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Welcome Clare, Matt & Hatem!
We’re pleased to announce the arrival of Matt Bowers, Clare Manders and Hatem Nabih to the growing team at Hyas. Matt Bowers joins us as an Associate Director from Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council, where he was Director for Environment [...]
New commissions: Staffordshire SDFs, NMDC Pathfinder & Meecebrook
Hyas Associates have been awarded a number of new commissions recently related to strategic sites and achieving design quality. Some of our recent new commissions include: South Staffordshire Strategic Development Frameworks We are very pleased to share that we are [...]
Design Code Pathfinders: how do we best interpret and deliver local coding?
Jim Fox – A Personal View on the latest Design Code Pathfinders project, drawing from experiences with the NMDC Phase 1 pilots The Government has announced 25 National Model Design Code (NMDC) Pathfinder pilots – focusing on: Aspirational, simple and [...]
Hyas supporting North Dorchester Garden Community and the preparation of a Regeneration Framework for Buckinghamshire
Hyas Associates have been awarded a number of new commissions. North Dorchester Garden Community We have been commissioned to work with Dorset Council on the proposed new Garden Community at North Dorchester. Our role will be to work alongside the [...]
We’re looking to grow our team!
Are you interested in joining us and working on some of the most exciting and forward looking projects across England? We are currently looking for talented and creative planners and placemakers with at least 5-10 years post qualification experience, to [...]
New commissions: supporting Councils to bring forward strategic sites
Hyas Associates have been awarded a number of new commissions recently across England to help Councils bring forward important local strategic sites. Our approach to each project draws from our broad range of expertise and brings together the most appropriate [...]
St Cuthberts Garden Village ‘Start with the Park’ Ideas Competition: Shortlist announced
The shortlist has now been announced for an exciting competition to design a new park in the centre of the St Cuthbert's Garden Village in Carlisle. Hyas have worked closely with the City Council, the Landscape Institute and United Utilities [...]
Our view: Alconbury Weald – A Powerful Example of Collaborative Visioning
A reflection from Steve Ingram - Hyas Associate and previously Head of Planning at Huntingdonshire District Council. If you are not familiar with Alconbury Weald, it is an emerging new settlement of 5,000 new homes and 300,000 sq ft of [...]
Making good progress with the National Model Design Code (NMDC) pilots
Following the recent publication of the revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and updates to the National Model Design Code (NMDC) , MHCLG have announced that they are now looking to work with a further 10 local authorities to develop [...]
Welcome Julian & Andie to our team!
Hyas Associates continue to go from strength to strength and have recently made a number of key appointments to our team. Julian Pye has recently joined as an Associate Director of Hyas Associates, having previously worked for 5 years in [...]