Townscape and Visual Impact Assessment
Assessing how development fits into towns and cities, and how it changes the views people value.
What it is and when you need it
Townscape assessment applies the principles of LVIA to the built environment. It considers the character of streets, spaces and buildings, and how a proposed scheme would affect views from homes, public spaces and key routes.
It is often needed for taller buildings, large urban schemes, infrastructure in built-up areas and developments near conservation areas, either as a standalone report or as a chapter in an Environmental Statement.
What we provide
Townscape character baseline and receptor identification
Viewpoint selection agreed with the local authority
Technical photography and photomontages
Assessment of townscape and visual effects, view by view
A standalone TVIA or ES chapter
Why Terra Loci
Experience writing townscape ES chapters for urban schemes.
A clear, viewpoint-by-viewpoint structure that makes effects easy to follow.
Close working with heritage consultants and design teams.
Planning an urban scheme?
Send us the site, the scale of the proposals and your programme, and we will set out a scope and fee within two working days.