Create Streets is a design practice, town-builder and think tank. We lead research, master-planning, design coding and community co-design to help develop and steward beautiful and popular ‘gentle density’ places which residents and neighbours can love for generations. For people, prosperity and planet.

FEATURED RESEARCH

“The inspirational Nicholas Boys Smith and his outstanding team…”

Onnalee Cubitt, Councillor for Basing & Upton Grey Ward

“Create Streets have been fantastic to work with in producing our new standards for street design that puts people and place at its heart”

Cllr Matt Furniss, Surrey County Council

“It was excellent to hear Rachel Maclean MP in Parliament highlighting Wychavon and the work that we are doing alongside Create Streets to pioneer high quality urban design at the core of local development”

Leader of Wychavon District Council

“Influential”

Estates Gazette

“Create Streets are important in the fight for great placemaking”

Head of Housing and Planning Policy, National Housing Federation

“You can be sure that if Labour gets in, we’ll be working alongside Create Streets and others to make vision to reality”

Stephen Morgan MP, Shadow Minister for Rail

“The leadership shown by Nicholas Boys Smith and Create Streets … on this agenda has been invaluable.”

Rt Hon Michael Gove MP

“Very influential”

Peter Murray, Chairman of New London Architecture

“Nicholas Boys Smith is the UK’s leading figure in urban living and the beauty of cities.”

Carlos Moreno on Nicholas Boys Smith

“I believe your work touches on a vital intersection between (true) sustainability, urban form and beauty and I have benefitted greatly from research you have published.”

An engineer

“Create Streets set the benchmark for great community involvement”

Friends of Wimbledon Town Centre

“A very interesting organisation”

Rory Stewart OBE

“When I see Create Streets’ work I see hope”

Community Housing Project Manager

“Inspiring”

Mark Easton - Home Editor, BBC News

“Thank you Create Streets for inspiring my work to bring about better design. More to come.”

Robert Jenrick MP, former Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

“All housing architects who take their work seriously should read it”

Rory Bergin, HTA Design

“Everything from Create Streets is interesting.”

Peter Franklin, Unherd

“I applaud the fantastic work of Create Streets.”

The late James Brokenshire, MP, former Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

“Another excellent report from Create Streets”

Andrew Boff, AM

“Fully support work of Create Streets”

Rt Hon David Lammy MP

“…Create Streets do fantastic work”

Phillip Blond, ResPublica

“Create Streets speaks London’s language”

Sir Simon Jenkins, former chair of The National Trust

“Create Streets is a vital think tank and social enterprise

Harry Phibbs, Conservative Home

“I admire Create Streets”

Tim Montgomerie, The Times

“A magnificent organisation”

Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

“This is a great example of how big developments should work – working with local communities to design real neighbourhoods that work for the existing community.”

Sadiq Khan Mayor of London

What you are doing is totally right and, very importantly, right for the time in which we live. You’re there at the beginning of a new wave of thinking”

Alan Baxter, Alan Baxter Associates

“Definitely a way forward

Andrew Judge, Councillor, Merton, London

One of “the 50 radical-thinking individuals and organisations changing the UK for the better”

Nesta UK

The campaign for traditional streets is growing

The Evening Standard

“A wonderful project and piece of analysis”

Alain de Botton

“I support Create Streets

Nick Boles, former Minister of Planning

So glad I found Create Streets! Mini revolution in the making here in Wimbledon

A client

SERVICES

Drafting design codes to ensure projects align with local character, beauty and practicality.

 

Advising on regeneration and strategy emphasising community needs, beauty and sustainable growth.

Developing master-plans that reflect the community and a sense of place.

Using our innovative online mapping tool to engage communities in development planning.

Running our "3 eyes" street assessments, alone or as part of a wider project.

contact@createstreets.com

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