National Design Workshop Discussions 2018–19: Report for MHCLG
Fri 11 Oct 2019
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Resources
Policy and Guidance
Policy
National Planning Policy Framework
Housing Streets
Place Value & the Ladder of Place Quality
The types of places we inhabit have a profound impact on health, society, the economy and the environment. The Ladder of Place Quality is a simple tool for decision-makers to use when considering: are we making a great place?
Best Practice
Policy
A Community Right to Beauty
This is a landmark proposition which will help breathe life into the otherwise mundane and drive forward our notion of a landscape for prosperity by empowering creative and community champions to act in making developments in their own neighbourhoods beautiful
Housing
Councillor's Companion for Design in Planning
This guide will help elected members ensure that our neighbourhoods are well designed, creating places we all want to live and enjoy.
Housing
Good Growth by Design
Good Growth by Design sets out a united programme of work to enhance the design of buildings and neighbourhoods for all Londoners.
Street
Better Streets Delivered
Better Streets Delivered provides an overview of recent street improvement schemes across London. It was produced jointly by TfL’s Urban Design Team and UDL.
Streets
Better Streets Delivered 2
A follow up from Better Streets Delivered with more examples
Streets
Designing Rain Gardens: A Practical Guidance
This guide provides you with information on how to design a rain garden in an existing street, and tips on how to avoid common mistakes. The document takes you through the six simple steps involved in designing a rain garden.
Place Value Wiki
As a wiki it is available to all researchers to add (or edit) their evidence in order to create a collective resource.
What next following the Raynsford Review for inspirational place making?
Planning, Design and Place Making: How do we achieve policy by getting design right first time?
Design Quality Assessment at Homes England
This presentation provides guidance on Place Making for Local Delivery
Design Quality Reflections
Embedding Design at the Coal Face
This presentation provides guidance on how to embed design into policy requirements
Manual for Street Application Summary