People. Place. Design.
Placemaking at every scale.
Savills Urban Design Studio creates exceptional places that enrich lives and deliver enduring value.
Our approach is founded on meaningful collaboration, commercial intelligence and a well-informed appreciation of both local context and global trends.
Through research-led design and inclusive engagement, we create resilient and thriving places that people value.
Our work.
Great places are diverse, vibrant and well connected.
This brochure presents a collection of our projects. Different places. Different clients. Different ambitions. But consistently high-quality outcomes.
We are an ensemble of inquisitive urban designers, architects and landscape architects, passionate about shaping environments that bring people together and enrich everyday life.
As creative and analytical thinkers, we continually explore, question and refine the ingredients that help places thrive socially, environmentally and economically.
Our approach to design is rooted in a pursuit to deepen our understanding of how places evolve in a changing world. Every day.
Our happy places.
Our masterplans are shaped around the needs of the people who will live, work, and play there. We prioritise walkable neighbourhoods, easy access to local amenities, high quality employment opportunities, and vibrant public spaces.
These are places where communities feel connected, where movement is sustainable, and where people can thrive. By understanding the diverse needs of future residents and users, we create environments that are inclusive, and equitable.
The sustainable city has got to promise more happiness than the status quo. It has got to be healthier, higher in status, more fun, and more resilient than the dispersed city.
Charles
Montgomery
Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design, 2013
Our unified approach.
We believe that the most successful places are born from genuine collaboration. From the earliest stages of a project, we engage with a wide range of stakeholders including clients, coconsultants, and internal Savills teams.
This integrated approach allows us to co-create design solutions that are innovative, inclusive, and responsive to real-world needs. Our collaborative process is structured, yet flexible, enabling us to develop proposals through to Stage 2+ and planning applications with confidence and clarity.
We also design bespoke engagement strategies that reflect the unique context of each project, using a combination of co-design techniques and hybrid engagement tools to ensure that every voice is heard and valued.
Maximising Biodiversity Net Gain
Creating a Stronger Centre
Improving Access to Green Space Enhancing Connectivity
North Cambourne
Cambourne, Cambridgeshire
A bold vision unites North Cambourne with the existing town, delivering 15,000 homes, green spaces, and community facilities. East-West Rail and a rapid transit link transform connectivity to Cambridge, while the residential-led masterplan champions biodiversity, active travel, and climateconscious design. Green bridges and cycle highways promote wellbeing and sustainable mobility. A regionally significant park and mixed-use spaces foster self-containment and economic vitality.
Rooted in environmental stewardship and innovation, the plan balances growth with quality of life, positioning Cambourne as a resilient, forward-thinking destination ready for the future.
Client: Martin Grant Homes
2013 - Present
Project Outcomes:
• Draft Local Plan Allocation (2025)
• Reg. 19 Masterplan
• New Railway Station
Other Savills Services:
• Savills Earth
• Development
• Housing
• Planning
2040+ Cambourne
Loddon Garden Village
Reading, Berkshire
Savills in partnership with the University of Reading is creating a pioneering Garden Village shaped by a landscape led masterplan forged around an extensive linear Eco Park that also protects and showcases local landmarks.
This vision blends innovation and nature with a science and media hub, outreaching green corridors, and biodiversity rich spaces. The River Loddon informs an ecological strategy that champions environmental sustainability, health, and wellbeing.
A connected green framework embraces gently densified villages within a walkable nature rich setting, offering a model for selfsufficient living where modern life and nature thrive in harmony.
Client: University of Reading
2020 - Present
Project Outcomes:
• Outline Planning Application
• Landscape Strategy
• Stakeholder Engagement
Other Savills Services:
• Savills Earth
• Development
• Economics
• Landscape Architecture
• Planning
Eco Valley: Landscape Design + Strategy
Leopardstown Racecourse
Leopardstown, Dublin
Horse Racing Ireland appointed Savills to deliver a strategic masterplan that transforms Leopardstown Racecourse into a vibrant mixed-use campus.
