site owners Imperial College London and their appointed Development Managers Frame RE. The proposals are to redevelop the current employment site for the provision of much needed new homes, workspaces, shops, community space and public green spaces.
The site is strategically located between North Acton station and the Acton Elizabeth Line station, and within walking distance from the future HS2 hub in Old Oak, making it one of the bestconnected areas in the UK. As a result, the area, which forms part of the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC), has undergone dramatic change over the past few years.
One Portal Way is the largest and most centrally located site in North Acton. However, the site is currently inaccessible to the public being surrounded by security features, railings, parking and vehicle access points associated with the site’s current tenant Currys plc (formerly Dixons Carphone). Therefore the site presents a significant opportunity to bring about real and much needed change to the public realm offer in North Acton. The proposed scheme maximises the site’s potential to knit together other developments, forming a new vibrant place with a 1.8-acre central public garden.
The scheme comprises 1,325 new homes including homes for rent and sale, 35% of which will be affordable. On top of this, the scheme includes mix of co-living, coworking space, studio space and purpose-built workspaces.
Iceni Projects led the design team on the project and coordinated the submission of the planning application on our client’s behalf.
B&Q Cricklewood Lane | Cricklewood
Iceni projects have secured a resolution to grant for a mixed use, residential led scheme on the B&Q site on Cricklewood Lane in Cricklewood. Currently an underused site comprising retail warehouse units, the proposal sees the delivery of 1050 new dwellings, with ancillary retail & commercial uses at ground floor.
The permeability of site is enhanced by the provision of some 45% of the site being given over to publicly accessible space. Notably, the scheme also provides a new civic square for Cricklewood alongside enhancements to the existing Cricklewood Green which is a designated Asset of Community Value.
The proposal provides a mix of conventional housing, both market and affordable, and Build to Rent elements with flexibility in the outline application to adjust the quantum of each through the Reserved Matters Applications stage. The proposal follows the GLA ‘fast track’ route via the provision of 35% affordable housing and has been carefully negotiated through the application process with the GLA and TfL.
The proposal generated a notable amount of local interest, requiring various meetings with community groups and stakeholders, which we managed by Iceni Projects Engagement Team.
Hayes Park
Hillingdon
We are currently advising Marson Property on the conversion to residential and wider masterplanning of this iconic former office campus in Hayes.
Following Iceni’s long-term involvement with the site, where we provided planning strategy advice to feed into the sale of the site, and submitted a Permitted Development application for the change of use of one of the buildings, Marson Property retained Iceni as strategic advisor and planning consultant to take the project forward through the planning process.
Given the Grade II Listed status of two of the buildings, Iceni Heritage and Townscape are providing design advice and consultancy support to ensure the heritage significance of the buildings can be retained and enhanced, whilst also enabling wider development opportunities.
This truly unique site presents a fantastic opportunity to breathe new life into these abandoned listed buildings, bringing the site back into full use. Iceni are working alongside Studio Egret West to develop a comprehensive masterplan and place strategy for the site, which will include 250 new homes, leisure, retail, and flexible workspacecreating a new destination for the local community.
The site context presents a wide range of complex planning and heritage issues. As well as the listed building challenges, the whole site is within the Green Belt, has poor transport accessibility, and the proposals will result in a significant loss of office floorspace. To add to this, the planning strategy has sought to address the challenging political context, which includes managing the relationship between Hillingdon and the GLA.
Old Kent Road
Southwark
We advised Toys R Us Properties (UK) Ltd on the redevelopment of the 760 Old Kent Road with a major new above station mixed use development.
The site represents a unique opportunity to bring forward an iconic development in the heart of one London’s most important regeneration areas. The site occupies a strategically important and prominent position within the Old Kent Road Opportunity Area and is surrounded by several high-profile development sites, that either have planning permission or are in the planning pipeline. Through these new developments and regeneration, the area will be transformed from an isolated former retail and industrial thoroughfare into one of London’s new thriving mixed use communities.
