AJ Architects
Based in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire · Covers Cheltenham, Gloucester, Cirencester, Stroud and the Cotswolds Accreditation not yet checkedOwn website
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Design and access statement in the South West
20 providers offering design and access statement in or across the South 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
20 architects and planning consultants for the South West
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Based in or covering the South West (13)
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Based in Cheddar, Somerset · Covers Somerset and the South West Accreditation not yet checkedOwn 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
HC Planning Ltd
Based in South West England · Covers Mainly the South West Accreditation stated by provider: Chartered Town PlannerOwn website
Hill Reading Architects
Based in Wells, Somerset · Covers Somerset and the South West Accreditation not yet checkedOwn website
JME Conservation Ltd
Based in Bath, Somerset · Covers Somerset (including Bath and Bristol), Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Accreditation not yet checkedOwn website
New Space Architecture
Based in Clyst St Mary, Exeter, Devon · Coverage not stated, so check with the provider 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
REA Ltd
Based in Sway, Hampshire · Covers New Forest, Hampshire and Dorset Accreditation stated by provider: IStructE (full member), CIAT registered practiceOwn 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
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) (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) 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 West
This page lists architects and planning consultants covering Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Bristol, with cities such as Bristol, Plymouth, Exeter, Bath, Gloucester and Swindon. Planning applications go to the district or unitary council for the site, and each council publishes its own validation checklist listing the reports it expects.
We list 13 firms for design and access statement in the South West. Of these, 6 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 Bath (1), Cheddar (1), Cheltenham (1) and Clyst St Mary (1).
Of the 13, 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: South East, West Midlands and Wales. Other reports in the South 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.