The Urban Glow Design and Heritage Ltd provides proactive and creative solutions through professional consultation.
Designing Solutions
Expert Urban Design & Heritage Support
Area Characterisation
Conservation Area Appraisals
Historic High Streets and Shopfront Design Guidance
Unlocking Development Potential
Neighbourhood Planning Support and Design Advocacy
Community/Educational Outreach
Masterplanning and Placemaking
Public Realm Experts
Expert Witness Heritage and Urban Design
Recent Projects:
Heritage Impact Assessment Al'Ula Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Barton Upon Humber Non Designated Heritage Assets
Bishop Burton Design Guide and Pattern Book
Ellerker Neighbourhood Plan Conservation Area
Harden Non Designated Heritage Assets Assessment
Design and Heritage Statements for Conversion and New Build to Listed Building
Slough/Windsor Heritage Appraisal
Castle Hill, Huddersfield Scheduled Monument Heritage Appraisal
Aireborough Neighbourhood Plan Characterisation
Woodland Cabins Derbyshire, Green Belt/Conservation Area Design and Heritage Support achieved Planning Permission
Private Extensions Residential Clients
Expert Heritage Witness
Heritage Significance Report for Rawdon Cragg Wood, Leeds
Design Advocacy for Residential Scheme of 10 Houses in Conservation Area
CONTACT:
andy@urbanglowdesign.com
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TheUrbanGlow were commissioned by Bishop Burton Parish Council to undertake a Design Guide for this very attractive former estate village near Beverley in East Yorkshire. We took the approach to produce this beautiful Design Guide and Pattern Book that captured the essence and character of the village with a mind to ensuring new, future development responds to the village's rich character. Download a copy below.
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Recent work in Saudi Arabia with the very professional team of Archaeologists at Heritage International where we undertook HIA assessments. www.heritage-international.com
Check out our work on the Consultation Draft of the Ellerker Conservation Area Appraisal where we shed light on the potential planned medieval origins of the village. Download the draft below.
| ellerker_caa_final_consultation_draft.pdf |
Delighted that our Associate Esther has just completed her MA and found out that she has received a distinction for her dissertation! Well done Esther!!!
October 2023. Working in France this month in beautiful rural Normandie. Meeting lots of very skilled heritage craftspeople. Plus a visit to the marvellous Marne La Valley, a new town planned around a shopping mall and TGV station. Makes such a change from our UK approach of shopping mall surrounded by car parking.
August 2023. Finalised out Bishop Burton Design Guide and Pattern Book.
June 2023. This week we have been to the wonderful desert landscape of AlUla in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia working with our friends at Heritage International undertaking some very exciting work assessing the rich heritage of this desert kingdom. Alula with links going back to the Bronze Age with heavy Nabatean and early Islamic influences is rich in history and heritage..and heat! phew.
December 2022. It's been way too long since we last updated our website but this is due to things being so busy! As we always say, if you would like something doing...give it to a busy person! This year we have come out of Lockdown fully and strong and have been growing our team with the help of Esther Bavington who is a great Historian and has a great passion for managing change in the historic environment. Esther has been helping with Heritage Statements as well as our most recent project of writing an Urban Design Guide for Bishop Burton - a place which Pevsner wrote was 'One of the loveliest villages in England". Watch this space for more in the New Year as this is a very exciting project.
January 2021. Delighted to have our research paper on historic land use in Leeds published through the proceedings of 'Heritage and Sustainability' Conference in association with TUDelft University. books.bk.tudelft.nl/index.php/press/catalog/book/781
December 2020. Delighted that our consultation draft for the Ellerker Conservation Area has now been submitted for review. Watch this space for more.
December 2020. Sign off from Harden Neighbourhood Planning Group for our work (under lockdown conditions) for the Harden Non Designated Heritage Assets assessment. This identified non designated heritage assets along with photograph of each, bespoke research and a summary of significance to help manage change within this great village near Bradford.
September 2020. We helped provide heritage assessment for a Grade II Listed Building conversion and new build. Through on site assessment we identified that the building contained extant timber framing within and this likely pushed the date of the building back into the 16th century. Planning and LBC approved.
June 2020. Pleased to have won a tender for a Heritage Support Statement for regeneration of a port area in a great little English coastal town. Watch this space for more.
May 2020 Its been an interesting few months to say the least. But here at TheUrbanGlow 'home studio' things are carrying on. We actually have been able to undertake a fair amount of work remotely, including an assessment of Non Designated Heritage assets in a village near Bradford (soon to be published.) Its always risky relying too much on Google street view to get info, but in this case, in terms of dating buildings, it actually worked very well. When we finally did get out on site, there were (fortunately) no nasty surprises.
