Garden city standards for the 21st century - practical guides for creating successful new communities: planning for green and prosperous places

Guide 7

Town and Country Planning Association, 2017
Garden city standards for the 21st century - practical guides for creating successful new communities: planning for green and prosperous places Download document

Document Status

Current

Supplement

Sustainability, Environment, Development & Planning

Series

Guide

Abstract

Comprises one of a series of guides setting out the scope of opportunities for building high quality places particularly using garden city principles, highlighting key points for consideration in planning for growth and signposting to further detailed information. Specifically focuses on creating new places with high quality green infrastructure, setting out ten principles for success. Also includes case studies centred on: Cornwall's environmental growth strategy; Bicester's green infrastructure planning toolkit; Edible Ebbsfleet; accommodating street trees in heavily used urban areas - Goldhawk Road, Hammersmith; incorporating biodiversity in new developments - Kingsbrook, Aylesbury; and smart green roofs on office buildings - Zuidas, Amsterdam.

History

Living draft, published October 2017.

Subjects

  • Residential development
  • Planning and development
  • Other planning disciplines

Publisher History

The Town and Country Planning Association campaigns for the reform of the UK’s planning system to make it more responsive to people’s needs and to promote sustainable development.

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