# Space Planning

**Source**: https://www.york.ac.uk/about/departments/support-and-admin/facilities-management-and-campus-services/space-planning/
**Parent**: https://www.york.ac.uk/about/departments/

Facilitating inspirational, high-quality spaces.

Need help with a University space? Space Planning can assist in creating inspirational, high-quality spaces that support world-class teaching, learning and research.

Learn how we're driving space rationalisation, enhancing efficiency, and reducing our environmental impact to help create a more sustainable university.

**Quick links\
\**[- Specialist furniture request](https://www.york.ac.uk/about/departments/support-and-admin/estates-and-campus-services/space-planning/furniture-and-signage/#specialist-furniture)\
[- Internal / External signage request](https://www.york.ac.uk/about/departments/support-and-admin/estates-and-campus-services/space-planning/furniture-and-signage/#signage)\
[- Floor plan request form](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1zzyqF0mByC9TUffa4a-FqRXrXGtXHfuLQkhbZ2Oju0Y/viewform?edit_requested=true)\
[- Quiet Spaces](https://www.york.ac.uk/study/student-life/quiet-spaces/)

## Contact us

Office hours: Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm (excluding public holidays)

**Space Planning Team**

- [space-planning@york.ac.uk](mailto:space-planning@york.ac.uk)

## Key achievements this last year

1500+ items

of furniture reused and saved from landfill

10 inefficient buildings

mothballed or sold

10 departments

or groups, moved to improved locations on campus

8 brand new spaces

created to support teaching, learning and research

### [What we do](https://www.york.ac.uk/about/departments/support-and-admin/facilities-management-and-campus-services/space-planning/what-we-do/)

What we do and where to find the resources for the services we don't provide.

### [Space - the future](https://www.york.ac.uk/about/departments/support-and-admin/facilities-management-and-campus-services/space-planning/the-future/)

Creating spaces for a sustainable future.

### [Space allocation, use and guidance](https://www.york.ac.uk/about/departments/support-and-admin/facilities-management-and-campus-services/space-planning/space-allocation/)

Find guidance on space allocation and use.

### [Centrally managed spaces](https://www.york.ac.uk/about/departments/support-and-admin/facilities-management-and-campus-services/space-planning/centrally-managed-spaces/)

Centrally managed spaces across campus, including teaching rooms.

### [Furniture and signage](https://www.york.ac.uk/about/departments/support-and-admin/facilities-management-and-campus-services/space-planning/furniture-and-signage/)

Furniture selection, signage requests and procurement.

### [Projects](https://www.york.ac.uk/about/departments/support-and-admin/facilities-management-and-campus-services/space-planning/projects/)

Current, upcoming and completed projects led by Space Planning.

## Contact us

Office hours: Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm (excluding public holidays)

**Space Planning Team**

- [space-planning@york.ac.uk](mailto:space-planning@york.ac.uk)