Welcome 2020. TheUrbanGlow looking forward to undertaking more creative Heritage/Design fusion work this year. We are very excited about some potential Conservation Area Appraisals and exciting talks that we will be doing. Watch this space for more. In the mean time. Happy New Year to you all!
December 2019
Its nearly that time again for us to bring out TheUrbanGlow xmas logo! But its been a very busy last few months. A fair bit of travelling to visit and assess sites and lots of exciting work on wonderful heritage buildings to consider. Most notably this month Andy Graham attended TUDelft University in Holland for a Heritage and Sustainability conference. A wonderful group of practitioners and academics looking at the opportunities and challenges around future climate change adaption and the fact that HISTORIC BUILDINGS ARE SUSTAINABLE! (something that we have advocated for years now).
Anyway, as the year draws to a close, we'd just like to say a big thankyou to all our clients, consultants and local authority officers who we have worked with this year. Merry Christmas and a Happy, Happy New Year!
August 2019
Well its been a while since we updated this part of the website. Phew...has it really been that long! Well lots of work on including a masterplan of Leeds and lots of Historic Area Assessments for Local Authorities in Yorkshire. Added to this our plethora of Heritage Statements, in our very own unique style has been leading to more and more planning permissions being granted within some very sensitive areas.
Watch this space for more!
NEWS.....
November 2018 - A really interesting project at Castle Hill in Huddersfield. TheUrbanGlow Design & Heritage undertook the Heritage statement to support a great scheme by One17 Architects. An incredibly important hill fort site, Scheduled Monument and surrounded by many Grade II and II* Listed Buildings.
November 2018 - A manic few months where we have been researching and undertaking several Design and Heritage projects, including for the Grade II Listed Meanwood Methodist Church. For this project Andy Graham researched first hand the aesthetic contribution of Methodism....this was his favourite quote from Christopher Wakeling (who wrote the superb English Heritage book on Non Conformist Chapels) “Presbyterian godliness and sobriety did not preclude architectural display.”
March 2018 - York in 50 Buildings, (Published by Amberley Publishing) is out now. Written by our very own Andrew Graham! A great achievement exploring the architectural gems of York. Available at all good bookshops. www.waterstones.com/book/york-in-50-buildings/andrew-graham/9781445674087
January 2018 kicks off with the completion of York in 50 Buildings written by Andy Graham. And look forward to some really good projects coming your way. Currently there are three applications inn Planning at the moment so very busy! Watch this space for more!
September- December 2017: TheUrbanGlow has been busy with several Planning Applications for some wonderful clients. We believe in our strong ethics and try only to work for those Architects and developers who focus on quality. Recently TheUrbanGlow have been helping Stead & Co www.steadandco.co.uk RIBA accredited Architects based in Otley for some very interesting projects. as well as C. W. Langton Developments.
Mostly however Andy Graham has been involved in writing 'York in 50 Buildings' that will soon be published by Amberley Publishers. So look out for that in 2018.
December 2017: Andy Graham helped at York College helping HND students understand the complexities of heritage management.
August 2017: TheUrbanGlow provided design and heritage support to an application in Ryedale. All approved after a bit of a struggle with Highways.
August 2017: Aireborough Neighbourhood Characterisation Draft soon to be complete: https://issuu.com/theurbanglow/docs/aireborough_master_final_op
July 2017: TheUrbanGlow were asked to assess and champion non designated heritage in Kirklees...this is what we came up with....A video to inspire! www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKBk93_Wq0E&t=5s
May 2017: Completion of Design support for a major extension to a heritage villa within a highly sensitive location in Headingley, Leeds. March 2017
Neighbourhood Plans Characterisation for Aireborough will see be published. In the meantime we have produced another video showing the typologies and evolution of this fascinating area. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmriAEyOJAk&feature=em-upload_owner
February 2017
Wow so much has been happening this new year!!! Loads of great work for local Neighbourhood Plans including aspirational ideas for densifying town centre retail that can contribute significantly to regenerating town centres and hopefully reducing car use. Incidentally this work has been reflected in the UK Government's Housing White Paper. www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/590464/Fixing_our_broken_housing_market_-_print_ready_version.pdf
January 2017
TheUrbanGlow recently undertook lectures at the University of York Masters Heritage and Regeneration course. Some excellent feedback and great students to work with.
In late January two workshops were undertaken for residents of Aireborough near Leeds to inspire people about their place and inform its future development as part of the Neighbourhood Planning in the area. A really enjoyable workshop!!
Andy Graham also acted as Expert Witness on Heritage matters for a Planning Inquiry at Kirklees Knoll in Farsley where he supported the Farsley Residents Action Group in defending an important site to the Setting of the Farsley Conservation Area.
November 2016
Good to see the Director of Public Health in Leeds promoting his work alongside his award winning public health report that Andy Graham of TheUrbanGlow helped write and provided case studies for whilst working for Leeds City Council. https://t.co/54qq89PjS2
Characterisation ahoy!! TheUrbanGlow have some interesting projects up and coming with regards to helping communities recognise and develop sound, analysis based plans for their communities. Watch this space for more!
