Abbey Design
Based in Canterbury, Kent · Covers Throughout the UK Accreditation not yet checkedOwn websiteUK-wide
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Design and access statement in the South East
22 providers offering design and access statement in or across the South 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
22 architects and planning consultants for the South East
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Based in or covering the South East (16)
Alistair Dodd Consulting
Based in Brighton, East Sussex · Covers Brighton, Worthing and Eastbourne areas Accreditation not yet checkedOwn website
Archetype Central
Based in Godalming, Surrey · Covers Surrey, Hampshire and beyond Accreditation stated by provider: Federation of Small Businesses memberOwn website
Architecture Surrey
Based in Godalming, Surrey · Covers Surrey, Hampshire and Sussex Accreditation not yet checkedOwn website
Carter Designs
Based in Canterbury, Kent · Covers Kent, London and Harrogate Accreditation stated by provider: CIAT Chartered Practice, Chartered Architectural TechnologistsOwn 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
Get Planning & Architecture Ltd
Based in Sutton, London · Covers London, the Home Counties and further afield Accreditation stated by provider: RIBA Chartered Practice, RTPI chartered town planners, ARB registered, LABC Partner Authority SchemeOwn website
Ingleton Wood LLP
Based in Colchester, Essex · Covers Offices in Billericay, Cambridge, Colchester, Norwich, Nottingham, London and Oxford Accreditation not yet checkedOwn website
Nye Saunders Ltd
Based in Godalming, Surrey · Covers Surrey, Hampshire and West Sussex Accreditation stated by provider: Chartered Architects, ISO 9001Own 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
Philip Wadge Architecture
Based in Newbury, Berkshire · Covers Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Hampshire Accreditation not yet checkedOwn website
REA Ltd
Based in Sway, Hampshire · Covers New Forest, Hampshire and Dorset Accreditation stated by provider: IStructE (full member), CIAT registered practiceOwn website
Southern Planning Practice Ltd
Based in Twyford, Winchester, Hampshire · Covers Southern counties of England and further afield 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
Western Building Consultants
Based in Bath, Somerset · Covers Bath, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Bournemouth, Salisbury, Swindon, South Wales, Reading and London Accreditation stated by provider: Regulated by RICSOwn website
National providers (check they cover your area) (6)
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) East of England (10) South West (13) West Midlands (13) East Midlands (12) Yorkshire and the Humber (13) North West (11) North East (10) Wales (10) Scotland (6) Northern Ireland (4)
Design and access statement in the South East
This page lists architects and planning consultants covering Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, with cities such as Brighton, Southampton, Portsmouth, Oxford, Reading and Milton Keynes. Planning applications go to the district, borough or unitary council for the site, and each council publishes its own validation checklist listing the reports it expects.
We list 16 firms for design and access statement in the South East. Of these, 7 work only in this region and 9 also cover other regions. Another 6 firms say they cover the whole UK.
Firms that work only here are based in Godalming (3), Brighton (1), Canterbury (1) and Newbury (1).
Of the 16, 7 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: London, East of England, South West, West Midlands and East Midlands. Other reports in the South 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.