finch urban design
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Welcome to finch URBAN DESIGN

Crafting the Future of Urban Environments

At finch, we are dedicated to delivering good placemaking, crafting well-considered, high-quality development and regeneration schemes across the Midlands. Our innovative ideas and solutions positively shape spaces, creating vibrant, high quality, sustainable places with a legacy for future generations. With years of expertise as Urban Designers, Masterplanners, Town Planners, and Project Managers, we lead projects of all sizes, from small disposal sites, through to supporting larger strategic developments, working collaboratively with our clients to deliver great results.

Places are so powerful in shaping our environment; socially, economically and sustainably, impacting the way we experience life physically and mentally. We are therefore committed to instilling good placemaking principles across projects. Making places which aim to improve the lives of all who use them is at the core of what we do.

Our services

Urban Design

Driven by the desire to create distinctive high quality places, our approach puts good placemaking at the heart of everything we do.
With you every step of the way, we work hand in hand, weaving your aspirations into context of place, local identity, fabric of planning policy and design legislation. A string, clear vision and design narrative is pivotal to engage with all stakeholders and ensure successful placemaking.

We possess a rich tapestry of experience to support any size of project. In our world no site is too vast, and none is too humble, at finch, we transform spaces into living, breathing places that inspire and resonate with the heart of the community.

Masterplanning

Our forte lies in crafting well-considered, innovative and deliverable masterplans. We provide unwavering support throughout the design process, working collaboratively with our clients to ensure great results.

Ensuring good principles of urban design underpin all conceptual masterplans, before we press ahead with detailed masterplanning.
From creating captivating illustrative materials for land promotion documents to meticulously crafting outline planning applications, detailed masterplans, and the intricate specifics required for full planning applications – with finch, your vision becomes reality, guided by our expertise.

Town planning

We ensure that every project, whether a single dwelling or many more, receives the full breadth of our creative and technical knowhow. Instilling good placemaking from the start and helping you navigate the planning process by analysing relevant planning policy and strategy.

Our collaborative approach with consultant teams and architects ensures high quality results.

Our core services

  • Feasibility and capacity studies
  • Land disposal strategies
  • Visions and land promotion
  • Design principles
  • Character appraisals
  • Concept and illustrative masterplans
  • Engagement and consultation
  • Design and access statements
  • Design codes
  • Detailed layout guidance
  • Document production and illustrative material
  • Feasibility and capacity studies
  • Land disposal strategies
  • Visions and land promotion
  • Design principles
  • Character appraisals
  • Concept and illustrative masterplans
  • Engagement and consultation
  • Design and access statements
  • Design codes
  • Detailed layout guidance
  • Document production and illustrative material

Our portfolio

Explore our portfolio to see how we’ve transformed urban spaces, from revitalised city centres to sustainable residential developments. Each project reflects our commitment to excellence and innovation.

Site with residential potential, Nottinghamshire
Extension potential for a care home
Greenfield site on outskirts of Sheffield
Infill site in village conservation area, Nottinghamshire

Contact us

At finch, we understand that every project is a unique opportunity to shape the future. Whether you’re an individual landowner, a developer, or local authority, our approach is rooted in creativity, collaboration, and detail. We listen to your goals and work closely with you to overcome challenges, provide bespoke, realistic solutions and help bring your vision and project to life with distinctive high quality design.

 

“I have a piece of land but don’t know what to do with it.”
“I need a second opinion on my land development ideas.”
“I live in a conservation area or flood zone – how can I navigate the challenges?”