Architecture · Manchester, United Kingdom
Turley
Turley is an independent advisory business for the built environment, with 15 offices across the UK and Ireland spanning planning, design and sustainability.
Overview
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- Base
- Manchester, United Kingdom
- Regions
- UK - England - Greater Manchester
- Sectors
- MasterplanningMixed-UseUrban Design
Flagship projects
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Three projects are selected for this profile. Explore the project directory for more.
Wirral Waters
A long-term docklands regeneration programme for which Turley leads planning strategy and detailed applications.
Bath Quays
Planning and economic advice supporting a mixed-use waterside regeneration in central Bath.
The Mercian, Birmingham
Planning, heritage and viability work for a 42-storey build-to-rent development on Birmingham's Broad Street corridor.
About
About Turley.
Turley is an independent advisory business for the built environment, working collaboratively with clients to deliver places and communities that thrive. Founded in 1983 and headquartered in Manchester, the B Corp certified practice brings together more than 350 people across 15 offices in the UK and Ireland.
The firm combines professional expertise with in depth market knowledge across services spanning design, economics, environmental impact assessment, expert witness, heritage, townscape and landscape, planning, strategic communications, and sustainability and ESG. These services are deployed individually or collectively to meet client needs in the most effective way.
Turley's design team works on masterplanning, design coding and placemaking projects across the country, from urban regeneration and large scale residential development to new settlements, town centres, ports and harbours.
Hear from the team on the Architecture Social Podcast: Ste Taylor, Director and Head of Placemaking, shares his route from architecture into urban design and explains design codes in From Setbacks to Success: Ste Taylor's Inspiring Journey to Head of Design at Turley.
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1 person · 1 podcast episode · Practice video
Podcast · Episode
From Setbacks to Success: Ste Taylor’s Journey to Head of Design at Turley
Ste Taylor’s career path is anything but traditional—starting in architecture, navigating difficult times and redundancies before ultimately rising to Head of Design at Turley. In this episode, we dive into his unexpected journey, from falling out of love with architecture to mastering design and planning on the client side. We’ll also get into the nitty-gritty of design codes, their role in shaping better housing, and why they’re more critical now than ever. With the UK at a crossroads in urban
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Contact
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- Website
- turley.co.uk ↗
- Studio
- Manchester, United Kingdom
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