October 2016
Preparations are underway to provide design and heritage support for local community groups who are trying to devise their own site allocations based upon an asset based approach and a true and consistent understanding of place.
October 2016
TheUrbanGlow recently attended a workshop run by the HLF https://www.hlf.org.uk on grant funding around their new programme 'Kick the Dust' which aims to engage and inspire young people between 11 and 25 in the heritage that surrounds them. A really wonderful and inspiring project!!!
September 2016
The beginning of a new era for TheUrbanGlow...watch this space
May 2016
Andy Graham is honoured to have been selected to be part of the Fabric Advisory Committee (FAC) for York Minster and Ripon Cathedral. He is delighted to help direct the future for these internationally importance historic buildings.
https://yorkminster.org/history-and-conservation.html
October 2023. Working in France this month in beautiful rural Normandie. Meeting lots of very skilled heritage craftspeople. Plus a visit to the marvellous Marne La Valley, a new town planned around a shopping mall and TGV station. Makes such a change from our UK approach of shopping mall surrounded by car parking.
August 2023. Finalised out Bishop Burton Design Guide and Pattern Book.
June 2023. This week we have been to the wonderful desert landscape of AlUla in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia working with our friends at Heritage International undertaking some very exciting work assessing the rich heritage of this desert kingdom. Alula with links going back to the Bronze Age with heavy Nabatean and early Islamic influences is rich in history and heritage..and heat! phew.
December 2022. It's been way too long since we last updated our website but this is due to things being so busy! As we always say, if you would like something doing...give it to a busy person! This year we have come out of Lockdown fully and strong and have been growing our team with the help of Esther Bavington who is a great Historian and has a great passion for managing change in the historic environment. Esther has been helping with Heritage Statements as well as our most recent project of writing an Urban Design Guide for Bishop Burton - a place which Pevsner wrote was 'One of the loveliest villages in England". Watch this space for more in the New Year as this is a very exciting project.
January 2021. Delighted to have our research paper on historic land use in Leeds published through the proceedings of 'Heritage and Sustainability' Conference in association with TUDelft University. books.bk.tudelft.nl/index.php/press/catalog/book/781
December 2020. Delighted that our consultation draft for the Ellerker Conservation Area has now been submitted for review. Watch this space for more.
December 2020. Sign off from Harden Neighbourhood Planning Group for our work (under lockdown conditions) for the Harden Non Designated Heritage Assets assessment. This identified non designated heritage assets along with photograph of each, bespoke research and a summary of significance to help manage change within this great village near Bradford.
September 2020. We helped provide heritage assessment for a Grade II Listed Building conversion and new build. Through on site assessment we identified that the building contained extant timber framing within and this likely pushed the date of the building back into the 16th century. Planning and LBC approved.
June 2020. Pleased to have won a tender for a Heritage Support Statement for regeneration of a port area in a great little English coastal town. Watch this space for more.
May 2020 Its been an interesting few months to say the least. But here at TheUrbanGlow 'home studio' things are carrying on. We actually have been able to undertake a fair amount of work remotely, including an assessment of Non Designated Heritage assets in a village near Bradford (soon to be published.) Its always risky relying too much on Google street view to get info, but in this case, in terms of dating buildings, it actually worked very well. When we finally did get out on site, there were (fortunately) no nasty surprises.
Welcome 2020. TheUrbanGlow looking forward to undertaking more creative Heritage/Design fusion work this year. We are very excited about some potential Conservation Area Appraisals and exciting talks that we will be doing. Watch this space for more. In the mean time. Happy New Year to you all!
December 2019
Its nearly that time again for us to bring out TheUrbanGlow xmas logo! But its been a very busy last few months. A fair bit of travelling to visit and assess sites and lots of exciting work on wonderful heritage buildings to consider. Most notably this month Andy Graham attended TUDelft University in Holland for a Heritage and Sustainability conference. A wonderful group of practitioners and academics looking at the opportunities and challenges around future climate change adaption and the fact that HISTORIC BUILDINGS ARE SUSTAINABLE! (something that we have advocated for years now).
Anyway, as the year draws to a close, we'd just like to say a big thankyou to all our clients, consultants and local authority officers who we have worked with this year. Merry Christmas and a Happy, Happy New Year!
August 2019
Well its been a while since we updated this part of the website. Phew...has it really been that long! Well lots of work on including a masterplan of Leeds and lots of Historic Area Assessments for Local Authorities in Yorkshire. Added to this our plethora of Heritage Statements, in our very own unique style has been leading to more and more planning permissions being granted within some very sensitive areas.
Watch this space for more!
NEWS.....
