We are a place management consultancy specialising in urban and rural regeneration.

We help shape people-focused places, in balance with nature and the environment. Empowering and inspiring all those striving to make a positive impact on their own place; whether this is a region, city, town, neighbourhood, public square or forest park.

What we do

Our Services

Shaping

  • Ensuring places remain people-focused and future-proofed, in balance with nature and the environment.

  • Core services include:
    - Place Audits & Masterplanning
    - Stakeholder Mapping & Engagement
    - Sustainable Place Management Plans
    - Regenerative Tourism Development
    - Sport & Recreation Development Plans
    - Festivals & Events Strategy

  • Those with a place development, management and promotion remit;

    - Place Management Companies & Organisations
    - Local Authorities / Municipalities
    - Local & Regional Partnerships
    - National Institutions / Agencies

Empowering

  • Strengthening place-based organisations to be innovative, entrepreneurial and impactful.

  • Core services include:
    - Strategic & Operational Planning
    - Place Integration Strategy
    - Corporate Governance
    - Social Enterprise Development
    - Funding Guidance & Support
    - Impact Measurement & Reporting

  • Place-focused and/or community-based organisations;

    - Urban & Rural Regeneration Companies
    - Business Improvement Districts (BIDs)
    - Cultural, Arts & Heritage Organisations
    - Destination Management Organisations

Inspiring

  • Sharing our knowledge to inform, guide and inspire policymakers, partners and place leaders at all levels.

  • Core services include:
    - Trends Mapping & Analysis
    - International Benchmarking
    - Thought Leadership
    - Social Impact / Sustainability
    - Placemaking & Peacebuilding
    - Keynote Presentations

  • Those setting ‘people and place’ focused agendas, strategy and policy;

    - Political Representatives & Policymakers
    - Non-Governmental Organisations
    - National / European Agencies
    - Private Sector / Project Partners

Our Approach

We are design-led strategists, passionate about urban and rural regeneration. We champion place innovation and support this with hands-on insights grounded in reality, shaped through years of practical delivery.

We reframe perspectives, challenge convention and encourage disruption …in a good way. We broaden conversations beyond just the physical attributes of places and prioritise the often overlooked relationship between tangible (think buildings, trees, things you can touch) and intangible assets such as culture, heritage and how a place really makes you feel.

We refer to this as our “placescape” and we aim to maximise the positive economic, social and environmental impact of this place canvas to enrich where we all live, work, learn, play and explore.

 

Latest Project

Development of Local Sports Plan for Mayo County Council

We are delighted to be combining our shared passion for both place and sport to lead the development of a Local Sports Plan for Mayo County Council, in close collaboration with the award-winning Mayo Sports Partnership.

Our Previous Work

Urban Regeneration |
Strategy Review & Refresh

— Greater Shankill Partnership, Belfast

Strategic plan development for one of Northern Ireland’s longest running urban regeneration organisations.