What is project facilitation and enabling?

Project facilitation and enabling is about helping projects get off to the right start, bringing the right people together, creating a shared vision, and setting clear foundations for successful delivery.

designe ltd works with local authorities, developers and clients to unlock complex sites, build consensus, and guide projects from early ideas through to delivery.

We provide independent, early-stage support to shape a project’s direction, clarify priorities, and ensure that design quality, planning requirements and delivery objectives are aligned from the outset.

How do we support projects?

We support projects by providing structure, focus and momentum. Our team works alongside clients and partners to:

• Shape a clear vision and development strategy

• Help define briefs and frameworks

• Support design team selection and early coordination

• Build confidence in internal processes and decision-making

• Strengthen collaboration between stakeholders to avoid delays later on

What services do we offer?

Our facilitation and engagement offer is practical, flexible, and focused on helping projects move forward with clarity and confidence. We support clients through a wide range of interventions, including:

• Visioning and strategy — shaping the direction for sites and projects from the outset

• Masterplanning support — aligning design, planning, and delivery objectives

• Stakeholder and community engagement — building consensus and shared understanding

• Public–private partnership facilitation — creating clear pathways for collaboration

• Programme and project management — keeping delivery on track

• Strategic asset management — making better use of land, property, and powers

• Regeneration and economic development — unlocking opportunities and investment

• Project turnaround and troubleshooting — unblocking stalled or complex projects

• Due diligence and recovery — bringing structure and clarity to difficult situations

• Transition management — ensuring continuity and stability in changing contexts

What expertise do we bring?

Our work is backed by a multidisciplinary panel of nationally respected built environment experts with decades of experience working across the public and private sectors.

Our team includes specialists in:

• Urban design, architecture and masterplanning

• Landscape, biodiversity and climate change

• Transport and infrastructure

• Regeneration and economic development

• Planning and policy

• Viability and delivery

• Stakeholder engagement and facilitation

This combination of skills means we can provide independent, informed support at any stage of a project — from strategic visioning to on-the-ground delivery.