17 providers offering design and access statement in or across the West Midlands, including national firms. Usually the architect or planning consultant who prepares your drawings and application.
17 architects and planning consultantsthe West Midlands
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 West Midlands
Based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire · Covers Shropshire, the Welsh borders, Cheshire and North Wales from studios in Shrewsbury, Chester and ConwyAccreditation stated by provider: ARB registered and RIBA chartered architects
Based in Birmingham, West Midlands · Covers Offices in Birmingham, Nottingham, Rugby, Sheffield, Liverpool, Bristol and LondonAccreditation not yet checked
Based in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire · Covers Middlesbrough and the North East, plus Birmingham and the MidlandsAccreditation stated by provider: RIBA Chartered Practice, Architects Registration Board
Based in Holmes Chapel, Cheshire · Covers Cheshire, the wider North West, Staffordshire and other UK locationsAccreditation stated by provider: Chartered Architects, RIBA Principal Designer Register
Based in Birmingham, West Midlands · Covers UK-wide with West Midlands and East Midlands presenceAccreditation stated by provider: IHBC specialists, CIfA accredited archaeologists, HESPR providers
Based in Lichfield, Staffordshire · Covers Lichfield, Burton-on-Trent, Stafford, Tamworth, Leek and surrounding rural areasAccreditation not yet checked
Based in Manchester · Covers Offices in Belfast, Derry~Londonderry, Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester, Nottingham, Reading and SouthamptonAccreditation not yet checked
Based in Johnston, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire · Covers Across the UK; consultation projects mainly in Pembrokeshire and CeredigionAccreditation not yet checked
Based in Norwich (offices also in Cambridge and London) · Covers Across the UK from regional officesAccreditation stated by provider: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, CIfA, RTPI, RIBA, UDG Registered Practice, Cyber Essentials
Based in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire · Covers England, Scotland and Wales, with offices in York, Nottingham and SheffieldAccreditation stated by provider: Chartered Members of the RTPI (named staff), Associate member of CIAT (named staff)
This page lists architects and planning consultants covering Birmingham and the West Midlands conurbation, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Shropshire and Herefordshire, with cities such as Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton, Stoke-on-Trent, Worcester and Hereford. Planning applications go to the district, borough, city 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 West Midlands. Of these, 5 work only in this region and 8 also cover other regions. Another 4 firms say they cover the whole UK.
Firms that work only here are based in Great Barr (1), Lichfield (1), Shrewsbury (1) and Stoke-on-Trent (1).
Of the 13, 4 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.
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.