Three Dragons, in partnership with The Design Buro, has completed a research study on behalf of Fareham Borough Council into Passivhaus developments. The research explored the implications of the council’s policy that 10% of all new homes at Welborne Garden village must be built to...
Following a public examination in the summer Waverley Borough Council has received a recommendation that that Charging Schedule should be approved. The Examiner stated that the evidence produced by Three Dragons was appropriate and demonstrated that overall development would not be placed at risk. He...
On behalf of Welsh Government, WSP has commissioned Three Dragons to examine the potential impact of the proposed Wylfa Newydd Nuclear Power Station on the local housing market and measures to mitigate the impact. The Development Consent Order (DCO) application for the proposed Wylfa Newydd...
We are delighted to welcome Tom Marshall to our team of consultants. Tom is a chartered town planner, whose experience covers a variety of projects relating to the economics of land use planning. He has wide ranging experience of preparing viability appraisals and masterplans for...
Three Dragons, working with the South West RTPI, jointly hosted a seminar on Custom & Self-build Housing for planning and housing professionals. The seminar focussed on how local authorities and their partners can develop appropriate policies and ensure serviced plots are provided for custom &...
The new Draft London Plan was published in November 2017. Three Dragons has prepared 5 reports which form part of the evidence base and have been published alongside. These are London Plan Viability Study; Older Persons Housing Benchmarks; Lessons from Higher Density Development; Accessible Design Features in Specialist Older...
Our report on The Deliverability and Affordability of Housing in the South West of England has just been published. Three Dragons undertook the research in conjunction with Heriot Watt University and on behalf of the South West region Royal Town Planning Institute to investigate the impact of...
Three Dragons has recently completed a report for the GLA exploring the lessons from high density residential development. Three Dragons worked with David Lock Associates, Traderisks, ORS and Jackson Coles on this study. The team used data from the London Development Database, case study analysis,...
Three Dragons hosted a seminar about Planning for Self & Custom Build Homes on Thursday 25th May 2017 where presentations were shared on a range of related topics. Three Dragons initial research into Self & Custom Build - Lin Cousins, Three Dragons Support for Local Authorities in...
Our research report into the value, impact and delivery of CIL was published by DCLG on 7th February 2017 alongside the CIL Review (also known as the Peace Review) for which it was used as an evidence base. The research covers five main areas Implementing and...