The practice was appointed as Lead Consultant to provide Urban Design advice to North Devon District Council in respect of 4 large sites totalling some 51 ha (120 acres). The guidance for Anchorwood, Seven Brethren, the Cattlemarket and Queen / Bear Street sites was to be adopted as SPG. In establishing the guidance we undertook a series of studies for each site to determine the urban design constraints and opportunities and explored development capacity and viability. The ownership and brief for each site varied. As part of the process we engaged a full team of sub-consultants, consulted widely and presented to members at committee level