Design and Access Statements
Design and Access Statements (DAS) are prepared by HDA to support planning applications and are a tool for clearly explaining the design rationale, from site appraisal and analysis, through to design principles and masterplan proposals.
Our DAS’s explain and illustrate the principles that lie behind design and access strategies in compliance with current planning legislation and guidance. The documents set out how the characteristics of a scheme have been informed by a methodical process of assessment, evaluation and design.
Our urban design and masterplanning team have experience of preparing Design and Access Statements for residential and mixed-use employment schemes in greenfield and brownfield settings all with unique characteristics and considerations.
project examples
ASHDON ROAD MASTERPLANNING
HDA prepared the illustrative masterplan proposals, parameters plans and Design and Access Statement for this mixed-use scheme near Saffron Walden in Essex. This consented scheme will see the redevelopment of the existing employment site for 160 new homes, together with higher density employment uses including redevelopment of the existing builders merchants, light industrial, offices, a …
BEARS CROFT
On behalf of Marchfield, HDA prepared concept masterplan proposals to support the site’s allocation through the Local Plan process; followed by Illustrative masterplan proposals, parameters plans and Design and Access Statement for outline planning. The mixed-use scheme accommodates 750 dwellings; community uses including a primary; retail, office and light industrial employment; and sports pitches. The …
POLWELL LANE
On behalf of Redrow Homes, HDA’s long-term involvement in this project included preparation of the masterplan, parameter plans, Design and Access Statement for outline planning, landscape design coding and open space design. Part of the site is marshland, which is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). Wetland features together with parkland and …
OFFENHAM ROAD
On behalf of Miller Homes, HDA prepared a site appraisal and capacity study to support the site’s allocation through the Local Plan process, followed by illustrative masterplan proposals, parameters plans and a Design and Access Statement for outline planning. The masterplan accommodates 500 new homes, a primary school and public open space near Evesham in …