Southend-on-Sea 3D Model

Design and plan with precision using Southend-on-Sea’s digital twin

Minimise project risks with our Southend-on-Sea 3D Model functionality. Rich data layers help lower design and planning uncertainty, highlight potential impacts, and accelerate key decision-making for projects.

With VU.CITY’s accurate and intuitive 3D digital twin platform, all stakeholders can expect smooth collaboration, making smarter decisions and help increase planning success in the built environment.

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DATA LAYERS
7 sq km

MODELLED TO 15CM ACCURACY
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Consents approved VU.CITY
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TREES, ACCURATE HEIGHT AND CANOPY

Southend-on-Sea data layers

From transportation and zoning to environmental factors, VU.CITY Southend-on-Sea 3D model data layers provide essential insights for more informed and confident decision-making.

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DATA LAYERS

Education Establishments

Hospitals

Deprivation Index

Air Quality Management Areas

RAMSAR

SSSI

Flood Defences

Flood Zone 3

EPC - Domestic

Listed Building Points

Noise Pollution - Road

Places of Worship

Greenspace Areas

Supermarkets

GPs

Annual Average Household Income

Population Density

Priority Habitat Locations

SPA

Flood Defences

Flood Zone 2

Recorded Flood Outlines

EPC - Non-Domestic

Noise Pollution - Rail

Police Stations

Conservation Areas

Retail Boundaries

Cycle Network

VU.CITY Southend-on-Sea is the largest and most accurate interactive 3D model available.

Southend-on-Sea is a traditional Victorian seaside resort that has undergone many transformations over the years. The Better Queensway scheme is central to Southend-on-Sea’s future masterplan, and is set to become one of the UK’s first ‘Gigabit Cities’ outside of London.

Southend-on-Sea is undergoing extensive, government-backed regeneration to key civic areas, with a £2.5m programme for the town centre, including plans to remodel its public and green spaces.

The long-awaited demolition of Southend’s Queensway Estate will make way for a £500m housing regeneration scheme. The Better Queensway scheme will transform this area of central Southend into a vibrant new community with high quality housing and is hailed as one of Southend’s biggest ever developments.

Users of VU.CITY Southend-on-Sea are using the model’s many benefits, from being able to understand and assess a site’s opportunities and challenges, testing refined designs in context, enhancing pre-app conversations and planning submissions, to improving how everyone involved collaborates.

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VU.CITY Southend-on-Sea: 3D Model Features and Planning Tools

Belfast Consent Planning Timeline in a Digital Twin 3D Model using VU.CITY

Easily import your designs from external 3D software such as Revit, Rhino, SketchUp & 3ds Max into the model of Belfast and test how they will work in situ

Import a Rhino, Revit, SketchUp 3DS Max, or 3D Model into a digital twin 3D city model using VU.CITY Belfast

Microclimate, Sunlight, Weather and Atmospherics analysis in VU.CITY Belfast's 3D Model and Digital Twin Platform

Conduct Viewsheds, view studies, feasibility studies, present concepts, export images and video from the VU.CITY 3D Model Digital Twin of Belfast

Conduct ZTV and ZVI Studies & Assessments in a Digital Twin using the VU.CITY Belfast 3D Model

Collaborate in VU.CITY Belfast's Digital Twin 3D Model. Annotate and tag your team and stakeholders

Collaborate with stakeholders using the VU.CITY Hub, Digital Twin and 3D Model for Belfast

Consented Schemes Timeline

Realise a site’s potential by viewing and assessing recently consented developments across the city, leveraging geospatial data aggregation for precise insights.

Test Massing

Assess multiple initial massing options at an early stage and GEA potential quickly.

Import Designs

Easily import your designs from external 3D modelling software (such as Revit, Rhino, SketchUp and 3DS Max) into the Belfast model and test how they work in situ.

Sunlight Analysis

Quickly view and assess the initial impact of light from your proposed developments.

Camera Studies and Tools

Conduct high-level townscape and visual impact assessments. Agree on key views to analyse further. Select key views and confidently present your proposals to take stakeholders on your design journey.

Zone of Theoretical Visibility

Save time by eliminating unnecessary views for analysis. Understand where your scheme can be seen from and which views are critical to assess.

Annotate with Tags

Mark up comments and actions and easily collaborate on a site or scheme with project team members.

Scope, Design and Collaborate

VU.CITY’s project collaboration space, the Hub, allows you to seamlessly communicate with stakeholders, to make better design and planning decisions, faster.

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VU.CITY Southend-on-Sea FAQs

Here are some frequently asked questions about VU.CITY's Southend-on-Sea 3D Digital Twin and Model.

The model provides tools to visualise redevelopment impacts in areas undergoing transformation, such as the Better Queensway scheme. It helps planners and developers assess designs in real-time, supporting Southend’s urban regeneration goals.

Yes, the model includes data on heritage and conservation areas, allowing users to understand how new projects fit within Southend’s historic context. Features like view impact and sunlight analysis help ensure that developments are compatible with protected sites.

The model includes tools like the Camera Tool, which allow users to create high-quality visuals from key viewpoints. This supports effective project presentations and helps stakeholders visualise and engage with proposed developments.

The model offers data layers for flood risk areas, sunlight analysis, and green spaces. These features assist in making environmentally informed decisions and planning developments that align with Southend’s coastal location.

Architects, planners, developers, and local councils benefit from the model. It enhances collaboration, supports complex urban projects, and helps ensure that new developments align with Southend-on-Sea’s future vision for growth and regeneration.

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