The national model design code will be embedded in the new National Planning Policy Framework, with local authorities expected to work with their communities to adapt it for local use, Robert Jenrick confirmed today.

In what was described as a “generational change”, developers will be expected to pay heed to the codes, the secretary of state for housing and communities told an event hosted by Policy Exchange and Create Streets in central London today.

”There is a moral obligation on developers to listen to communities and bring forward high-quality developments,” he said in response to a question about whether communities have a moral duty not to object to new housing. “That’s the reset we are seeking here - more and better homes.”

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