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All design codes articles
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OpinionCan design codes help to create 1.5 million high-quality homes?
Design codes offer a pathway to sustainable housing development in line with new planning goals, writes Matilda Agace
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NewsDesign Council shares new design code guidance for local authorities
Design Codes Pathfinder Programme aims to help local authorities across England produce policies in line with the National Model Design Code
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NewsDesign Council launches free resources to streamline local design code creation
Comprehensive guidance aims to simplify the design coding process for local authorities
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NewsMedway Council adopts new design code for Chatham
Design code intended to deliver sustainable urban regeneration and community-led development
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OpinionHow the Duchy of Cornwall’s Faversham plans are putting ‘building beautiful’ to the test
As the Duchy of Cornwall proposes a new 2,500-home Poundbury-style scheme in Kent, Paul Smith argues greater competition is the real key to improving housing design
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OpinionDesign codes: What they are and how to create them
Design codes are required because most house builders aren’t delivering good design. They work best when they’re simple and unambiguous, writes Robert Kwolek
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FeaturesWill design codes help unlock the planning system?
Berkeley Homes has gone to war with Michael Gove over the design quality of a scheme in Kent. Compulsory local design codes are meant to help avoid such conflict. Will they work?