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Councils trialling new local design codes named

By Joey Gardiner 2021-05-24T06:00:00

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Source: Tim Crocker

Test programme is part of government’s push to force developers to build beautifully

Major city authorities including Leeds, Newcastle and Southwark are among 14 councils selected to take part in a trial of local design codes.

The government said it will give each authority £50k to take part in the six-month pilot to develop local design codes based on the placemaking principles contained in the government’s draft National Model Design Code, published in January.

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