November 2018 - A really interesting project at Castle Hill in Huddersfield. TheUrbanGlow Design & Heritage undertook the Heritage statement to support a great scheme by One17 Architects. An incredibly important hill fort site, Scheduled Monument and surrounded by many Grade II and II* Listed Buildings.
November 2018 - A manic few months where we have been researching and undertaking several Design and Heritage projects, including for the Grade II Listed Meanwood Methodist Church. For this project Andy Graham researched first hand the aesthetic contribution of Methodism....this was his favourite quote from Christopher Wakeling (who wrote the superb English Heritage book on Non Conformist Chapels) “Presbyterian godliness and sobriety did not preclude architectural display.”
March 2018 - York in 50 Buildings, (Published by Amberley Publishing) is out now. Written by our very own Andrew Graham! A great achievement exploring the architectural gems of York. Available at all good bookshops. www.waterstones.com/book/york-in-50-buildings/andrew-graham/9781445674087
January 2018 kicks off with the completion of York in 50 Buildings written by Andy Graham. And look forward to some really good projects coming your way. Currently there are three applications inn Planning at the moment so very busy! Watch this space for more!
September- December 2017: TheUrbanGlow has been busy with several Planning Applications for some wonderful clients. We believe in our strong ethics and try only to work for those Architects and developers who focus on quality. Recently TheUrbanGlow have been helping Stead & Co www.steadandco.co.uk RIBA accredited Architects based in Otley for some very interesting projects. as well as C. W. Langton Developments.
Mostly however Andy Graham has been involved in writing 'York in 50 Buildings' that will soon be published by Amberley Publishers. So look out for that in 2018.
December 2017: Andy Graham helped at York College helping HND students understand the complexities of heritage management.
August 2017: TheUrbanGlow provided design and heritage support to an application in Ryedale. All approved after a bit of a struggle with Highways.
August 2017: Aireborough Neighbourhood Characterisation Draft soon to be complete: https://issuu.com/theurbanglow/docs/aireborough_master_final_op
July 2017: TheUrbanGlow were asked to assess and champion non designated heritage in Kirklees...this is what we came up with....A video to inspire! www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKBk93_Wq0E&t=5s
May 2017: Completion of Design support for a major extension to a heritage villa within a highly sensitive location in Headingley, Leeds. March 2017
Neighbourhood Plans Characterisation for Aireborough will see be published. In the meantime we have produced another video showing the typologies and evolution of this fascinating area. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmriAEyOJAk&feature=em-upload_owner
February 2017
Wow so much has been happening this new year!!! Loads of great work for local Neighbourhood Plans including aspirational ideas for densifying town centre retail that can contribute significantly to regenerating town centres and hopefully reducing car use. Incidentally this work has been reflected in the UK Government's Housing White Paper. www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/590464/Fixing_our_broken_housing_market_-_print_ready_version.pdf
January 2017
TheUrbanGlow recently undertook lectures at the University of York Masters Heritage and Regeneration course. Some excellent feedback and great students to work with.
In late January two workshops were undertaken for residents of Aireborough near Leeds to inspire people about their place and inform its future development as part of the Neighbourhood Planning in the area. A really enjoyable workshop!!
Andy Graham also acted as Expert Witness on Heritage matters for a Planning Inquiry at Kirklees Knoll in Farsley where he supported the Farsley Residents Action Group in defending an important site to the Setting of the Farsley Conservation Area.
November 2016
Good to see the Director of Public Health in Leeds promoting his work alongside his award winning public health report that Andy Graham of TheUrbanGlow helped write and provided case studies for whilst working for Leeds City Council. https://t.co/54qq89PjS2
Characterisation ahoy!! TheUrbanGlow have some interesting projects up and coming with regards to helping communities recognise and develop sound, analysis based plans for their communities. Watch this space for more!
October 2016
Preparations are underway to provide design and heritage support for local community groups who are trying to devise their own site allocations based upon an asset based approach and a true and consistent understanding of place.
October 2016
TheUrbanGlow recently attended a workshop run by the HLF https://www.hlf.org.uk on grant funding around their new programme 'Kick the Dust' which aims to engage and inspire young people between 11 and 25 in the heritage that surrounds them. A really wonderful and inspiring project!!!
September 2016
The beginning of a new era for TheUrbanGlow...watch this space
May 2016
Andy Graham is honoured to have been selected to be part of the Fabric Advisory Committee (FAC) for York Minster and Ripon Cathedral. He is delighted to help direct the future for these internationally importance historic buildings.
https://yorkminster.org/history-and-conservation.html
TheUrbanGlow Design & Heritage Ltd
Registered Office:
Cavendish House, St. Andrews Court, Leeds, England, LS3 1JY
Registered Office:
Cavendish House, St. Andrews Court, Leeds, England, LS3 1JY
