People taking part in a workshop

We offer a range of place-based services designed to guide towns and high streets through regeneration – delivering insight, clarity, and practical action at every stage.

Each service links to a stage of our Rethinking Regeneration Framework, a five-stage framework that supports places through a structured yet flexible journey from “Regroup” to “Revitalise” via “Rescope”, “Rethink” and “Refocus”.


Regroup: Stakeholder & Partnership Development

Matt Colledge speaking at a workshop

We bring together local authorities, businesses, community groups, and other key players to build strong, collaborative partnerships that form the foundation for successful place transformation.

Our work in this area includes:

  • Stakeholder mapping and engagement
  • Consensus-building workshops
  • Working with landlords and commercial agents
  • Governance support
  • Partnership development.

Rescope: Town Centre Health Checks & Place Diagnostics

A busy town centre

Our detailed audits uncover the real story behind your town’s performance, using data and insights to identify challenges, opportunities, and strategic priorities.

Our work around place diagnostics includes:

  • Vacancy and occupancy analysis
  • Property and ownership data mapping
  • Sector performance reviews
  • SWOT & opportunity mapping.

Rethink: Visioning & Strategic Planning

Town centre signage

We work with communities and stakeholders to co-create a shared, inspiring vision that reflects your town’s identity, and sets a clear course for regeneration.

We can help your town with:

  • Place-based vision development
  • Place planning workshops
  • Stakeholder action planning
  • Strategy alignment with funding opportunities.

Refocus: Place Branding, Communications & Marketing

Altrincham town centre

We ensure your town’s story is clear, compelling, and consistently communicated across all channels -helping build identity, attract investment, and foster civic pride.

Ways we can help include:

  • Place narrative and branding
  • Stakeholder communications planning
  • Campaigns and marketing toolkits
  • Public engagement strategy.

Revitalise: Delivery Support & Activation

South Shields Market

We help turn plans into action – supporting delivery of high-impact projects that boost the local economy, enhance public spaces, transform underperforming markets, and bring your town’s vision to life.

Our input can include:

  • Governance and partnerships support
  • Activation strategies for town centres
  • Supporting stakeholder project design and delivery
  • Evaluation and impact reporting.

Let us help in your place

All our services are fully customisable to suit the unique needs, scale, and context of your place – whether for an individual town, high street, or across a borough.

Drop us a message and we’ll be pleased to have an initial conversation about how we might be able to help where you are.