Hospitality, commercial and residential uses are integrated with enhanced public realm and transport connectivity. The final masterplan balances existing operational needs with broader and aspirational socio-economic goals. The emerging masterplan preserves key heritage assets while unlocking development potential for up to 1,000 new homes.
Leopardstown is positioned as a benchmark for the next major integrated development in Dublin, combining sport, leisure and community living in a sustainable, inclusive environment that drives regional growth.
Client:
Horse Racing Ireland
2023 - Present
Project Outcomes:
• Estate Regeneration Recommendations Report
• Feasibility Studies
• Stakeholder Engagement
Other Savills Services:
• Savills Earth
• Economics
• Housing
Savills was chosen to deliver an ambitious masterplan for the Leopardstown Racecourse Campus in Dublin. They brought a wealth of talent and experience to the process, in particular from their Masterplanning, and Sustainability teams, as well as their Commercial Real Estate experts. It was complex, energising and challenging, with lots of passion, and some fun along the way.
At the end of it all, Savills has delivered a Masterplan for Leopardstown of which we can all be proud of.
John Kennedy
Client Representative & Member of the Leopardstown Committee, Horse Racing Ireland
Griffiths Yard
St. Sampson Harbour, Guernsey
Savills’ feasibility study sets out a vision for a residential-led waterfront neighbourhood in Guernsey. The flexible masterplan framework unlocks potential for around 1,000 homes of mixed tenures, complemented by retail, leisure, and cultural spaces.
Rooted in a holistic sustainability strategy, the approach integrates blue and green infrastructure, climate resilience, and ecological sensitivity from the outset.
Clear placemaking principles guide scale, connectivity, and character, ensuring a vibrant, inclusive destination that strengthens links to the Bridge Main Centre. This earlystage framework provides design guidance to support future development and deliver a resilient, future-ready waterfront community.
Client: Guernsey Development Agency
2024 - Present
Project Outcomes:
• Vision Document
• Feasibility Studies
Other Savills Services:
• Savills Earth
A Renewed Market Square
A New Mulberry Gateway - Daventry’s Social Core
Daventry Town Centre Masterplan
Daventry, Northamptonshire
Daventry’s town centre is being re-imagined through Savills’ masterplan, which introduces strategic housing, public realm upgrades, and mixed-use regeneration.
Vacant sites are repurposed to bring homes closer to amenities, while redesigned streets and green spaces encourage community interaction. A landmark play park anchors the revitalisation and establishes the communal heart of the market town.
Revenue from housing supports cultural and retail improvements, enhancing identity and vibrancy. By aligning with local aspirations, the plan fosters civic pride and economic renewal, ensuring Daventry evolves into a dynamic, inclusive destination.
Client: West Northamptonshire Council
2023 - 2024
Project Outcomes:
• Town Centre Masterplan
• Public Realm Framework
• Feasibility Studies
• Stakeholder Engagement
Other Savills Services:
• Savills Earth
• Development
Lincoln Estate Regeneration
Lincoln, Lincolnshire
To address social, economic, and environmental challenges, Savills has undertaken a strategic review of Lincoln’s housing estates and developed a masterplan that proposes infill development, deep retrofit, rooftop extensions and selective demolition to reshape homes and public spaces.
These interventions aim to foster healthier, more resilient communities. Public and private spaces are reimagined to improve quality of life and promote social cohesion.
The strategy supports long-term transformation aligned with the Council’s goals for inclusive growth and sustainable urban renewal. The proposals offer a roadmap for estate renewal that prioritises equity, sustainability, and architectural integrity.
Client: City of Lincoln Council
2023 - Present
Project Outcomes:
• Estate Regeneration Recommendations Report
• Feasibility Studies
• Stakeholder Engagement
Other Savills Services:
• Savills Earth
• Economics
• Housing
Our sustainable placemaking goals.
