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Expert property consultancy, giving the right advice to help deliver your project
ConsultNHD
Intro
My name is Nigel Dyke. After 20 years of experience leading major architectural projects, I now run ConsultNHD. My role is to provide advice, ideally at an early stage to enable you to successfully develop and deliver your property related project.
Work
Having worked in the construction and development sector for many years, I now give consultancy advice to individuals and private or public sector organisations about their property, development and planning projects.
Typically providing strategic advice and feasibility studies at the early stage of a project. Support can also include brief development, peer review, advice on consultants and project coordination.
My CV
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An experienced business owner and construction professional with a passion for helping clients and project teams reach their goals.
Keen to use that experience to make a difference and support organisations throughout Bristol and the south west.
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Ability to engage with people and get the best from them
Strategic thinker with experience at director level in the construction sector
Extensive experience of option appraisals, brief writing and project delivery
Understanding of how Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) adapt and thrive and leading them on that change
Team player but able to give clear leadership and direction if required
Dealing with heritage buildings including planning approvals and funding
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With 20 years experience as a director of Alec French Architects I’ve led major architectural projects across the South West, from Quakers Friars and City Hall in Bristol to the award-winning LaunchPAD modular housing scheme. My work spans residential, cultural, and low-energy design, with a strong focus on placemaking, residential, and the creative reuse of existing buildings.
Now, through ConsultNHD Ltd, I offer independent consultancy shaped by extensive experience in sustainable and socially impactful architecture.
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Chair of Trustees Arnos Vale Cemetery from 2018 to present
Trustee Curzon Cinema and Arts Trust, Clevedon from August 2024 to present
University of West of England Business Fellow from 2015 to present
Steering Group Bristol Urban Design Forum (now Design West) 2015-2018- Academician, Academy of Urbanism
Visiting tutor University of the West of England and Centre of Alternative Technology, Machynlleth
Accredited architect on RIBA Conservation Register.
Nigel Dyke - ConsultNHD
I'm always happy to help turn early ideas into clear, deliverable projects - whether you're assessing a site, developing a brief, or need trusted advice to move things forward.
PROJECT PORTFOLIO
Featured Projects
Project 01
Strategic Support
Supporting the Senior Leadership team of Brunelcare, a Bristol based care provider, in reviewing the development opportunities of their existing estate including land disposal, retrofit and new building options.
Project 02
Options Appraisals
Working with Change Real Estate and Bristol Bath Regional Capital I undertook an initial mix and massing study for a medium density residential site in South Gloucestershire as part of an appraisal on whether to buy the site. Project included initial discussions with the planners.
Project 03
Brief Writing
Wrote a design brief and tender information to enable the appointment of a design team for a local Housing Association for a fifty-home site in Clevedon North Somerset. The work included designing an initial scheme for the site to support early development Appraisals.