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(2007) and 2 (2010), Building for Life 12 and Secured by Design principles, or their
equivalents.
5.
Development proposals should also comply with any local design guides and
standards, including Conservation Area Appraisals, the Urban Forestry Strategy,
adopted Supplementary Planning Guidance and Documents, as well as the relevant
design policies of any applicable ‘made’ Neighbourhood Plans in the Borough.
6.
Development proposals should make efficient use of land, optimising densities in
appropriate locations and ensuring that site characteristics, context and constraints
are considered, whilst responding positively to the surrounding natural, built and
historic environment.
7.
Developers should be proactive in responding to climate change and adopt
sustainable and low carbon construction principles in terms of design, layout and
density, consistent with the principles of Policy P9 – Climate Change. Sunlight and
energy efficiency should be considered as part of the layout through solar design and
natural ventilation systems. Buildings and their surrounding landscapes should be
designed to make efficient use of natural resources during construction, operation
and maintenance.
8.
Applicants are encouraged to engage in pre-application discussions at an early stage
in the design process and will be required to demonstrate that they have followed the
robust Assessment-Involvement-Evaluation-Design process outlined in the national
guidance on Design and Access Statements. Major development proposals are
required to demonstrate how the local community has been consulted and engaged
in the design process, in accordance with the Council’s adopted Statement of
Community Involvement. Significant development proposals will also be encouraged
to engage with and be reviewed through the Regional Design Review process
(MADE).
9.
Where a developer is promoting a phase of a wider site allocation or larger windfall
development opportunity they will also need to demonstrate how they have engaged
with other relevant land owners or developers with an interest in the site to ensure
the proposed phase does not prevent, constrain or otherwise impact negatively upon
relevant development opportunities. This should have specific regard to the
importance of securing comprehensive delivery of major sites including infrastructure
planning, place making, sustainable development, design and the prevention of
ransom strips.
Justification
393.
The Government’s policy on design is clear in the NPPF. ‘The creation of high quality
buildings and places is fundamental to what the planning and development process should
achieve. Good design is a key aspect of sustainable development, creates better places in
which to live and work and helps make development acceptable to communities’. The
NPPF also sets out how planning policies and decisions should ensure that the key
objectives of good design are secured and makes clear that ‘permission should be
refused for development of poor design that fails to take the opportunities available for
improving the character and quality of an area and the way it functions.’
394.
Additionally, the National Design Guide establishes ten characteristics of well-designed
places. It emphasises the importance of responding positively to context, creating locally
distinctive character, the value of creating strong communities and responding to issues
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