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Provides advice on the key points to take into account on design.
The UK government's design principles and examples of how they've been used.
A list of 10 criteria that represent good practice in creating, applying and enforcing design codes.
View designs registered in the designs journal from the last 25 years
The Office for Place will help shift how the planning system is used, as a shield against the worst to its future role as a champion of the best.
Evaluation and case studies from the first phase of our design code pilots.
Guidance relating to the protection, managing and enforcing of a registered design. Registered designs protect the appearance, shape or decoration of a product.
The musculoskeletal disorders risk reduction through design award aims to inspire employers to make changes that reduce the risks of harm to their workers
The purpose of this document is to challenge thinking about the design and quality of our roads.
A collection of case studies showing how businesses have protected their designs to help create value from their ideas.
How to use a quasi-experimental study to evaluate your digital health product.
Find out how new woodland can enhance landscape character as well as a wide range of benefits to the woodland owner and society.
Register a design - what designs are protected, search the registers, prepare your illustrations, how to apply, disclaimers and limitations.
Understand how preventative design measures can reduce the risk of harms happening on your online platform.
Find registered designs in the UK
Guidance on promoting healthy and safe communities.
Guidance on choosing evaluation study types and methods.
Use this form to request a certified copy of a design.
The duties and competence requirements for building regulations that clients, designers and contractors must meet.
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