Being the future location of one of the Bakerloo Line Extension stations, 760 Old Kent Road represents one of the most important sites on the Old Kent Road. We led on extensive discussions and worked collaboratively with the Council, GLA and TfL to bring forward multi-level mixed use development that will deliver a new Bakerloo Line underground station, a new town centre and public square, a significant number of new homes and commercial uses, all within a series of high density tall buildings rising up to 48 storeys.
Museum Street
Holborn
We are currently advising Lab Tech on the comprehensive redevelopment of this prominent site in Holborn.
The site is currently occupied by 16 storey Travel Lodge hotel and a multi-storey NCP car park, representing one of the final available development sites in the wider St Giles regeneration area.
The site represents a rare Central London opportunity to bring forward an iconic development in the heart of one London’s most important opportunity areas. The site occupies a strategically important and prominent position within the opportunity area and is surrounded by several high-profile development sites that have either been built out or are in the planning pipeline.
Through these new developments, the area is be transformed into a thriving new mixed use community. We are currently working collaboratively with Camden Council, the GLA , TfL, Historic England and other key stakeholders through extensive pre-application discussions to bring forward a major mixed use development on the site.
The proposed development will deliver 35,000 sqm of new floorspace, comprising office, residential, retail, leisure, a 21 storey tower, the refurbishment of listed buildings fronting on to Oxford Street, and major public realm improvements.
Crown House
Barking
Iceni Projects acted on behalf of joint clients, Be First Ltd and Lightquote Ltd, to secure a Committee resolution to grant planning permission for 396 new homes and flexible commercial floorspace in Barking Town Centre. Be First Ltd are effectively the development arm of London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (LBBD) Council with a mandate to drive regeneration in the Borough.
The high-density development comprised a 20 storey and a 29 storey tower within close walking distance of Barking Station, on a site which was a key regeneration objective of LBBD.
The 396 units comprised 43% affordable housing; comprising a mix of low cost rented, affordable rented, and shared ownership units.
The design evolution of the scheme was informed by various site constraints including an adjacent Grade II listed Church, residential buildings and existing roads on three sides of the development effectively making it an island site. Working closely with the design team Iceni Projects sought to provide planning advice geared at maximising the development potential of the site whilst balancing the prevailing planning constraints to ensure a high-quality development could be delivered.
Abbey Road Barking
On behalf of EcoWorld (formerly known as be:here), Iceni Planning, together with Iceni Heritage, Transport and Engagement, were instructed to prepare and submit an application for 597 new homes for private rent. The development comprised four inter-linked buildings of between 6 and 15 storeys in height, together with circa. 500 sq. m of flexible commercial floorspace, located adjacent to the River Roding in Barking.
Working closely with the appointed project team, Iceni undertook thorough pre-application discussions with the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, the GLA, Historic England, TfL and local stakeholders, to ensure the resulting planning application was determined promptly.
During the determination period, Iceni negotiated with the Greater London Authority in respect of affordable housing, highways matters, cycle parking and the London Plan housing standards. These matters would have proved restrictive to the applicants model for build to rent accommodation, however the negotiations were successfully completed well within the statutory 13-week determination period.
The application was heard by LBBD Planning Committee in April 2016 and planning permission granted in December that year. Work has now commenced on-site, with the first homes forecast to be available in 2020.
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Ian Anderson Chief Executive
T: 020 3640 8508
M: 07967 630 348
E: ianderson@iceniprojects.com
Ian is always seeking to identify opportunities to add value for his clients, and to further the growth of Iceni Projects.
Having previously been a director at Town Planning Consultancy and in turn RPS, Ian has experienced working for both private-run and PLC planning firms. Ian worked for a private property company, led by two entrepreneurs, where he both acquired sites and managed them through the planning process.
Ian has taken the key ingredients that made those businesses successful and instilled them into the fabric of Iceni: A business mind-set characterised by hard work, strategic vision, common-sense, topical awareness, and speed of thought.
Ian relishes working with clients, be that on-site identification, business planning or project strategy. Ian currently works on a range of strategic, retail, and residential projects, and also serves in an advisory capacity to a number of property companies.