We are committed to designing places that support low carbon living and promote environmental stewardship.
Our work prioritises naturebased solutions, health and wellbeing, and long-term resilience. By partnering closely with Savills Earth, we embed sustainability principles from the very beginning of the design process, helping our clients navigate their journey toward energy efficiency and net zero carbon outcomes.
We also draw on the expertise of Savills specialists in economics, development, and research to provide strategic advice that informs robust and economically active masterplans. These are places that balance environmental responsibility with commercial success.
SENSE OF PLACE
THRIVING ECONOMIES
HEALTHY PLACES TO LIVE
DIVERSE NEIGHBOURHOODS
RESILIENT LANDSCAPES
CULTURE & HERITAGE COMMUNITY & SOCIAL VALUE LOW CARBON JOURNEYS CARBON CONSCIOUS DESIGN
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Solarpanels/Solargain
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Saltpans
St. Sampson, Guernsey
An Outline Planning Application has been submitted for Saltpans, a contentious allocated site earmarked for development for the past two decades.
The masterplan unlocks transformative transport infrastructure aligned with the Better Transport Plan, setting the foundation for a future-facing mixed-use neighbourhood.
The vision includes 290 homes, community spaces, and Saltpans Park, with enhanced connectivity reshaping movement across St. Sampson and The Bridge. Designed to catalyse wider regeneration, Saltpans promotes active travel, climate resilience, and inclusive growth, positioning the site as a cornerstone of Guernsey’s long-term urban and economic evolution.
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Client: States of Guernsey
2025 - Present
Project Outcomes:
• Outline Planning Application
• Landscape Strategy
• Sustainability Framework
• Stakeholder Engagement
Other Savills Services:
• Savills Earth
• Landscape Architecture
Bridgestock Road
Thornton Heath, London Borough of Croydon
A complex site in Thornton Heath has been reimagined by Savills through a feasibility study proposing a vibrant mixeduse development anchored by a major supermarket. The scheme enhances the high street with improved public realm, traffic calming measures, and defined access points to the local underground network.
Designed around transport connectivity, the masterplan supports urban intensification while creating a welcoming, well-connected neighbourhood. Considerations of building heights, solar access and shared spaces ensure quality living environments. By responding to local context and infrastructure, the proposals promote regeneration and economic vitality.
Client: Tesco Plc.
2017 - Present
Project Outcomes:
• Feasibility Studies
• Phasing and Delivery Advice Other Savills Services:
• Development
• Economics
• Planning
Kemprow Valley
Radlett, Hertfordshire
Responding to ecological and drainage constraints, Savills has crafted a nature-led masterplan for Kemprow Valley.
A new local centre and primary school anchor the development, which is seamlessly integrated into its village setting. Blue infrastructure (SuDS) including bioswales and rain gardens guides pedestrian and cycle routes, enhancing resilience and liveability whilst biodiversity corridors and green spaces support wellbeing and habitat creation.
The strategy promotes a balanced lifestyle with access to amenities, education, and recreation. Kemprow Valley is envisioned as a socially inclusive, forward-looking neighbourhood that harmonises natural systems with community-focused design.
Client:
The Crown Estate
2023 - Present
Project Outcomes:
• Reg. 19 Masterplan
• Vision Document
• Local Plan Promotion
Other Savills Services:
• Planning
Our approach to circularity and design.
Our sustainability goals enables clients to establish clear and actionable sustainability objectives from the earliest stages of a project.
We integrate circular economy principles into our design thinking to unlock development potential and ensure that resources are used efficiently and responsibly.
This early stage focus on circularity is essential for translating strategic goals into tangible outcomes. Whether we are leading with infrastructure, landscape, or community engagement, we ensure that circular design principles are embedded into every aspect of our delivery approach.
This commitment helps create places that are not only sustainable, but also adaptable and future ready.
