David Lock Associates Ltd

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We are an independent town planning and urban design consultancy with a reputation for delivering successful, commercially aware projects at all scales.

Our projects represent bespoke strategies born out of our extensive industry expertise, our flair for innovation and our focus on excellent design. They influence decision making and investment choices by the public and private sectors. At the strategic scale they help to deliver infrastructure, transform economies and evolve the geography of towns, cities and sub-regions.

Our motivation is our desire to use our combined skills and experience in spatially-led planning, working collaboratively with trusted partners, to help deliver great and sustainable places where communities can grow and prosper.

We have been based in Milton Keynes since our inception in 1988.

We work with public and private sector clients of all sizes to create deliverable planning strategies and successful master plans which in turn secure robust permissions and guide high quality development on the ground. The breadth of our services includes all core planning and masterplanning activities, and is enhanced by a wide range of associated skills which enable us to produce project specific outputs.

The Breadth of Our Services

Town Planning Planning strategies, Strategic planning, Site promotion and advocacy, Outline, detailed and reserved matters applications, Environmental statements, S106 Monitoring, Consultation strategies and stakeholder engagement, Planning Application management including team co-ordination, Viability aassessments and development advice

Masterplanning and Urban Design Strategic spatial strategies, Masterplanning, Development frameworks and parameter plans, Site layouts, Design and Access statements, Design codes and site briefs, Phasing strategies

Communication and Mapping Graphic Design, AutoCAD, GIS, 3D illustration and visualisations, 3D printing, Drone imagery

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Legal: Licensed Access to the Bar

Legal: Public Inquiries

Local & Strategic Planning: Development Briefs

Local & Strategic Planning: Local Plans

Local & Strategic Planning: Development Plan Monitoring

Countryside & Environment: Renewable Energy Sources

Conservation: Historic Towns / Sites

Conservation: World Heritage Sites

Business: Business and Science Parks

Business: Change of Use

Business: Extensions / Alterations of Premises

Business: New Premises

Business: Working from Home

Countryside & Environment: Environmental Impact Assessments

Countryside & Environment: Strategic Environmental Appraisals

Countryside & Environment: Environmental Statements

Countryside & Environment: Visual Impact Assessments

Housing: Housing Design Layout

Design: Masterplanning

Design: Urban Design

Neighbourhood & Community Planning: Public Participation

Neighbourhood & Community Planning: Schools / Community Buildings

Neighbourhood & Community Planning: Village/Town Appraisals

Health Planning: Cemeteries

Health Planning: Health Centres

Housing: Affordable Housing

Housing: Appeals

Housing: Applications

Housing: Car Parking

Housing: Housing Needs Studies

Housing: Objections

Housing: Residential Developments

Housing: Social Housing

Industrial: Light Industry

Industrial: Minerals / Aggregates / Extraction

Industrial: Service Industry

Industrial: Technological Industry

Industrial: Utilities

Industrial: Waste Disposal

Information Technology: GIS

Information Technology: Internet

Legal: Advocacy

Legal: Appeals

Negotiation & Dispute Resolution: Expert Witness

Negotiation & Dispute Resolution: Section 106 Agreements

Overseas: Other Planning Systems

Local & Strategic Planning: Community Plans

Local & Strategic Planning: Development Plan Representation

Local & Strategic Planning: EIP (Examination in Public)

Local & Strategic Planning: Green Belt

Local & Strategic Planning: Minerals Local Plans

Local & Strategic Planning: Sub-regional Planning

Local & Strategic Planning: Transport Plans

Local & Strategic Planning: Waste Local Plans

Research: Feasibility Studies

Research: Land Availabiltiy Studies

Research: Research / Surveys

Research: Site Appraisals

Retail: Change of Use

Retail: Out of Town Sites

Retail: Shops

Retail: Supermarkets

Retail: Town Centres

Retail: Town Centre Management

Transport: Airports

Transport: Buses / Coach Stations

Transport: Car Parks

Urban Regeneration: Brownfield Sites

Urban Regeneration: Compulsory Purchases

Urban Regeneration: PPP (Public & Private Partnerships)

Minerals & Waste: Waste Disposal

Minerals & Waste: Waste Local Plans

Minerals & Waste: Waste Recycling

Minerals & Waste: Waste Minimisation

Economic Development: Development Strategies

Economic Development: Feasibility Studies

Renewable Energy: Wind Power

Renewable Energy: Solar Power

Renewable Energy: Biomass

Local & Strategic Planning: Statements of Community Involvement

Local & Strategic Planning: Core Strategies

Employment: City Centre Tall Buildings

Employment: Distribution and Warehousing

Employment: Offices

Neighbourhood & Community Planning: Community and Stakeholder Consultation Events

Conservation: Design Layout

Renewable Energy: Energy Efficiency

Countryside & Environment: Green Belt

Countryside & Environment: Code for Sustainable Homes

Design: Architecture

Design: Implementation

Industrial: Site Design Layout

Information Technology: CAD

Information Technology: Web & Graphic Design

Overseas: Overseas Planning and Development

Retail: Site Design Layout

Local & Strategic Planning: Area Development Frameworks

Local & Strategic Planning: Planning Strategies

Urban Regeneration: Waterfront Sites

Urban Regeneration: Design

Urban Regeneration: Town & City Centre Revitalisation Schemes

Urban Regeneration: Joint Venture Partnerships

Business: Offices

Design: Design Layout

Renewable Energy: Anaerobic Digestion

Housing: Code for Sustainable Homes

Neighbourhood & Community Planning: Neighbourhood Development Plans

Research: Environmental Impact Assessment