Planning Support Services. Our Expertise. HOARE LEA 2020
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Planning support services. Our expertise. HOARE LEA 2020 Contents. This document contains the following parts: Page 5 Part A – Understanding planning The planning challenge Placemaking and architecture Page 9 Part B – Our capabilities Our approach to planning Design & planning for human health Integrated design & planning expertise Specialist planning expertise Page 19 Part C – Our experience Project stories Page 25 Part D – About us Our firm Our people 3 Bath Quays North 4 Part A. Understanding planning. Understanding planning. Coal Drops Yard, London Good planning enables growth. The planning challenge. “The earlier in a project a unifying approach to Successful buildings, and the spaces between them, managing otherwise‐isolated technical disciplines is are the legacy of teamwork from the earliest stages adopted, the better.” of their conception. Richard Carter, Associate Director of Planning Support, Development planning is a complex multifaceted Hoare Lea process that is vital to the success of a new space. The sustainable opportunity Design seldom requires evolving for just one aspect; With the right approach, designing a sustainable often it requires a balance of impact between many development for planning is an opportunity for disciplines. growth rather than a challenge to overcome. A proactive approach towards managing cross‐ By considering the social, human, physical, natural discipline demands on a project is central to a smooth and economic aspects (‘the 5 Capitals’) of every planning process; it also allows the development of development project, a clarity of focus and purpose holistic solutions that benefit the project overall. to the planning process can be realised. 6 Understanding planning. Oxford North Throughout the planning process, considering both The value of architecture: placemaking and architecture in tandem is the key enhancing society. to creating spaces that enhance human experiences. Whilst people define the success of spaces, Placemaking: the heart of successful architecture creates that space, and so much more. Beyond providing shelter, function and sculptural urban planning. art, architecture shapes society through a myriad of Successful buildings are not just about architecture. interrelationships. The responsibility to ensure these Humans are highly dependant on the spaces between relationships are positive cannot be underestimated. buildings for their health and wellbeing. As such, A successful development relies on creating buildings successful planning involves considering the that enhance health and wellbeing through aesthetic, placemaking aspects of a project and the influence it function, and contribution to the community. has on human health and wellbeing. We recognise the value our specialisms can bring to We know that the success of spaces and places is design and planning, and understand the influence we defined by the people who use them. It’s therefore can have by closely collaborating with our clients and vital that public‐realm environments are designed to design team colleagues. let people thrive. As consulting engineers, we can use our analysis of the environmental factors at play to be “Good architecture civilises and humanises… instrumental in promoting the placemaking aspect of architecture also structures cities with buildings and any project. public spaces, all the defining inventions of civilisation.” “Inevitably, life between buildings is richer, more stimulating and more rewarding than any Richard Rogers, architect combination of architectural ideas.” Jan Gehl, architect, urban design consultant 7 Part B. Our capabilities. Hoare Lea night‐time CGI of Corn Exchange, Manchester 8 Part B. Our capabilities. Our approach to planning. Design & planning for human health. Coordinated approach as standard. Oxford North We have built a reputation as Understanding planning. consulting engineers, with our We understand how our expertise in design can also expertise in the operational design be a key strength in helping developers to navigate of buildings tailored to the needs of the planning consent process. We recognise that its users – human beings. From this there is often a fine balance between the need for the development and the impact on the environment expertise we have developed a and people. By understanding the human health and specialist understanding of the wellbeing challenges of development, we tailor the human health and wellbeing solution to the benefit of the end users, local challenges to delivering communities and wider society alike, streamlining the development. planning process for all involved. Architects of human experiences. Coordinated design and planning. Environmental planning requirements can be complex, We are problem solvers who care how a space makes with both design and assessment inputs required you feel when you step inside – we bring buildings to from a variety of specialisms (everything from air life. We overcome every challenge with ingenuity and pollution to wind). In coordinating our approach to determination. We take personal responsibility to design and planning we ensure that the development achieve the shared vision of stakeholders, by is focused on the needs of its end users. But we also combining strong relationships with our technical provide a whole project lifecycle approach – from excellence. We are expert consulting engineers start to finish we maximise the added value of the specialising in the architecture of human experiences. development to human health and wellbeing. 10 Our approach to planning. Decoding the language of What we do differently. environmental planning. On projects where we have multiple specialist Environmental planning requires the input of a variety experts, we will provide a coordinated approach as of specialisms to undertake technical assessment and standard. Our internal human health/EIA coordinator design input to a development proposal, but also to provides a single point of contact, so that our make this information available for public participation specialists’ inputs to the planning application are in the planning process. The ultimate aim is to achieve joined up and coherent. planning consent, by clearly demonstrating though What we do differently: the specialist involvement in the project, that the benefits of the proposals outweigh any negatives. – Provide a single point of contact for specialist human health aspects of design and planning. However even the most experienced and – Coordinate specialist deliverables to ensure knowledgeable experts don’t always know how best cohesion with a planning focus. to translate specialist design advice into coherent – Act as the ‘interpreter’ between specialists and any environmental planning information. With a variety of external consultants. specialists involved, this can mean the planning – Translate feedback comments to avoid time‐ process is made more complex and time consuming consuming amendments. for developers than it needs to be. – Understand implications of advice on design and At Hoare Lea we recognise the value of taking a deliverability. coordinated approach to environmental planning. “Developers who commission our multidisciplinary specialisms benefit from our proactive decision to do things differently.” Mark Cope, EIA Associate, Hoare Lea 11 Integrated planning & design expertise. Specialist planning expertise. Five Capitals Model for sustainable development WeWork London Sustainability. Stakeholder engagement No longer simply ticking boxes, today sustainability Working with the project team we actively engage is about adding value. Increasingly, it has become the with the planning authorities, local community groups Mechanical, electrical & public During planning, we work with the design team to starting point – and the heart – of ambitious projects. and the general public throughout the planning health engineering. enable the incorporation of the MEP concepts within On each and every project, we take an exciting process. We collaborate with the client and project the architectural proposals. journey together with clients and project teams to team as well as key stakeholders to create informed Mechanical, electrical, and public health (MEP) are help shape a more sustainable world. innovative strategies. Each strategy responds to the the workable organs of a building – the disciplines Smooth integration five elements of our framework, and we make sure Our work helps to establish the basis upon which needed to build safe, comfortable, working structures we articulate it in an accessible and engaging way no a development can be designed and constructed Experts who speak your language for human use and occupation. matter the complexity. following approval; this avoids recourse to planning It’s important to find experts who truly understand From heating, cooling and ventilation, to plumbing, and enables the symbiotic integration of architecture the often‐complex sustainability standards. It’s a Ahead of the industry fire detection, and energy supply… successful MEP and MEP solutions. language that we speak; comfortably interpreting it Our team is actively shaping the future of sustainable design requires an understanding of how services into simple, clear aims. practices. We conduct in‐depth research, author will function as part of a wider whole, and be used As the largest firm of MEP consulting engineers A sustainability framework industry guidance, build close links with sector‐wide by people themselves. in the UK, we bring our experience