Ian would have a strategic oversight role on this project.
Andrew Gale Chief Operating Officer
T: 020 3640 8508
M: 07875 672 061
E: agale@iceniprojects.com
Clients value Andrews’ balanced approach , and trust him to obtain the best outcome .
Andrew is a Planning Director at Iceni projects and enjoys the challenge of advising on complex mixed-use proposals across a range of sectors. He has strong experience in the residential sector, where he advises a range of clients including national and niche house builders, registered providers, mixed-use developers, investors and land owners. He also provides advice to a range of commercial clients including Ford Motor Company, SEGRO, Landid and Wrenbridge, often advising on large-scale developments in either urban or greenfield settings. His work includes advising on planning strategies, site promotion (including appearing at Examinations) large-scale planning application submissions (including referrals to GLA), and some appeal work.
Andrew is also the Chief Operating Officer at Iceni Projects, and is therefore responsible for ensuring a professional and diligent approach across the whole company, and ensuring that our clients needs are best met. He brings many years’ experience from both a public sector and largecorporate perspective.
Kieron Hodgson Director, Planning
T: 020 3640 8508
M: 07807 264 704
E: khodgson@iceniprojects.com
Kieron considers all the angles and has a collaborative approach much valued by clients
Kieron heads up the Central London Planning Team and has nearly 20 years planning experience working across the public, private and voluntary sectors.
Kieron has advised on some of the most complex and high profile planning projects in London and the South East, and the Central London Team are currently advising on major new residential, office, hotel, leisure and mixed use developments for a diverse range of landowner, occupier, fund, finance, investor and developer clients with business interests in London, across Europe and increasingly within the UAE, Kuwait, India, China and Singapore, providing Kieron with global access, perspective and insight.
Kieron’s confident, proactive approach and broad sector experience enable him to consider all the angles on a project to quickly identify opportunities and mitigate planning risk, before applying his through knowledge of planning law, policy and the operation of politics in decision making, to develop innovative and bespoke strategies to secure permission.
Ashleigh Cook Associate Director, Planning
T: 020 3640 8508
M: 07741 656 453
E: acook@iceniprojects.com
Ashleigh’s policy understanding and determination assists in the smooth and successful delivery of projects.
Ashleigh is a Senior Planner in Iceni’s Urban Planning Team and since joining in May 2018 she has been involved in a wide range of projects and has provided tailored advice to clients to enable them to progress their site through the planning system. Ashleigh is currently working on a number of complex urban development schemes, with a focus on residential-led mixed-use development, which have the potential to turn under-utilised land in London into much needed homes.
Ashleigh also leads Iceni Futures, an Iceni sector group which focuses on how PropTech and PlanTech could influence how we plan places in the future and how we can utilise technology to make places better now. Ashleigh takes an important role in promoting our work and interest in this sector.
Before joining Iceni, Ashleigh had been on secondment for a year to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. She played a fundamental role in the drafting of the revised National Planning Policy Framework, with a focus on the policy areas of design, density and small sites. This experience has given her an in-depth understanding of national policy and Government objectives for delivery which she utilises in her project work at Iceni.
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Futures
The Iceni Futures team was set up in response to the rapidly changing world and the acknowledgment that more than ever, we need to create futureproofed and sustainable development. The teams role is to assess, predict and influence change across the development industry. In practice that means exploring how places and people will function in the future, analysing existing barriers and providing strategic advice which aligns with clients goals and aspirations to ensure development is fit for the future.
The team doesn’t claim to be experts in every new discipline or product, but they understand the existing barriers and outdated development processes that persist across the industry and the importance of working innovatively and smarter to deliver client visions and change that actually works. It’s understood that each client will need tailored advice and the Futures team look to work collaboratively to provide advice which is tailored to a specific site, company strategy or product. Essentially, if you’re looking to plan for or capitalise on the future, Iceni Futures can be there to support you and drive that ambition.
Iceni Futures: Smarter Sustainability
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Iceni Place
Sites don’t start with, and aren’t defined by, planning policy. They’re defined by people. And people bring a melting pot of ideas and opinions.
