18th February 2013

David Thompson

DPT Urban Design

Charrette Training

Pause…

…..why do anything different?

…..why Charrettes? (design-led thinking & engagement)

Service Delivery

…..why do anything different?

We have to

Successful operation of the planning system

will only be achieved if those involved: planning authorities, agencies and consultees, applicants,communities, representative organisations, public

bodies, the Government and the general public, commit themselves to engaging as constructively

as possible in the process.PAN 3/2010 Community Engagement

So can we do it faster, better, cheaper and more convenient?

James Caan

Faster: Design-led, form based approaches are suited to collaborative processes

Better: Enables deeper & simultaneous exploration of complex issues

Cheaper: More accurate planning at an early stage creates more certainty

Convenient: More certainty creates realistic and SHARED expectations on delivery

…..why Charrettes? (design-led thinking & engagement)

They can be faster, better, cheaper and more convenient

A Charrette is an interactive design workshop, in which the public, local, professionals and stakeholders work directly with a specialised design team to generate a specific community masterplan.

Charrette Series Report, Scottish Government

What is a Charrette?

Brief• Defining the question• Scope / expectations

Outreach• Understand the ‘Place’• Awareness Raising

Event• specialists• communication

Actions

•Decision-making structure•Projects

The process

Site

Neighbourhood

Settlement

Region

TornagrainWest Edinburgh

Grandholm, AberdeenLadyfield, Dumfries

SW Johnstone

LochgellyCallander

Girvan

Loch Lomond

Which scale?

Service Delivery

Investment Local Authority

Neighbourhood SettlementSite Region

Community

Who leads?

Public Design

Studio

Public Presentations

Workshop venue

Existing

2026

2060

5 Min

Walk

Connect

Settlement Level

The majority of investor comments did not focus on the

settlement

The majority of community comments

did focus on what people knew within

the town

Site Level

The majority of investor comments

did focus on the detail of new development

areas

The majority of community comments did not focus on the

detail of new development areas

Settlement Level

Site Level

Are Charrette techniques scaleable and replicable?

...Scalable?:

Development Planning: Sites

Design Studio

...Scalable?:

Development Management: Submission

...Scalable?:

Development Management: Condition

Prepare: Understand the place

Propose: Intense collaborative design

Reflect: review proposals individually

Refine: re-engage and agree

Process

Brief• Defining the question• Scope / expectations

Outreach• Understand the ‘Place’• Awareness Raising

Fact • Shared understanding of assets

Actions •Re-engage & agree

Ideas • Shared ideas development

Loch Lomond

A focus on services

A focus on assets

A focus on place