Luke Hillson
A leading design figure across the UK, Luke is a recognised practitioner in urban design, a chartered town planner, and a visiting lecturer at Birmingham City University and Coventry University.
Luke supports clients across the country to shape bold, deliverable visions for residential and mixed-use development. He works closely with landowners, agents, promoters, housebuilders and local authorities to ensure the successful delivery of high-quality places.
His portfolio spans estate-scale masterplans, new settlements, urban extensions, and complex regeneration proposals. Luke combines planning insight with a creative design approach, helping landowners, developers, and housebuilders unlock development value and create high-quality, sustainable places.
Luke’s broad knowledge of the built environment world and planning process enables him to lead and co-ordinate multi-disciplinary team to deliver high quality outputs, maximising value in a timely manner.
Luke acts as an expert design witness at inquiries, hearings and written reps.
Key areas of expertise:
– Urban design and masterplanning
– Strategic land and growth planning
– Mixed-use and residential development
– Design frameworks and visualisations
– Stakeholder engagement and design review
– Expert Design Witness
Luke brings over 20 years of experience in design-led development, with recognised expertise in urban design and masterplanning.