Not everyone will necessarily share the view that a site needs developing, regenerating or renewal, especially in areas undergoing massive amounts of change or those where nothing has happened despite the will to see it happen.
They are sites that often mean more to people than an abstract red line on an OS plan, where physical and social barriers override site boundaries. Where people have a connection to their incidental bit of city they call home.
They have a past, they have a present and a future. Just like people.
Iceni Place delivers an approach that welcomes all of these views, fears, hopes and dreams into a collaborative process built on listening. It starts with people, asking “What does success look like to you?” and ends with a legacy of better places.
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Vu.City
In order to understand the townscape performance of development proposals and their potential effects on the sensitive environments, we recommend testing important townscape views using 3D London model Vu.City, available under Iceni’s software license. Vu.City allows development proposals to be understood within their context through a virtual ‘walk around’. This approach allows the townscape implications of a scheme to be understood at the earliest opportunity and design modifications to be tested quickly.
We can accurately place architects’ models into Vu City and provide a high level townscape and heritage commentary for the benefit of the client team. To be able to undertake tests, we will require the Architects to provide us with their 3D model exported as an FBX file. Detailed guidelines on the requirement are provided on the Vu.City website: https:// vu.city/knowledge-base/importinga-model/. Importantly, files need to be geo-located. If the architect has any difficulty geo-locating or needs to provide geo-location details separately, we can work with Vu.City themselves to place it.
The public sector is increasingly adopting Vu.City, including London Councils, such as Lambeth, Southwark, Tower Hamlets and Westminster, and national bodies such as Historic England. The GLA confirmed recently that the Mayor is intending to provide a ‘publicly available’ 3D model of London by the end of the year, while the new London Plan places new emphasis on 3D virtual reality and other interactive digital models to inform plan-making and decision-taking, and to engage Londoners in the planning process.
Should you be interested in using this service, we would recommend a consultation with our Townscape Team to discuss a bespoke arrangement that would be most suited to the team as the scope of the proposed amendments progresses.
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iSite
iSite pulls together a number of services to enable the promoter of a project – but equally the respective consultant, local authority, consultee, local community and wider interested party – to gain the knowledge and understanding of a site or location that historically has only been possible from an in-depth site visit. Moreover, many projects are of the size and scale that even a physical site visit renders difficult to comprehend.
The key focus of iSite is to provide an intelligent digital design and consultation tool. This incorporates the use of drone photography, 360° camerawork (think Google Street View for buildings), interactive, virtual consultation halls and project web sites that can pool together all of the information for effective file management and sharing. So, whether you need to initiate an initial site survey appraisal, team site visit, pre-application meeting, public consultation event or committee presentation, iSite can help.
iSite won’t be for everyone. We understand that. But if you are looking for cost-effective ways to progress with your proposals, it could be the answer.
The Sustainable Development Scorecard
The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) has running throughout it the ‘golden thread of sustainable development’. In spite of this, there is no clear-cut, NPPF-based assessment criteria to consider a site or project’s sustainable development credentials, making current assessment processes both tricky and subjective.
The Sustainable Development Commission was established to address this recognised issue with our planning system. Made up of a balanced cross-section of industry professionals, the Commission has debated the issues and found solutions, culminating in the creation of the Sustainable Development Scorecard.
The Scorecard website is free to use and accessible to anyone with a vested interest in development, including developers, architects, planners, community groups and members of the public. By crystallising the NPPF’s guidance into a simple, online analysis tool, the Commission aims to provide a more consistent approach to sustainable development, leading to a more sustainable built environment.
Birmingham: The Colmore Building, 20 Colmore Circus Queensway, Birmingham B4 6AT
Edinburgh: 7 Alva Street, Edinburgh, EH2 4PH
Glasgow: 201 West George Street, Glasgow, G2 2LW
London: Da Vinci House, 44 Saffron Hill, London, EC1N 8FH
Manchester: WeWork, Dalton Place, 29 John Dalton Street, Manchester, M2 6FW
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