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Building for Life Partnership: Making the Case for Good Design

This presentation provides an overview of the Building for Life Partnership and its policy context. It explores the criteria for good design and best practices in integrating sustainability appraisals into the planning process. The presentation also covers the importance of environment and community, character, streets, parking, and pedestrianization, design and construction, and other aspects of good design. Learn about the annual monitoring returns, housing audits, and design review process.

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Building for Life Partnership: Making the Case for Good Design

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  1. Presentation overview • Our legacy • Policy context? • The Building for Life Partnership CABE, Home Builders Federation (HBF), HCA

  2. Bad?

  3. Making the case for good design

  4. Firmness Will it last? Functionality (Commodity) Does it work? What is ‘good design’? Delight Does it look good?

  5. Best practice: the policy framework PPS 12:Integrating sustainability appraisals into the planning process PPS 1:Sustainable development as the core principle underpinning planning PPS 3 & CSH:Housing Manual for StreetsCollaborating on design across departments

  6. The 20 Criteria • Environment and Community • Character • Steets, parking & pedestrianisation • Design and Construction • Use • Amount • Layout • Scale • Landscaping • Appearance • Access

  7. Environment & Community • Community facilities • Appropriate accommodation mix • Appropriate tenure mix • Easy public transport access • Reduced environmental impact

  8. Character Scheme-specific design Response to local setting Distinctive identity Easy orientation Coherent building layout

  9. Streets, Parking & Pedestrianisation • Priority of building layout over streets and car parking • Well integrated car parking • Pedestrian and cycle friendly streets • Connection to existing roads and paths • Eyes on the street for safety

  10. Design and Construction • Well designed and managed public space • Architectural quality • Adaptation, conversion or extension • Advances in construction and technology • More than statutory minima

  11. Cr 8 Thinking it through:Character Sense of place

  12. Cr 13 Thinking it through:Streets, Parking & Pedestrianisation Appropriate street design

  13. Cr 15 Thinking it through:Streets, Parking & Pedestrianisation Overlooked public space

  14. Cr 16 Thinking it through:Design & Construction Well-designed public space

  15. Cr 17 Thinking it through:Design and construction Architectural quality

  16. Points of engagement Annual Monitoring Returns Housing audits Standard Awards Design Review EP/HC Pre-application assessment Internal client review Brief Training CONSTRUCTION PLANNING DESIGN

  17. Assessment evidence guidance

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