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 West
18 providers offering design and access statement in or across the North West, 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
18 architects and planning consultants for the North West
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Based in or covering the North West (11)
Base Architecture
Based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire · Covers Shropshire, the Welsh borders, Cheshire and North Wales from studios in Shrewsbury, Chester and Conwy Accreditation stated by provider: ARB registered and RIBA chartered architectsOwn website
Cassidy + Ashton Group Limited
Based in Preston, Lancashire · Covers North West, with offices in Preston, Mold (Flintshire), Cheshire and the South East Accreditation stated by provider: RIBA accredited Specialist Conservation ArchitectsOwn website
DLP Planning Consulting Ltd
Based in Birmingham, West Midlands · Covers Offices in Birmingham, Nottingham, Rugby, Sheffield, Liverpool, Bristol and London Accreditation not yet checkedOwn website
JAR Architecture
Based in Conwy, North Wales · Covers North Wales and Cheshire Accreditation not yet checkedOwn website
Jay Ashall Partnership
Based in Holmes Chapel, Cheshire · Covers Cheshire, the wider North West, Staffordshire and other UK locations Accreditation stated by provider: Chartered Architects, RIBA Principal Designer RegisterOwn website
Peacock + Smith
Based in Leeds, West Yorkshire · Covers Offices in Leeds, Manchester and London 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
Turley
Based in Manchester · Covers Offices in Belfast, Derry~Londonderry, Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester, Nottingham, Reading and Southampton 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 East (10) Wales (10) Scotland (6) Northern Ireland (4)
Design and access statement in the North West
This page lists architects and planning consultants covering Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Lancashire, Cheshire and Cumbria, with cities such as Manchester, Liverpool, Preston, Lancaster, Chester and Carlisle. Planning applications go to the district, metropolitan borough or unitary council for the site, and each council publishes its own validation checklist listing the reports it expects.
We list 11 firms for design and access statement in the North West. All of them also cover other regions. Another 7 firms say they cover the whole UK.
Of the 11, 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: West Midlands, East Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber, North East, Scotland and Wales. Other reports in the North West: 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.