/* AK Planning & Development Ltd — shared site styles */
:root{
  --ink:#1a365d; --ink-2:#22466a; --accent:#36a9e1; --accent-2:#1c84c4;
  --paper:#ffffff; --mist:#f4f7f8; --line:#e3e9ec; --muted:#5a6b75;
  --maxw:1140px; --radius:14px; --shadow:0 10px 30px rgba(15,42,63,.08);
}
*{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:var(--ink);background:var(--paper);line-height:1.65;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}
.wrap{max-width:var(--maxw);margin:0 auto;padding:0 24px}
h1,h2,h3,h4{line-height:1.15;letter-spacing:-.01em;font-weight:700}
p{margin-bottom:14px}
.eyebrow{font-size:.8rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--accent)}

/* nav */
header.nav{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:50;background:rgba(255,255,255,.96);backdrop-filter:saturate(180%) blur(10px);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);border-top:4px solid var(--accent)}
.nav-inner{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;height:88px;gap:24px}
.brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:18px;flex:none}
.ak-logo{height:60px;width:auto;display:block}
/* CSS-only strapline beside the logo, so it appears on every page without
   touching the markup. Dropped on narrow screens where the links need the room. */
.brand::after{content:"Chartered Town Planning \A & Development Consultancy";white-space:pre;font-size:.74rem;line-height:1.35;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);border-left:1px solid var(--line);padding-left:18px}
nav.links{display:flex;gap:4px;align-items:center;margin-left:auto}
nav.links a{position:relative;font-size:.92rem;font-weight:600;color:var(--ink-2);white-space:nowrap;padding:8px 11px;border-radius:8px;transition:.15s}
nav.links a:hover{color:var(--ink);background:var(--mist)}
nav.links a.active{color:var(--accent-2)}
nav.links a.active::after{content:"";position:absolute;left:11px;right:11px;bottom:2px;height:2px;border-radius:2px;background:var(--accent)}
/* The phone button sits inside nav.links on most pages, so it is selected
   both ways to outrank the generic link rule. */
.callbtn,nav.links a.callbtn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;flex:none;margin-left:10px;padding:10px 18px;border-radius:30px;background:var(--ink);color:#fff;font-weight:600;font-size:.88rem;white-space:nowrap;transition:.15s}
.callbtn::before{content:"\260E";font-size:.95rem;color:#8fd3f4}
.callbtn:hover,nav.links a.callbtn:hover{background:var(--accent-2);color:#fff;transform:translateY(-1px)}
@media(max-width:1100px){.brand::after{display:none}}
@media(max-width:1000px){.callbtn,nav.links a.callbtn{display:none}}

/* page header */
.page-head{background:linear-gradient(160deg,var(--ink) 0%,var(--ink-2) 60%,#0c2336 100%);color:#fff;position:relative;overflow:hidden}
.page-head:after{content:"";position:absolute;right:-10%;top:-40%;width:55%;height:180%;background:radial-gradient(circle at center,rgba(54,169,225,.30),transparent 60%)}
.page-head .wrap{position:relative;z-index:2;padding:62px 24px 66px}
.page-head .eyebrow{color:#8fd3f4}
.page-head h1{font-size:2.5rem;margin:12px 0 14px;max-width:20ch}
.page-head p{font-size:1.15rem;color:#d7e2e8;max-width:52ch;margin:0}

/* breadcrumb */
.crumb{font-size:.85rem;color:#9fb4be;margin-bottom:4px}
.crumb a{color:#9fb4be}.crumb a:hover{color:#fff}

/* sections */
section.block{padding:70px 0}
section.block.mist{background:var(--mist);border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.sec-head{max-width:64ch;margin-bottom:8px}
.sec-head h2{font-size:1.9rem;margin:10px 0 12px}
.sec-head p{color:var(--muted);font-size:1.05rem}
.lead{font-size:1.18rem;color:var(--ink-2)}
.prose{max-width:70ch}
.prose p{color:#36404a;font-size:1.02rem}
.prose h3{font-size:1.25rem;margin:26px 0 8px;color:var(--ink)}

/* two-col */
.split{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.05fr .95fr;gap:48px;align-items:center}
.split img{width:100%;border-radius:var(--radius);border:1px solid var(--line);box-shadow:var(--shadow);display:block}

/* cards */
.cards{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:22px;margin-top:36px}
.card{border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:28px;background:#fff;transition:.18s}
.card:hover{box-shadow:var(--shadow);transform:translateY(-3px);border-color:#d2dee2}
.card .ic{width:46px;height:46px;border-radius:11px;background:linear-gradient(135deg,var(--accent),var(--accent-2));display:grid;place-items:center;color:#fff;font-size:1.2rem;margin-bottom:15px}
.card h3{font-size:1.18rem;margin-bottom:8px}
.card p{font-size:.95rem;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:0}
.card a.more{display:inline-block;margin-top:14px;font-size:.88rem;font-weight:600;color:var(--accent)}