INTEGRATING NATURE BASED SOLUTIONS RETHINKING INFRASTRUCTURE APPROACHES
INTELLIGENT RETROFITTING & RE-USE
Maple Cross
Maple Cross, Hertfordshire
On a sensitive Green Belt site in Greater London, Savills has developed a landscape-led masterplan for 1,500 homes, a primary school extension, healthcare, and innovation facilities. The vision champions wellbeing, biodiversity, and local food growing, creating a lasting legacy for self sufficiency social cohesion.
Supporting studies such as the Green Belt Review and visual appraisals have shaped a masterplan that is locally responsive and rooted in ecological and natural capital. Natural features are woven throughout to encourage active travel and strengthen interconnectivity. Maple Cross is envisioned as a sustainable and inclusive neighbourhood that respects its greenfield setting while delivering essential homes and amenities.
Client:
Guys & St. Thomas Foundation
2017 - Present
Project Outcomes:
• Vision Document
• Local Plan Promotion
Other Savills Services:
• Savills Earth
• Economics
• Landscape Architecture
• Planning
Langley S.U.E
Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands
Supporting Birmingham City Council’s ambition to deliver over 51,000 homes by 2031, Savills has led the masterplanning of Langley, one of the UK’s largest residential growth areas. The outline planning application masterplan includes 5,000 homes alongside education, leisure, and mixed-use centres.
Designed to foster inclusive, well-connected communities, the proposals integrate infrastructure improvements and placemaking strategies. Walkability, green infrastructure, and public transport access ensure sustainable development.
Langley is envisioned as a resilient, future-ready neighbourhood contributing meaningfully the Country’s housing supply, as well as key strategic urban regeneration goals.
Client: Langley Consortium
2012 - Present
Project Outcomes:
• Outline Planning Application
• Design Guidance and Coding
• Community Engagement
Other Savills Services:
• Development
• Economics
• Landscape Architecture (LVIA)
• Planning
Winnington Works
Northwich, Cheshire
Savills has created an ambitious masterplan for a former chemical site on the River Weaver. The design responds sensitively to heritage assets and complex site conditions, embedding sustainability through features like district heating powered by adjacent industrial operations. Extensive stakeholder engagement shaped a vision that acts as a catalyst for wider regeneration in the local areas.
The masterplan includes new homes, public spaces and extensive green infrastructure, enhancing resilience and liveability. Winnington Works exemplifies how brownfield regeneration can deliver high-quality, climateresponsive communities that honour industrial heritage while embracing future needs.
Client:
TATA Chemicals Europe Inovyn, & Gladman Land
2012 - Present
Project Outcomes:
• Outline Planning Application
• Landscape Strategy
• Townscape Impact Assessment
Other Savills Services:
• Savills Earth
• Economics
• Landscape Architecture (LVIA)
• Planning
Our commercial intelligence.
Our design process is underpinned by a strong foundation of commercial intelligence.
We work closely with Savills interdisciplinary teams to ensure that every project is informed by robust feasibility and viability assessments.
This integrated approach allows us to align design ambition with market realities, ensuring that our placemaking strategies are not only visionary, but also deliverable
Our ability to combine creative design with commercial insight is a key strength that sets us apart and enables us to support clients throughout the development and delivery process.
KNOWING THE LATEST RESEARCH
UNDERSTANDING PLANETARY REQUIREMENTS
WORKING WITH PLANNING POLICY
DELIVERING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
GUIDING INVESTMENT & RETURN RESPONDING TO COMMERCIAL DEMAND
PROVIDING COST & BENEFIT
STRATEGIES FACILITATING PHASING & DELIVERY STRATEGIES
REALISING ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES
INTEGRATING CONTEXTUAL & SITE ANALYSIS
Working with Savills has been a real treat. They have a highly skilled team and a wealth of experience.
They have managed a complex process of putting together and testing a challenging mixed-use regeneration scheme in West Sussex and steering the scheme through to an outline planning permission in a difficult environment. Their project coordination has been first class.
