Central ‘Office for Place’ to steer work on local design codes
The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government is to set up a new ‘office for place’ to help communities develop design codes for all new developments in their areas.
Building on proposals put forwards in its planning white paper, MHCLG has confirmed it will create an office for place within the next year in order to support local communities to turn their local design codes into the standard for all new buildings in their area.
The government’s ambition is that every council will produce a local design code and guide which it claims will give residents have a “real say” in the design of new developments in their area. Despite the legislation for the planning white paper not being expected to be brought forward until the Autumn, the ministry is already encouraging all councils to publish their design codes.
All new developments must meet local standards of beauty, quality and design under new rules
Local communities will be at the heart of plans to make sure that new developments in their area are beautiful and well-designed.
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30 January 2021 Image credit: Pollard Thomas Edwards; PRP Architects LLP; Jeferson Smith; Tim Crocker Architectural Photography; ADAM Architecture
Communities to be at the heart of plans for well-designed neighbourhoods, to help us Build Back Better
Every council to create their own local design code so new developments can reflect what local communities truly want
New ‘Office for Place’ to be set up, to help communities turn these designs into a local standard for all new developments