Design Enabling

Tailored packages of design support

Design Enabling is a tailored package of support that helps individuals and teams increase their skills, capacity, and knowledge relating to design, placemaking, and the planning and development process.

Our multi-disciplinary panel of built and natural environment experts have a wide variety of skills and experience that can be drawn upon to support your project or development needs. With experience working within public, private and third sectors, we have the right skills and expertise to support you and your team. 
Design Enabling is suitable for local authorities, developers, communities, and design teams.

For more information on our bespoke Design Enabling services please get in touch at jamie@designyorkshire.org or call us on 0114 4000 382

Examples of Design Enabling exercises:

  • Visioning workshops

  • Training and CPD

  • Interactive design workshops

  • Leading site visits

  • Co-producing site and development briefs

  • Planning policy / SPD / development framework support

Design enabling can cover:

  • Streets, highways, transport and movement

  • Public space, green spaces. ecology, Biodiversity Net Gain, SuDS

  • Masterplanning and spatial strategies

  • Design coding and development briefs

Design Enabling Case Study