Masterplanning

At Tetra Tech, our masterplanning services are rooted in creating viable and distinctive places to improve quality of life and make a positive impact for future generations. We combine design excellence with regulatory, commercial, and technical insight to help clients address challenges including land scarcity, sustainability, air quality, noise requirements, congestion and affordability.

From sitewide regeneration to new settlements and urban extensions, we work with developers, local authorities, and communities to design environments that enhance both the built and natural character of each place.

Our approach is underpinned by multidisciplinary expertise in architecture, planning, engineering, landscape, transport, and sustainability. We guide projects from vision to implementation, ensuring proposals are deliverable, design-led, and aligned with policy and environmental goals. Through innovative use of digital tools and community engagement, we help clients realise their development ambitions while addressing today’s critical challenges—including climate resilience, housing and infrastructure needs, carbon management, work-life balance, and economic growth.

Strategic Site Frameworks and Visions

We develop strategic frameworks and vision documents that set the direction for future development and placemaking across large and complex sites, facilities, and regions.

• Industrial design to institutional standards
• Establish spatial strategies that align with policy and stakeholder aspirations
• Integrate infrastructure, transport, and environmental considerations
• Provide robust evidence to support local plan allocations
• Ensure design quality and character underpin land use and density approaches

Development Masterplans

We prepare detailed masterplans that transform strategic sites into liveable, connected, and commercially successful developments.

• Coordinate land use, infrastructure, landscape, and movement frameworks
• Apply best practice in sustainable urban design
• Support outline and detailed planning applications
• Engage local stakeholders and communities

Design Codes and Development Briefs

We create design codes and development briefs to ensure design quality and coherence throughout project delivery.

• Translate strategic visions into clear design parameters
• Define scale, form, materials, and public realm design
• Provide guidance for developers and design teams
• Align with National Model Design Code and local policy

Urban Regeneration and Renewal

We lead masterplanning for the regeneration of underused, complex, or fragmented urban areas.

• Unlock development potential of brownfield and constrained sites
• Enhance connectivity, biodiversity, and quality of place
• Retain and enhance heritage and cultural assets
• Promote sustainable travel and net zero outcomes

Garden Communities and New Settlements

Our team supports the delivery of large-scale new communities shaped around garden city principles.

• Promote strategic growth locations
• Embed green infrastructure, social value, and climate resilience
• Provide integrated frameworks for housing, employment, and services