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MASTERPLANNING
Our masterplanning capabilities continue to grow, with our mix oproessionals well placed to create urban design-led plans supported
by socio-economic planning, transport experience and viability
modelling, delivering robust strategies or change.
In Gosport, Hugh Roberts and Peter Dijkhuishave been preparing
a masterplan or the waterront which will create the ramework
or investment, employment generation, new homes and services
within a coherent vision o what Gosport should be in the uture and
how it will get there. This will eventually be adopted as part o the
Councils Local Development Framework, supporting regeneration
and development o the site and wider town centre.
In Borehamwood, Richard Crappsleyhas been working on the Elstree
Way Feasibility Study. The commission has presented an exciting
opportunity to review the area in its entirety and establish a new,
coherent structure to guide uture development. The end product is
strong design guidance that is resilient to changing market conditions.
Our work in Mareseld has continued. Mareseld is an historic village
in rural East Sussex; an area experiencing considerable demand
or new housing but surrounded by highly valued and protected
landscapes which present signicant constraints on the location
and type o development. We have acted as strategic planning and
transport advisors on the promotion o a major village extension in
Mareseld or three years. Over the last year,John Pounder, Peterand Jon Herberthave been heavily involved in the production o a
masterplan and all planning application material or the site, which
we will submit or determination in early 2011.
OVERSEAS
Damascus is thought to be the oldest capital on earth and the locationo the Garden o Eden. The Cave o Blood, where legend says Cain
slaughtered Abel, is located just at the boundary o the present site o
the city. Martina Juvara is playing a vital role in the preparation o a
new city-wide master plan and urban regulations or the city or the
period 2010 to 2030. Our work ocuses on strategic planning at the
city scale, dening new development parameters and guiding the uture
enhancement o buildings and spaces.
The urban design vision or the city and its surroundings is centred
on re-establishing a new balance with local resources, its setting and
identity, by restoring and saving the landscape o mountains, oasis and
river system, while at the same time creating a renewed urban image o
a magnicent capital city. The reinstatement o beautiul urban spaces
ramed by distinctive architecture, appropriate to promote a rich social
and economic urban lie is a key objective o this master plan.
PLANNING
& PLACES
INTRODUCTIONThe CB Planning and Places team began the year by receiving a commendation at the RTPI Planning Awards, recognising our expertise across a
range o disciplines, not least our orward thinking approach to inrastructure planning. The judges commented that;
The frm combines sound research, insight and imagination with a hard-headed approach to implementation
We continued to successully deliver high quality and innovative projects to a wide range o clients. This review provides a favour o the work
we have been undertaking over the last year.
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REVIEW OF
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POLICY AND RESEARCHRoland Brass has prepared a review o the Green Belt or LB
Redbridge, advising on locations where releases might be possible and
or what. Equally, it has identied locations which are under pressure
or development but where the role and unction o the Green belt
needs protecting and enhancing. Our work, which was recently
subject to scrutiny at the Councils LDF Committee, will eed into the
review o the Core Strategy.
For the Department o Health, John and Marco reviewed the extent
to which the spatial planning system supports the delivery o the
Governments health, wellbeing and social care objectives. This
concluded with seven recommendations to enhance the eectiveness
o the planning system and overcome barriers and obstacles to better
working practices.
Our work reviewing the drat replacement London Plan on behal
o London Councils has continued and earlier this year we prepared
responses to Inspectors Matters in advance o the Examination in
Public, which took place over the summer months.
INFRASTRUCTURE
PLANNING
The year has seen us strengthen our market leading experience and
knowledge in this sector. Marco Bianconi has been updating our
major inrastructure study or Thurrock and ollowing on rom the CB
led Surrey Inrastructure Capacity Study, John and Marco led a team
which worked alongside Surrey planning authorities and their delivery
partners to help develop inrastructure planning capacity amongst
ocers and members o Local Strategic Partnerships.
John also sits on the CLG/RTPI e-learning steering group and will
be contributing towards the production o online CPD modules or
practitioners over the next year.
2011 PREVIEWThe ollowing year presents exciting challenges and opportunities as
the Big Society and Localism agenda gather pace. We have recently
launched our Neighbourhood Planning research programme and
our survey o planning authorities and principles or successul
neighbourhood plans will be published shortly, with more research and
newsletters ollowing through the year.
We also have a series o upcoming projects, including the Shuwaikh
masterplan in Kuwait. An active commercial area to the west o the
city centre, the masterplan will identiy options or redevelopment to
ensure a better working and operational environment or the retail,
oce and industrial occupiers and visitors and customers to the area.
Measures will be identied that ensure this vibrant part o Kuwait
continues to contribute to the urban economy o the state as a whole.
Elsewhere, we will be producing the Northumberland Strategic
Inrastructure Study, our work in Gosport continues with
masterplanning and streetscape design or the town centre transport
hub and we are investigating options or growth and regeneration in
Port Solent.
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CONTACT US
I you would like to know more about CB Planning and Places and how
we might be able to assist you in 2011 please do not hesitate to contact:
Hugh Roberts
T: 020 7053 1309
Martina Juvara
T: 020 7053 1487
Twitter: http://twitter.com/cbuchanancubed
Blog: http://colinbuchanan.wordpress.com/
To learn more about our Neighbourhood Planning research programme:
or join our group on LinkedIn.
