Housing estate layout software for UK developers

Laying out a housing estate by hand is slow: every road, plot and parking bay has to respect adoptable highway widths, garden depths and density targets, and one change ripples through the whole scheme. Airship Site Designer is browser-based housing estate layout software that turns a site boundary into a complete, buildable layout in minutes — then lets you refine every part of it.

From boundary to buildable layout

Trace your site over an aerial map or survey image, set your rules, and generate a layout that maximises homes while keeping roads, plots and parking coherent. You can re-roll for alternatives, then edit anything by hand.

• Adoptable roads with proper junctions, turning heads and spline-curved bends
• House plots with gardens, driveways and garages, fronted onto the streets
• Parking to your target ratio, including accessible and EV bays
• Green space, landscaping and trees the layout designs around

Built around UK standards

Carriageway widths, kerb radii, visibility splays and bay sizes follow recognised UK guidance — including Durham County Council standards and Manual for Streets. See our guide to designing estate roads to Manual for Streets.

See constraints before you draw

Search a postcode and Airship overlays live UK planning data on your map — flood zones, green belt, conservation areas and more — so you design with the constraints in view. Learn more in our UK planning constraints map guide.

Present and export

Flip between 2D plan, a black-and-white planning sketch and a full 3D model, generate photorealistic AI renders for client decks, and export a layered DXF for CAD or a multi-page PDF planning pack.

Airship Site Designer needs no CAD licence and runs in any modern browser. It is indicative design software — always verify against local planning and highway standards.