"Housing featuring shops, schools, public transport, and possibly pubs close by, with green spaces and access to nature, and where heritage is preserved should be the norm for all new developments, according to guidelines set out by the government. King's Cross in London, for example, where industrial buildings have been converted into shops, restaurants and public spaces, and schools and care homes mingle with social and private housing near to a cleaned-up canal and nature reserve could become the model, according to the new vision."
"Provisions for nature such as swift bricks and hedgehog highways should also be incorporated, as well as protections against the flooding that is becoming more prevalent owing to the climate crisis, the government said. The guidelines, called the Design and Placemaking Planning Practice Guidance were published in draft for consultation on Wednesday. However, they do not mandate any of these as requirements, leaving it open to developers to ignore them. Green experts told the Guardian this was a significant flaw."
Housing should include shops, schools, public transport, nearby pubs, green spaces, access to nature, and preserved heritage. King's Cross in London provides an example where industrial buildings were converted into shops, restaurants and public spaces and where schools and care homes mingle with social and private housing near a cleaned-up canal and nature reserve. Temple Gardens near Bath restored and reopened a vacant Grade II-listed pub alongside new homes. Other examples include Kampus in Manchester and the Malings in Newcastle upon Tyne. Nature provisions such as swift bricks and hedgehog highways should be incorporated, along with protections against increasing flood risk. The recommendations are currently non-mandatory, leaving developers able to ignore them, a stance criticised by environmental groups as a significant flaw.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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