Urban Vision People

Urban Vision is a partnership between Urban Vision North Staffordshire, the architecture and urban design centre, and Urban Vision Enterprise, the community interest company. 

In addition Urban Vision has a panel of over 30 independent professional experts who are brought in to provide specialist skills to support specific projects, including design review and community engagement.

 

URBAN VISION ENTERPRISE

Urban Vision Enterprises CIC is an independent community interest company (company number 7690116) which works in partnership with Urban Vision North Staffordshire to deliver the charity's work.  The CIC also works on a national basis for the benefit of a wider range of communities.   A Memorandum of Understanding between the CIC and the charity provides the framework for this partnership working. 

The CIC's objects can be viewed in full here.

Urban Vision Enterprises CIC has three company directors - the former chair of the charity's board of trustees, Dave Chetwyn, and two former members of staff, Hannah Barter and Mick Downs.  All three are built environment professionals qualified and experienced in town planning, urban design, heritage conservation, urban regeneration, and community engagement. 

Details of the skills and experience offered by the CIC are available by clicking on the photos below.

 

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URBAN VISION NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE

Urban Vision North Staffordshire is a registered charity and company limited by guarantee, which was set up to support and promote the delivery of high quality built environment design in the regeneration and development of North Staffordshire. Urban Vision's charitable objects can be viewed in full here.  It provides professional advice, training and community support in order to

  • Bring about successful physical and economic regeneration, and social inclusion
  • Create a high quality, well designed and sustainable built environment
  • Improve the image of the area
  • Raise the quality of life for the citizens of today and tomorrow

The Charity is run by a board of eight volunteer trustees with expertise in architecture, town planning, social inclusion, cultural development, landscape architecture, marketing, and finance.  Brief biographies of the Charity's board members can be viewed here.