Masterplanning

Our Masterplanning and Urban Design team delivers an integrated approach with robust, achievable and sustainable design outcomes for a wide variety of uses, adding value for our clients and local communities.

SLR’s team of award-winning masterplanners, landscape architects and urban designers provide practical and innovative design solutions. Our proposals are based on our considerable depth of experience across a wide portfolio of projects, supported by extensive in-house technical skills as required.

Overview

SLR provides innovative and achievable design solutions, delivering value for our clients. This ranges from strategic citywide masterplanning and site capacity assessment, through to neighbourhood and local plan promotion, and planning application preparation.

SLR works at all scales, from major urban extensions and strategic developments, to small infill sites in towns and cities, on both brownfield and greenfield land. Our services often include landscape architectural input in creating landscape-led design solutions in sensitive environments, alongside conceptual layout work.

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Masterplanning Integrated Services

SLR coordinates inputs into the design process and provides a full suite of design-related documents for promotion purposes. With effective stakeholder engagement, a comprehensive vision for the site or area is developed.

We also provide ‘high level’, comprehensive technical and design capacity review of sites prior to purchase, assisting clients with investment decisions.

Our experience and approach, combined with high-quality service, maximises the potential of gaining a positive reception with key stakeholders in relation to the services we provide.

  • Ecology

    Ecology studies help us understand interactions between plants, animals and the world around us. These studies are vital when the natural environment is changing. Our team helps to find resolutions that ensure our ecosystems remain balanced.

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  • Social

    Our Social Performance team provides strategic guidance and expertise to support our clients to identify, measure and manage their social impacts and associated risks and opportunities, to either attain, retain or enhance their social licence to operate.

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  • Landscape Architecture

    SLR applies technical design standards together with artistic principles to provide sustainable project solutions - creating value and opportunities for our clients and the community.

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  • Traffic

    Our specialised team focuses on working in partnership with our clients to minimise consumption and maximise efficiency of the network to achieve sustainable transport, land use and development outcomes.

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  • Hydrology

    Our specialists in surface water engineering, hydrology, hydraulics, flood modelling, water resources, climate science, stormwater, sustainability, and environmental assessment apply a holistic approach to design, assessment and sustainable water management.

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  • Planning

    Depending on your requirements, our team will help guide you to the most appropriate approval pathway for your project. We provide specialist advice in Statutory Planning, Environmental Impact Assessments, Strategic Planning and Social Planning across all industries.

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Masterplanning Projects

  • Project

    Auckland, New Zealand

    Good Good Housing

    Built Environment

    Tūī Glen Sustainable Housing Development


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  • Project

    New South Wales, Australia

    Hyne Timber

    Manufacturing & Industry

    Transport and Operational Improvements for the Tumbarumba Timber Mill


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  • Project

    New South Wales, Australia

    Peabody Coal

    Mining & Minerals

    Bombo Quarry masterplan


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  • Project

    New South Wales, Australia

    GRS

    Power, Renewables & Energy

    Battery energy storage systems planning and approvals support


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  • Project

    Scotland

    Confidential

    Built Environment

    Residential development at London Road, Edinburgh


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  • Project

    Cairngorm National Park

    Glenshee Ski Resort

    Built Environment

    Glenshee Ski Resort masterplan


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  • Project

    Edinburgh

    Royal High School Preservation Trust (RHSPT)

    Government & Communities

    Former royal high school undertake townscape and visual assessment


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  • Project

    Dumfries and Galloway

    2020 Renewables

    Built Environment

    Glenmuckloch wind farm and pumped storage hydro scheme


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  • Project

    Wigan

    MSP Crow Orchard Limited

    Built Environment

    Landscape and visual appraisal for Crow Orchard Solar Farm


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  • Project

    East Ayrshire

    ScottishPower Renewables

    Built Environment

    Whitelee Windfarm Extension Phases 2 and 3


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  • Project

    Islay

    ScottishPower Renewables

    Built Environment

    Demonstration Tidal Array in the Sound of Islay


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  • Project

    Fettercairn, Scotland

    Fasque House Estate

    Built Environment

    Fasque: Fasque Estate


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  • Project

    Wantage, UK

    Lands Improvement Holdings / St. Modwen

    Built Environment

    Crab Hill: A new urban extension


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  • Project

    Aberdeen, Scotland

    CALA Management Limited (CALA), Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC)

    Built Environment

    Newhills: Craibstone Estate


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  • Project

    Aberdeen, Scotland

    University of Aberdeen, Bon Accord Land Promotion Ltd, Scotland’s Rural College SRUC, Aberdeen City Council, CALA Management Limited (CALA)

    Built Environment

    Newhills: Development Framework


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  • Project

    Aberdeen, Scotland

    University of Aberdeen, Bon Accord Land Promotion Ltd.

    Built Environment

    Newhills: Rowett South


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  • Project

    Aberdeen, Scotland

    Aberdeen City Council

    Built Environment

    Newhills: Greenferns Landward


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  • Project

    Macclesfield, Cheshire, UK

    Cheshire East Council

    Built Environment

    Masterplanning strategy for Macclesfield town centre


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  • Project

    Knowsley, UK

    Knowsley Council

    Built Environment

    Masterplan for urban extension to East Halewood


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  • Project

    Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, UK

    Barrow Council

    Built Environment

    Masterplan for Barrow Town Centre


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Our Team Includes

  • Dean Butcher

    Technical Director, Landscape Architecture – Asia Pacific

  • Rachel McNeil

    Technical Director, Planning – Asia Pacific

  • Nigel Bryce

    Technical Director, Planning – Asia Pacific

  • Melissa Davis

    Technical Director, Landscape Architecture – Asia Pacific

  • Megan Tongue

    Technical Director, Landscape Architecture – Asia Pacific

  • Jennifer Valentine

    Technical Director, Planning – Asia Pacific

  • Tim Grace

    Technical Director, Planning – Asia Pacific

  • Ursula McInnes

    Principal Consultant, Planning – Asia Pacific

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Further Reading

Recent articles

  • Insight

    29 June 2023

    7 minutes read

    Planning for a housing crisis during a climate crisis: the 21st century dilemma

    by Adam Gailitis


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