Introduction to: Water sensitive design

This half-day session focussed on the different approaches to water sensitive design in low and high-density, rural and urban environments, and the contribution these design approaches can make to amenity, biodiversity and play.

We have uploaded a copy of the presentations by Fred Labbé, Expedition, and Vinita Dhume, Levitt Bernstein. The file is available for you to download.

Please also find below a resources link kindly provided by Vinita Dhume.

GUIDE | Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD, SuDS, LID)

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Development briefing: Kent & Medway

On Friday 11th October 2019 Design South East hosted a half-day showcase event of new and exciting developments across the County. With visually engaging presentations from both public and private sector, our guest speakers delivered updates on major developments, some of which were previously shown at our Opportunity area briefing events in 2017/18.

We continued to explore the revival of Kent’s towns, their sustainability, and how this regeneration has contributed to our growing economy, identity and quality of place. This session also provided an overview of new settlements, urban extensions, new transport links and infrastructure by some of the key people who are designing and developing in Kent & Medway.

Presentations not included: Kitchener Barracks/TopHat, and Park Farm South East/Barton Willmore.

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Knowledge Exchange Network: Major sites

Our first knowledge exchange event for experienced officers and practitioners working on garden settlements, urban extensions and other major sites around Kent. This session provided new insights into the process of planning, designing and realising new places and neighbourhoods.

With presentations from private practitioners and local authorities, this event focussed on sharing best practice, exchanging experiences and debating the issues with like-minded professionals.

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Introduction to urban design

Our one-day design school provided an introduction to the design of places and spaces between buildings. Through workshops and talks by industry experts, delegates gained further knowledge and developed practical skills.

We have uploaded a copy of the presentations by David Tittle, Paul Reynolds, Amanda Reynolds, and Vinita Dhume from this training event. The file is available for you to download.

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Introduction to: Drawings for planning and design

This was the first in a series of half-day training events aimed at those early on in their careers who needed an introduction or refresher around some key areas of knowledge. The workshop reviewed different types of plans and drawings that are used to convey design ideas; plans, sections, elevations, sketches, and axonometrics, etc. Included in the hands-on exercises the groups examined drawings that showed proposed developments and those that are placed in a wider context.  There was also a view as to how visuals are used in architecture, urban design and landscape architecture.

This workshop was delivered by Design South East’s David Tittle, Head of Design Advice, and Jade Huang, Design Advisor, with key presentations from Teresa Borsuk, Senior Advisor, Pollard Thomas Edwards.

You are permitted to download a copy of the presentation.

Roundtable: The impact on Kent & Medway’s built environment of developments in transport technology

Until recently transport has remained largely unchanged, characterised by slow incremental innovation and costly infrastructure. As digital technology is transforming infrastructure we will see a change from transport as an operationally driven system to one that is responsive to user needs. This roundtable discussion provided short talks from two specialist contributors, focussing on the future of transport technology in Kent & Medway.

Opportunity area briefing: Mid-Kent

This half-day conference style event showcased the large number of developments in the pipeline that will transform this part of the county in the coming years. This report highlights the presentations given by developers and designers working on major projects, as well as local authorities and other public who provided more strategic background.

Roundtable: Shaping development and delivering design quality through local planning policies, a question of prescription or flexibility?

This roundtable brought together Kent & Medway local authorities, housebuilders and consultants to discuss and debate what is the best foundation in terms of planning policy for collaboration. It is a question of prescription or should policy provide for flexibility?

Roundtable: Responding to ‘Fixing our broken housing market’

This roundtable brought together local authorities, housebuilders and consultants to ask how far proposals in the government’s white paper will go to fixing the housing market in Kent and Medway.

We provided a platform for members to outline their responses to the government’s consultation but also to explore the proposition in the White Paper that the public’s relationship with house building is, at least in part, responsible for slow delivery.

Roundtable: New Routes to Growth: Evaluating fast-track mechanisms to planning that can foster design quality

This roundtable focused on exploring the value of a range of models of public and private sector partnerships in helping to meet demand for growth.

Drivers of Distinctiveness: Maximising the Heritage & Culture Potential of Place

This half day conference featured inspiring talks from architects, conservation managers, landscape designers, brand specialists, planners and tourism strategists sharing how they plan, manage, sustain and design the heritage and cultural potential of place.

Drivers of Distinctiveness: Realising the Design Dividend

New Routes to Growth – Proactive planning and place-making under the NPPF

Kent Wide Planning Protocol

This planning protocol was developed jointly by Kent County Council, Kent Developers Group, Kent Housing Group and Kent Planning Officers Group.

Rochester Riverside

The primary aim of this Development Brief is to guide the physical aspects of the scheme to bring about a series of high quality developments that will contribute to a wider, cohesive vision for Rochester Riverside.

Dover District Heritage Strategy

Shop Fronts and Signage within Conservation Areas