Design code
The council has started putting together a design code for developments at the South West Rugby site.
A design code details the design requirements for development and aims to:
- achieve a higher level of development quality
- enable conversations about design earlier in the development process
- enable conversations with residents about the places they live in
- provide a level of predictability about what will be built
- provide a level of predictability in the planning process for developers
- provide consistency in development over multiple phases
We intend the design code to:
- be clear and concise
- use drawings, diagrams and numbers as far as possible, rather than large sections of text
- contain 'musts' and 'must nots' where possible, minimising 'shoulds' and 'coulds'
The design code will become a Supplementary Planning Document (SPD), meaning it will be a material consideration in planning applications.
The SPD will be used by applicants to progress designs during the development process and by council development management officers when determining planning applications.
We intend to hold a number of workshops where residents can discuss the design code with officers.
We plan to publish dates and venues for the workshops in the coming weeks.