References to further guidance
There are many other guides to urban design and placemaking that provide more detailed guidance on the themes set out within this document to inform local design codes.
The following is a list of key references that provide further information to the guidance set out within the National Model Design Code.
- Manual for Streets, Department for Transport and Department for Communities and Local Government, 2007
- Manual for Streets 2, Department of Transport, 2010
- National Planning Policy Framework, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, 2019
- Planning Practice Guidance, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, 2016
Context
- Understanding Place, Historic Area Assessments, Historic England, 2017.
- Cycle infrastructure design (Local Transport Note 1/20), Department for Transport, 2020
- Highway Tree Management Operations Note 51, Forestry Commission, 2019
- Traffic Signs Manual, Chapter 6 Traffic Control, Department for Transport, 2019
- Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions, an Overview, Department for Transport, 2016
- Environment Bill 2020, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, (forthcoming) National Framework of Green Infrastructure Standards. (forthcoming guidance to be announced)
- A Green Future: Our 25 Year Plan to Improve the Environment, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 2018
- Flood risk assessments: climate change allowances, Environment Agency, 2020
- Guidance for Outdoor Sport and Play Beyond the Six Acre Standard, England, Fields in Trust, 2015
- Improving access to greenspace: A new review for 2020 (PDF, 1.18MB), Public Health England, 2020
- Flood risk emergency plans for new development, Environment Agency and ADEPT, 2019
- National Area Type Profiles, Natural England, 2014
- Nature Nearby - Accessible Natural Greenspace Guidance (NE265), Natural England, 2010)
- Open space, sports and recreation facilities, public rights of way and local green space, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, 2014
- Sustainable drainage systems: non-statutory technical standards, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 2015
- The Biodiversity Metric 2.0 (JP029), Natural England,
- The Mosaic Approach: Managing Habitats for Species (B2020-009), Natural England, 2013
- The Right Tree in the Right Place for a Resilient Future – Urban Tree Manual, Forestry Commission and Forest Research
- The SuDS Manual (C753), CIRIA, 2015
- Increasing Residential Density in Historic Environments, Historic England, 2018
- Streets for All, Advice for Highway and Public Realm Works in Historic Places, Historic England, 2018
- Hostile Vehicle Mitigation, Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure
- Influence of bollards on pedestrian evacuation flow (TAL 01/16), Department for Transport, 2017
- Integrated Security, A Public Realm Design Guide for Hostile Vehicle Mitigation - Second Edition (PDF, 3.68MB), Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure, 2014
- Secured By Design, Police Crime Prevention Initiatives Limited, 2020
- Using bollards to reduce threats from vehicles (TAL 02/13), Department for Transport, 2017
- Vehicle security barriers within the streetscape (TAL 01/11), Department for Transport, 2011
- DH health building notes, Department of Health and Social Care, 2017
- School design and construction, Department of Education, 2020
- Technical housing standards – nationally described space standard, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, 2015
- BREEAM Technical Standards, BRE
- Future Homes Standards changes to Part L and Part F of the Building Regulations for new dwellings, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government