Design and Access Statements

All applications for planning permission and Listed building consent must be accompanied by a Design and Access Statement. In preparing these reports, we offer the full service or can contribute to a client’s existing document.

Explaining the design thinking behind a planning application, the Design and Access Statement is an opportunity to demonstrate that the client has paid due attention to the needs of everyone including disabled people, older people and very young children, who will be using the places they want to build. Avoiding jargon and technical language, it should include a written description and justification of the planning application, often with photos, maps and drawings.