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Hyas Associates
Welcome
Promoting collaboration and positive planning processes
Hyas is a dynamic consultancy specialising in town planning, masterplanning, and placemaking. We help strategic projects navigate the planning system with a unique, solution-focused approach that emphasises positive planning, collaboration, and delivery expertise.
Our activities include planning strategies, policy making, development management, placemaking, masterplanning, deploying new planning tools, engagement, viability, delivery vehicles, funding opportunities, infrastructure planning & scheme deliverability. We also provide hands-on project management and strategic support to ensure local projects move smoothly through the system
Planning Strategies
We offer strategic planning services to help you achieve your development objectives while complying with regulations and policies.
Project Management
Our expert project management team ensures the successful delivery of your projects from inception to completion.
Community Engagement
Engage with stakeholders and communities effectively to create successful and sustainable development projects.
Viability Assessment
We provide thorough viability assessments to ensure the financial success of your development projects.
What our clients think
Discover how our clients have achieved success through our collaboration.
Jenny Clifford, Head of Planning, Mid Devon District Council
The unique way Hyas provides their support means they have become part of the team, leading to their professional advice and direct support being trusted by the community, politicians, stakeholders and officers. Their advice and expertise have proved invaluable to the progress being made on this exciting locally led project.
Lisa Michelson,
Service Director,
Buckinghamshire Council
Hyas have supported the Council as a trusted consultant, to help us develop Aylesbury Garden Town from a concept, to one that is now a high-profile programme - with tangible projects, starting to deliver transformation for the town with a national profile. The Hyas team have provided a wide range and variety of support and advice, using their extensive expertise and in-depth knowledge of garden settlements – including governance, policy writing, masterplan scoping and project management, public engagement, and consultation. Hyas have been instrumental in building and strengthening our local partnership working. Their close working approach enables them to be extremely flexible and responsive to our needs.
Neil Cole, Head of Planning Policy, Cumberland Council
Hyas Associates have proved invaluable in providing additional capacity to help us promote various aspects of St Cuthbert’s Garden Village through the planning process. Hyas offer a unique perspective into garden villages and have always provided us with sound, pragmatic and insightful advice. The quality of work is excellent which most recently includes the St Cuthbert’s Garden Village Strategic Design SPD delivered on time and on budget.
