Planning - Tangent Space

Navigating the planning system can be challenging, but with decades of collective experience working with planning authorities across the South East, we have a proven track record of securing approvals for our clients. We bring particular expertise to heritage and listed buildings, where sensitive design and specialist knowledge are essential.

Following your initial design stage, we will advise on exactly what permissions are required to bring your vision to life. Through an iterative, collaborative process, we will refine and adapt the design based on your feedback. Once we are perfectly aligned, we freeze the design and develop the precise, detailed drawings needed for planning and Listed Building Consent (LBC) submissions. From there, we actively liaise with local authorities, conservation officers, and consultants to guide your application through to a timely approval.

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Our purpose is to drive the transition to a low-carbon built environment across Sussex and the South East through regenerative architectural design, retrofit-first strategies, and healthy, bio-based materials - creating resilient spaces that enhance human well-being while restoring local ecosystems.

Company Strategy

As an architectural practice operating in the UK building sector - where construction and building operations account for nearly 40% of global carbon emissions - our purpose is directly aligned with market demand for decarbonisation, energy security, and strict climate building regulations (e.g., Future Homes Standard, LETI, and RIBA 2030 Climate Challenge). Delivering high-performance, low-impact design secures our competitive advantage, attracts sustainability-focused clients, and future-proofs our commercial pipeline.

Our purpose governs how we allocate resources, select projects, and manage our practice:

We actively prioritise retrofit, adaptive reuse, and low-energy projects over energy-intensive new builds or carbon-heavy developments.

We integrate circular economy principles by specifying bio-based, locally sourced, and low-embodied carbon materials across 100% of our design projects.

We embed climate performance goals directly into our project briefs and client relations.

Key Metrics & Integration Mechanisms

Conducting embodied and operational carbon benchmarking on all major design projects.

Sourcing a minimum of 75% of specialist consultants and material specifications within a 50-mile regional radius.

Enforced through our public Climate Action Plan, Ethical Client Policy, and annual progress reporting to stakeholders.