For decades local planning authorities up and down the country have been reluctant to refuse poorly designed residential and other developments on design grounds.

Six perceptions have underpinned this reluctance:

• Costs will be awarded against the planning authority should it lose the appeal
• Design is too subjective to argue easily
• Quantity and demonstrated housing land supply is given a greater weight than quality of design
• Housebuilders are too formidable to take on.
• Negotiating good design with an applicant takes too long and requires too much officer time
• Design can be dealt with after the principle of development has been established

Drawing on an assessment of a sample of over 30 recent planning appeals, this new Place Alliance report reveals that none of these perceptions are any longer true (some never were).

Appealing Design is supported and endorsed by Civic Voice, the RTPI, the Urban Design Group and Urban Design Learning.

AGENDA

WELCOME

Katja Stille – Chair Urban Design Group | Tibbalds Planning and Urban Design

APPEALING DESIGN : REPORT PRESENTATION

Matthew Carmona -The Bartlett, UCL and Chair of the Place Alliance

RESPONSES

Q&A

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