Masterplanning is not a matter of dogma, or of control for control’s sake, but is of the essence a pragmatic tool for achieving high standards of design in our towns and cities.
Paul Finch, chair of CABE
Masterplanning is a design process. It is a creative way of solving problems over large scales and long time periods. It involves multiple interests and users working as a team creating strategies for physical, economic and social change.
Masterplanning techniques can help produce different spatial plans and strategies – for example, design codes, design guides, development briefs and strategic frameworks. They are useful in a range of scenarios in different places, from schemes for entire towns and cities, down to small-scale rural developments.
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Housing and Hotel Spa Development, Woodham Golf Resort, Newton Aycliffe
"the Nack", housing development, Seaham Colliery, County Durham
Housing Development, Easington Lane, County Durham
St Catherine's Housing Development Castletown, Sunderland