Public Sector
Adapting to protect communities and drive prosperity
There are huge opportunities across the public sector¡ªin housing, transport, decarbonisation, climate change resilience, and digital networks. Pursuing these opportunities can drive economic success, create positive impacts in communities, influence cultures, and affect lives. But all major projects come at a cost which needs to be carefully assessed against the full range of realistic benefits.
Spending public sector money requires sound strategy and skilled delivery. It¡¯s why our development economics specialists work so diligently to articulate business cases for investment.
We partner with public sector stewards to break down challenges and realise opportunities. Our planners, transport and mobility specialists, sustainability consultants, and engineers can help public services reach new potentials.
Our projects involve decarbonising heat, creating flood resilience, advising on EV charging infrastructure, shaping region-wide sustainable travel strategies, and shaping sites for affordable housing. The quicker we tackle these challenges, the quicker our society and our environment will thrive.
Let¡¯s work together to achieve your goals in environmental net gain, reduced risk, and improved social value¡ªnow and long into the future.?
Securing investment in our communities
Working with local authorities across the UK, our economic development specialists provide clear and comprehensive analysis and insights that identify strategic economic opportunities. They can help you articulate the socio-economic case for development through the statutory planning process, and they help secure funding for your projects through successful business case making. Read MoreConnected transport strategies
Our transport and mobility specialists support local authorities and combined regional authorities with long-term transport strategies. The benefit? Encouraging and enabling multi-modal solutions that offer affordable, sustainable, and connected ways to travel and move. We can help you develop the business cases to secure funding for these transport schemes. Our solutions help you plan and evolve the transport network to respond to population growth, urban expansion, and economic investment.Meeting decarbonization targets
We guide your journey towards achieving the most cost-effective solutions to decarbonize your estate and invest in distributed, clean energy. Our track record includes advising city and county councils on how to decarbonize their own property portfolios and invest in renewable energy solutions. In addition, we advise NHS Trusts on meeting their net zero targets, and we¡¯re influencing the sustainable design of affordable housing to be more energy efficient to address fuel deficit.Shaping new communities
We¡¯re a lead consultant to the Homes England framework panel of multidisciplinary consultants. In this capacity we¡¯re helping de-risk sites vital to meeting the UK¡¯s house building agenda. Our work has involved everything from ground investigations, flood risk assessments, and transport and access strategies to energy and sustainability strategies and air quality and acoustic statements. Our goal? To drive forward new communities with all the infrastructure required for a sustainable future.
Stephen Cox, Director of Economics and Regeneration
Delivering change in places of weak market demand is a key motivator for me personally and professionally.
Jonathan Spruce, Divisional Director
Providing the infrastructure that allows people and the planet to thrive always seemed like a great way to make a positive difference.
Iain Painting, Planning Director
Great places and successful developments are delivered when we listen, collaborate, and innovate.
David Hutt, Regional Director, London and South East
It¡¯s the social contract that matters to what we deliver in the built environment¡ªit¡¯s how our work makes a difference to peoples lives.
Danny Hope, Regional Director, North West
We aim to help clients create assets that are sustainable, deliver positive user experiences, and create long-term value for communities.
Phil Brady, Regional Growth Director
Being able to work with an integrated design team to take a client¡¯s aspirations and create a real place is such a rewarding experience.
Scott Witchalls, Director, Transport and Infrastructure
We place good infrastructure at the front and centre of our design thinking to create places people want to live, work, and play in.
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