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Housing Design and Quality
12 November 2024
Type
Written Ministerial Statement
Department
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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At a Glance
Issue Summary
The statement addresses the government's commitment to improving the design and quality of new homes and neighbourhoods while increasing housebuilding rates.
Action Requested
The department intends to update the National Design Guide and National Model Design Code in Spring next year, establish quarterly Steering Boards on design and placemaking, and integrate expertise from the Office for Place within MHCLG. The Office for Place will be closed down with its staff redeployed across the ministry.
Key Facts
- Government committed to building 1.5 million new homes over five years.
- New Towns Taskforce tasked with setting principles and standards for large-scale communities.
- National Design Guide and Model Design Code updates planned for Spring next year.
- £46 million package provided to local planning authorities for recruitment and training of planners, architects, and urban designers.
- Establishment of quarterly Steering Boards on design and placemaking.
- Office for Place will be closed down but its expertise redeployed within MHCLG.
- £19.8 million awarded for Stoke-on-Trent’s Levelling Up Partnerships programme.
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