They are highly responsive and extremely client-focused. I have no hesitation in recommending Savills to other public authorities.
Gary Cox
Horsham Enterprise Park Programme Manager, West Sussex County Council
St. Sampson & Vale Strategic Delivery Framework
St. Sampson and Vale, Guernsey
Savills led the creation of Guernsey’s first Strategic Delivery Framework, guiding coordinated development of five allocated housing sites around The Bridge Main Centre.
The framework unlocks potential for up to 1,000 homes, embedding climate resilience and net zero design principles. It includes strategic as well as site-specific spatial strategies, phasing plans and funding mechanisms, offering clarity for planning decisions and investor confidence.
The SDF has influenced policy, enabling strategic land acquisitions and reinforcing public sector leadership in sustainable growth. Design guidance, sustainability priorities and implementation tools promote integrated placemaking and collaborative delivery.
Client:
States of Guernsey
2024 - Present
Project Outcomes:
• Adopted SPD
• Development Framework Strategy
• Strategic Sustainability Framework
Other Savills Services:
• Savills Earth
Iver
Richings Park, Buckinghamshire
Savills has developed a visionary masterplan for a major mixed-use neighbourhood north of Iver Station, centred on strategic, sustainable growth. Leveraging proximity to the Elizabeth Line, the proposals promote transit-oriented living, walkability, and connectivity.
The scheme includes 700 homes, a primary school, community hub, hotel, retail and commercial space, and a new station entrance, all set amongst an extensive interconnected green infrastructure network.
With a data centre and integrated employment space driving economic vitality, Iver emerges as a regional exemplar of mixeduse development and sets a new standard for peri-urban growth along the M25 loop.
Client: Thorney Lane LLP
2025 - Present
Project Outcomes:
• Outline Planning Application
• Landscape Strategy
• Sustainability Framework
Other Savills Services:
• Savills Earth
• Planning
Water Eaton
Oxford, Oxfordshire
This masterplan sets a benchmark for Oxford’s growth, guided by a Responsible Ownership Policy for Property ensuring long-term quality and stewardship. Developed through a series of design charrettes to secure design consensus, the vision delivers up to 800 homes, a local centre, and a primary school.
Green infrastructure is designed for equality of access and space, supporting mental health and accessibility for girls, neurodiverse individuals, and older residents. With integrated transport, food-growing areas, and landscaped movement corridors achieving 20% biodiversity net gain, Water Eaton harmonises nature, connectivity, and community, creating a resilient local neighbourhood.
Client:
Christ Church College, Oxford & Bellway Strategic Homes 2017 - Present
Project Outcomes:
• Outline Planning Application
• Public Consulatation
• Co-design
Other Savills Services:
• Savills Earth
• Planning
Bradbourne
East Malling & Ditton, Kent
Savills has developed an ambitious masterplan for a new residential community in that reimagines village living for the twenty-first century. The vision includes 1,300 homes, a village centre, a primary school, and generous public open space, structured around a Sustainable Movement Corridor promoting walking, cycling, and public transport which is further enhanced by biodiversity and supporting further ecological resilience.
Design codes, shaped by character area studies, place architectural quality and wellbeing at the forefront. The plan integrates historic tree windbreaks from the former horticultural research centre and focuses density around Barming Station, enhancing rail access to London Victoria.
Client:
East Malling Trust
2022 - Present
Project Outcomes:
• Outline Planning Application
• Landscape Strategy
• Community Consultation
Other Savills Services:
• Landscape Architecture
• Planning
Our engagement principles.
Whilst engagement can sometimes be challenging due to the unique needs of each project, we believe the most successful places are shaped through genuine collaboration. From the outset, we unite communities, clients, coconsultants, and Savills experts to create a shared vision.
