Creating vibrant, sustainable, community-focused places
What is mixed-use development?
Mixed-use developments combine a range of complementary uses such as residential, commercial, sport and leisure, hospitality, and community spaces within a single, integrated scheme. These projects create vibrant, sustainable destinations where people can live, work, and play, while delivering long-term social and economic value.
Why mixed-use matters
By blending multiple uses with housing, mixed-use schemes promote active lifestyles, strengthen communities, and support local economies. They act as catalysts for regeneration, attracting investment and enhancing connectivity through well-designed public spaces and transport links.
Our approach
Our approach focuses on unlocking the potential of each site, aligning commercial objectives with placemaking principles to deliver inclusive, future ready environments. From early visioning and planning through to delivery and stewardship, we work collaboratively to create developments that inspire participation, drive growth, and contribute to thriving, resilient communities.
Our expertise
The expertise across our Commercial, Residential and Planning & Development divisions gives us the breadth of knowledge required to combine multiple uses into successful, integrated schemes.
Jon leads the Carter Jonas London development team, providing strategic development advice, feasibility and viability studies, acquisition, disposal and marketing advice and advice on structuring and procuring development partnerships. He has 30 years’ experience, working initially in local government and then in consultancy at Donaldsons, Knight Frank and GL Hearn.
Colin is a Partner and was appointed Head of Planning & Development Division in November 2020, he is based out of our Cambridge office. He has over 25 years’ experience of planning consultancy and has a broad sphere of work. He acts for a wide range of private, institutional and developer clients and has worked on significant planning applications and appeals.