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Designing Places
Summary
Creating successful and sustainable places will depend on a shift in attitudes,
expectations and practices about the design of cities, towns, villages and the
countryside. We need:
Decision makers who understand the role of design in
delivering sustainable development
Developers, landowners, investors and public bodies
who recognise the commercial and economic value of good design
Effective collaboration between disciplines, professionals,
local communities and others in the planning and urban design process
Development plans with effective design policies, and
urban design frameworks, development briefs and master plans to provide planning
and design guidance.
Developers submitting design statements with planning
applications that explain the design principles on which the development proposal
is based
A high level of awareness and urban design skills in local
authorities, including planners and councillors who are committed to raising
design standards and understand the impact of their decisions
A stronger design element in built environment professional
education
Better design education in continuous professional
development programmes
Greater commitment to higher standards of design among
public bodies
urban design the collaborative process of shaping the
setting for life in cities, towns, villages and rural areas
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