Our integrated approach delivers design solutions that are innovative, inclusive, and responsive to real-world needs. Structured yet flexible, our process provides confidence and clarity as proposals progress through RIBA Stage 2+. We craft bespoke engagement strategies combining codesign techniques with dynamic digital tools to ensure every voice is heard and valued.
Together, we transform ideas into living places; placemaking built on collaboration and design, creating a legacy for generations to come.
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WORKSHOPS
CO-DESIGN SESSIONS NEWS AND LOOPS
NEWS LETTER FEEDBACK LOOPS
REACHING OUT TO LOCAL SCHOOLS, ARTISTS AND BUSINESSES FOR GREATER SOCIAL IMPACT
ON-SITE ENGAGEMENT
EXPERT ROUNDTABLES AND DESIGN CHARRETTES
INTERACTIVE ENGAGEMENT MATERIAL
MINORITY FOCUS GROUPS
Savills Urban Design was commissioned by States of Guernsey to prepare a high-level holistic plan with an integrated ‘placemaking’ approach.
The Strategic Delivery Framework they delivered sets out a vision for the integrated delivery of allocated and other major housing development sites in the wider St. Sampson main centre area. Savills Urban Design engaged with a wide variety of stakeholders with professionalism, patience and good humour. We are delighted with the Framework which is a solid foundation from which further master planning, development frameworks and design strategies will be developed.
Claire Barrett
Director of Infrastructure & Environment, States of Guernsey
Our collaborative network.
Our public sector clients:
• Anglia Water
• Brighton City Council
• Buckinghamshire Council
• City of Lincoln Council
• Croydon Council
• Guernsey Housing Association
• Guy’s & St Thomas’ Foundation
• Homes England
• Isle of Wight Council
• Kingston University
• L&Q
• LB Havering
• LB Tower Hamlets
• Ministry of Defence
• Network Rail
• NHS
• Severn Trent Water
• States of Guernsey
• Swindon Borough Council
• Thames Water
• Thurrock Council
• Wealdon District Council
• Westmeath County Council (Ire.)
• West Northamptonshire Council
• West Sussex County Council
Our private sector clients:
• AFC Bournemouth
• Barratt Homes
• Bellway Homes
• Bloor Homes
• Canary Wharf Group
• Davidsons Homes
• Gladman Land
• Guernsey Development Agency
• Horse Racing Ireland
• Legal & General
• Martin Grant Homes
• Open University
• Oxford University Development
• Oxford University Press
• Redrow Homes
• Society of Merchant Venturers
• Taylor Wimpey
• The Crown Estate
• Tritax Big Box
• University College of Arts
• University of Cambridge
• University of Oxford
• University of Reading
• Vistry Group
• Watford FC
Design review panels:
• BobMK
• Bournemouth DRP
• Design Midlands DRP
• Design South East DRP
• Hertfordshire DRP
• LB Islington DRP
• LB Tower Hamlet Quality Review
• LB Wandsworth & Richmond DRP
• Merton DRP
• St. Albans DRP
• Sutton DRP
• Westminster City Council DRP
Our collaborators:
• Aecom
• Arup
• Ash Sakula
• Atkins
• Bell Phillips
• BPTW
• Buro Happold
• BWB Consulting / Deetu
• Camlins Landscape Architects
• Concept Culture
• Element Landscape Architects
• Expedition Engineering
• Gbolade Design Studio
• Gillespies
• Hassell
• Jacobs
• Jan Kattein Architects
• Kjellander Sjöberg
• Levitt Bernstein
• Mæ Architects
• MAP Architecture
• Proctor & Matthews Architects
• Rumi Bose Design
• SLR Consulting
• Sasaki
• Urban Flow
• Urban Delivery
• Zaha Hadid Architects
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With over a century of leadership in the built environment, Savills provides a foundation of credibility, insight, and influence. This legacy enables us to create design solutions that are both visionary and viable, helping to shape places that endure and inspire. BE HEARD. BE EMPOWERED. BE CHALLENGED. BE PARTNERS.
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