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Getting Started with Design Codes
Guidance
The Office for Place is helping local councils get started on creating their own local design codes.
This infographic summarises the key benefits of design codes in the planning system.
Research: International Design Codes
Research and analysis
This research report looks at the creation and use of design codes internationally, and what we can learn from them about the benefits of design coding.
The Case for Design Codes - case studies
Case study
Hear from two of our pathfinder local councils, a developer and researcher about the benefits of design coding.
The Office for Place is pleased to announce that we will be running a new series of events this autumn to support local councils to begin creating their own local design codes.
On 17 July 2024 the Office for Place held a webinar to discuss ‘The Case for Design Codes’. Nicholas Boys Smith MBE, Chair of the Office for Place, shares some reflections from the discussion.
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