Councils picked to pilot local design codes

By Joey Gardiner2021-05-24T05:01:00

Test programme is part of government’s push to force developers to build beautifully

Major city authorities including Leeds, Newcastle and Southwark are among 14 councils selected to take part in a trial of local design codes.

The government said it will give each authority £50k to take part in the six-month pilot to develop local design codes based on the placemaking principles contained in the government’s draft National Model Design Code, published in January.

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