Turning a Town around: A Proactive approach to Urban Design

Biddulph, Mike

doi:10.1057/udi.2008.16

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“…Hall's work in Chelmsford showed that an objective-led explicit design policy, developed at various levels by the local planning authority including briefing and negotiation, could have a positive impact on commercial and residential design (Hall, 1990;2007). Though this experience may not be representative of local authority practice across the UK (Biddulph, 2008), it is the case that since the 1990s the planning system across the UK has taken a more prescriptive approach to design, addressing it as a material consideration, putting in place instruments to promote design (Carmona, 1999;Carmona et al, 2003), and in these promoting an idea of what good design is. A recent development in this regard has been the Callcutt Review's (2007) recommendation that a single design review process for house building should be make available nationwide (across England).…”

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The Role of Planning in Housing Design: Design Implications of Land-Use Management

Smith

Ferrari

Jenkins

2011

Environ Plann C Gov Policy

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On the basis of findings from a recent project looking at the status of design in the private sector house-building industry in Scotland, commissioned by the Scottish Government, we explore connections between housing design and wider planning department responsibilities including landuse planning and management. We conclude that a broad conception of design is required in order to understand the influences that land-use planning and management have on approaches that housebuilders have to housing design, as well as on the outcomes. We consider the current drive to strengthen design skills in planning departmentsöincluding in relation to housing design issues ö and argue that, in addition to this, a more widely embedded understanding of the design implications of land-use planning and management decisions on the housing development process is needed in order to contribute to optimising conditions for good design.

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confidence: 99%