The residential and hotel sector encompasses diverse developments, including new build and conversion projects, luxury residential, large strategic town planning schemes, affordable homes, student residential, and retirement living. Such developments are delivered through the planning regime from full planning application, permitted development, change of use schemes and work on listed buildings. Key considerations in design include achieving good acoustic design while targeting passive overheating solutions wherever possible, sound insulation, and building isolation from train vibration to ensure comfort and compliance. Air Quality assessments are also a key step in the planning and design process and often links with noise and overheating matters. The hotel market continues to expand, with hotel/aparthotel schemes increasingly featuring amenities like gyms, pools, and cinemas, while sustainable design practices such as BREEAM certification are becoming standard.