/* feature list */
.ticks{list-style:none;margin:18px 0 0}
/* Deliberately NOT display:flex. A flex container turns every child into its
   own flex item, so a <b> lead-in ("We assess the merits first.") became a
   separate column that wrapped on its own, and the sentence after it became a
   second column - which read as a broken two-column layout. A hanging indent
   keeps the marker aligned and lets the bold flow inline with its sentence. */
.ticks li{position:relative;padding-left:24px;margin-bottom:11px;color:#36404a}
.ticks li .ck{position:absolute;left:0;top:0;width:15px;color:var(--accent);font-weight:800}

/* callout */
.callout{border-left:4px solid var(--accent);background:var(--mist);padding:20px 24px;border-radius:0 10px 10px 0;margin:24px 0;color:var(--ink-2)}
.callout b{color:var(--ink)}

/* pills */
.pill-row{display:flex;gap:10px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:18px}
.pill{font-size:.82rem;background:var(--mist);border:1px solid var(--line);color:var(--ink-2);padding:7px 13px;border-radius:20px;font-weight:600}

/* stat figures */
.figs{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:16px;margin-top:30px}
.figbox{background:var(--mist);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px;padding:20px}
.figbox .n{font-size:1.9rem;font-weight:800;color:var(--ink);letter-spacing:-.02em}
.figbox .n.up{color:var(--accent-2)}
.figbox .l{font-size:.8rem;color:var(--muted);margin-top:4px}

/* buttons */
.btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:9px;padding:13px 22px;border-radius:32px;font-weight:600;font-size:.98rem;transition:.15s}
.btn-primary{background:var(--accent);color:#fff}
.btn-primary:hover{background:var(--accent-2);transform:translateY(-1px)}
.btn-ghost{background:#fff;color:var(--ink);border:1px solid var(--line)}
.btn-ghost:hover{border-color:var(--accent)}
.cta-row{display:flex;gap:14px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:26px}

/* CTA band */
.ctaband{background:var(--ink);color:#fff;border-radius:24px;padding:46px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.2fr .8fr;gap:32px;align-items:center;margin:10px 0}
.ctaband h2{font-size:1.7rem;margin-bottom:8px}
.ctaband p{color:#bccad2;margin:0}
.ctaband .info{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:8px;font-size:.98rem}
.ctaband .info b{color:#fff}

/* accreditation strip */
.accred{background:var(--mist);border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.accred-inner{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:48px;padding:30px 0;flex-wrap:wrap}
.accred .lab{font-size:.78rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted)}
.logo-chip{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px;padding:14px 22px;display:flex;align-items:center;box-shadow:0 4px 14px rgba(15,42,63,.05)}

/* footer */
footer{background:#0b2031;color:#9fb4be;padding:54px 0 30px;font-size:.9rem;margin-top:10px}
.foot-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.4fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;gap:32px;padding-bottom:32px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1)}
footer h4{color:#fff;font-size:.8rem;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:14px}
footer a{display:block;color:#9fb4be;margin-bottom:9px;font-size:.9rem}
footer a:hover{color:#fff}
.foot-brand b{color:#fff;font-size:1.05rem}
.foot-bottom{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px;flex-wrap:wrap;padding-top:22px;font-size:.82rem;color:#6f8794}
.attr{font-size:.78rem;color:#6f8794;max-width:48ch}
.foot-li{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;margin-top:14px;color:#fff;font-weight:600;font-size:.85rem}
.foot-li:hover{color:#fff}
.foot-li .ico{display:inline-grid;place-items:center;width:26px;height:26px;border-radius:6px;background:var(--accent);color:#fff;font-weight:800;font-size:.72rem}

/* disclaimer box (shared) */
.disclaimer{display:flex;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;background:#fff8ec;border:1px solid #f0dca8;border-left:4px solid #d9a93a;border-radius:10px;padding:16px 20px;margin:0 0 28px;font-size:.9rem;color:#5c4a1f}
.disclaimer b{color:#3d3107}
.disclaimer a{color:#8a6d1e;font-weight:600}
.disclaimer .di{font-size:1.1rem;flex:none;line-height:1.2}
.coming{display:inline-block;font-size:.7rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8a6d1e;background:#fdf3d6;border:1px solid #f0dca8;padding:3px 9px;border-radius:12px}

@media(max-width:900px){
  /* The nav used to be display:none below 900px with nothing replacing it, so
     a phone had no navigation at all beyond the logo. Seven items wrap into
     two tidy rows instead - no hamburger, no JS, nothing to break. */
  .nav-inner{height:auto;flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start;gap:6px;padding:10px 0}
  nav.links{flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2px;row-gap:0;margin-left:0}
  nav.links a{font-size:.86rem;padding:6px 8px}
  .ak-logo{height:46px}
  .split,.cards,.ctaband{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .figs{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
  .page-head h1{font-size:1.9rem}
  .ctaband{padding:30px}
  .foot-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
  .accred-inner{gap:26px}
}