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Outcome of request to invalidate, hearing held on 28 June 2024.
The duties and competence requirements for building regulations that clients, designers and contractors must meet.
Provides advice on the key points to take into account on design.
Includes introduction and purpose of this guide.
The UK government's design principles and examples of how they've been used.
The musculoskeletal disorders risk reduction through design award aims to inspire employers to make changes that reduce the risks of harm to their workers
Naming, structuring and scoping your service, prototyping, using design patterns and design training.
How to apply for a clinical trial including eligibility, phases, model IMPDs, costs and how to make changes to your application.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
If a design code is being prepared for larger sites, it may be necessary to produce a masterplan as part of the design coding exercise. This masterplan will establish a new street network, decide which area types apply, along with...
Includes chapters on definition of a design, novelty and individual character, technical function, morality and emblems.
Design codes need to be based on a vision for how a place will develop in the future, as set out in the local plan. This vision needs to be developed with the local community and is likely to be...
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