Architects Group
Based in Woolsington, Newcastle upon Tyne · Covers Offices in Newcastle, Chester, Cardiff and Glasgow Accreditation not yet checkedOwn website
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Design and access statement in the North East
17 providers offering design and access statement in or across the North East, including national firms. Usually the architect or planning consultant who prepares your drawings and application.
Who needs oneApplicants for larger developments, listed building consent, and some projects in conservation areas or World Heritage Sites
Who can do itUsually the architect or planning consultant who prepares your drawings and application
WhenWritten alongside the drawings and submitted with the application, so it is best planned from the start
17 architects and planning consultants for the North East
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Based in or covering the North East (10)
Crawford Higgins
Based in Hexham, Northumberland · Covers Hexham and Northumberland Accreditation not yet checkedOwn website
ELG Planning
Based in Darlington, County Durham · Covers The North East and beyond, with a presence in Harrogate Accreditation stated by provider: RTPI Learning Partner, chartered RTPI members on staffOwn website
Hepburn Architects Ltd
Based in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire · Covers Middlesbrough and the North East, plus Birmingham and the Midlands Accreditation stated by provider: RIBA Chartered Practice, Architects Registration BoardOwn website
Howarth Litchfield Architects
Based in Durham, County Durham · Covers Durham, Newcastle and North East England Accreditation stated by provider: RIBA conservation accreditedOwn website
Jon Tweddell Planning Ltd
Based in Newcastle upon Tyne · Covers Newcastle, Northumberland and the wider North East Accreditation not yet checkedOwn website
Pegasus Group
Based in Cirencester, Gloucestershire · Covers Offices in Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Cirencester, Lockington (East Midlands), Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Lichfield, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newcastle and Southampton Accreditation not yet checkedOwn website
Ryder
Based in Newcastle upon Tyne · Covers UK offices in Newcastle, London, Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester and Bristol Accreditation not yet checkedOwn website
Spawforths
Based in East Ardsley, Leeds, West Yorkshire · Coverage not stated, so check with the provider Accreditation not yet checkedOwn website
National providers (check they cover your area) (7)
Abbey Design
Based in Canterbury, Kent · Covers Throughout the UK Accreditation not yet checkedOwn websiteUK-wide
Evoque Architects Ltd
Based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire · Covers UK-wide, from a Stoke-on-Trent studio Accreditation not yet checkedOwn websiteUK-wide
Hayston Development and Planning Ltd
Based in Johnston, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire · Covers Across the UK; consultation projects mainly in Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion Accreditation not yet checkedOwn websiteUK-wide
Integrated Designs & Associates
Based in Great Barr, Birmingham · Covers West Midlands and UK-wide Accreditation not yet checkedOwn websiteUK-wide
Lanpro
Based in Norwich (offices also in Cambridge and London) · Covers Across the UK from regional offices Accreditation stated by provider: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, CIfA, RTPI, RIBA, UDG Registered Practice, Cyber EssentialsOwn websiteUK-wide
Marrons
Based in Birmingham, West Midlands · Covers UK-wide with West Midlands and East Midlands presence Accreditation stated by provider: IHBC specialists, CIfA accredited archaeologists, HESPR providersOwn websiteUK-wide
Nineteen47 Ltd
Based in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire · Covers England, Scotland and Wales, with offices in York, Nottingham and Sheffield Accreditation stated by provider: Chartered Members of the RTPI (named staff), Associate member of CIAT (named staff)Own websiteUK-wide
Design and access statement in other regions
London (19) South East (16) East of England (10) South West (13) West Midlands (13) East Midlands (12) Yorkshire and the Humber (13) North West (11) Wales (10) Scotland (6) Northern Ireland (4)
Design and access statement in the North East
This page lists architects and planning consultants covering Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, County Durham and the Tees Valley, with cities such as Newcastle, Sunderland, Durham and Middlesbrough. Planning applications go to the metropolitan borough or unitary council for the site, and each council publishes its own validation checklist listing the reports it expects.
We list 10 firms for design and access statement in the North East. Of these, 3 work only in this region and 7 also cover other regions. Another 7 firms say they cover the whole UK.
Firms that work only here are based in Durham (1), Hexham (1) and Newcastle upon Tyne (1).
Of the 10, 3 state an accreditation or membership. We have not verified any of them yet, so these are as each firm states. See how we check listings.
Nearby regions for design and access statement: Yorkshire and the Humber, North West and Scotland. Other reports in the North East: heritage statement, topographical survey and flood risk assessment.
About design and access statement
A design and access statement is a short document sent with some planning applications. It explains the thinking behind your design and how people will get to and into the building. Many householder applications do not need one, but larger schemes, listed building consent and some projects in conservation areas do.
Getting signed off in England
In England, your council’s building control team or a registered building control approver checks the work. They issue a completion or final certificate once they have the reports they need, such as the as-built SAP, EPC, air test and any sound or ventilation test results.