Guidance

National design guide

This guide illustrates how well-designed places that are beautiful, enduring and successful can be achieved in practice.

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021) and Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Published: 1 October 2019
• Last updated: 30 January 2021 — See all updates

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National design guide

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Details

The national design guide sets out the characteristics of well-designed places and demonstrates what good design means in practice.

It forms part of the government’s collection of planning practice guidance and should be read alongside the separate planning practice guidance on design process and tools.

See also the National Model Design Code and Guidance Notes for Design Codes.

Published 1 October 2019
Last updated 30 January 2021 + show all updates

1. 30 January 2021

   Amended to align with National Model Design Code and Guidance Notes for Design Codes, published separately.

2. 1 October 2019

   First published.