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The Office for Place will be closed down. The decision was announced through a Written Ministerial Statement.
The top tips for getting started with Design Codes sets out what local planning authority officers and other producers of design codes need to consider.
We are pleased to announce that the Office for Place will be hosting Places at Pace, our first online mini-conference, on 18 September from 10am to 12pm.
On 17 July 2024 the Office for Place held a webinar to discuss 'The Case for Design Codes'. Nicholas Boys Smith MBE, Chair of the Office for Place, shares some reflections from the discussion.
The Office for Place is funding and supporting 10 new areas in England as part of the Design Code Pathfinder Programme.
On 19 March 2024 the Office for Place held its first conference, in our new home of Stoke-on-Trent. A week on from the day, we wanted to share some details on the event, alongside some reflections from our chair, Nicholas Bo…
Join the Office for Place to hear more about the Design Code Pathfinder programme, and the work our local authority and neighbourhood planning group partners have undertaken to deliver more healthy, beautiful, popular and su…
Office for Place established in Stoke-on-Trent to help councils create beautiful, successful and enduring places.
A blog post on the Office for Place’s latest event, where our panel discussed the role of place quality in creating and stewarding prosperous and safe high streets and town centres, written by advisory board members Nicholas…
What is the role of place quality in creating and stewarding prosperous and safe high streets?
An Office for Place event in conjunction with RIBA discussing how government and architects can collaborate to make healthy, sustainable communities, fit for the future.
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