Designing Streets
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Desiging Streets is a policy and guidance document published by the Scottish Government in March 2010. It provides guidance for practitioners in Scotland
involved in the planning, design, provision, approval and adoption of all new streets, and modifications to existing ones.
's Manual for Streets
, which was published in 2007, and is applicable in England and Wales. A second draft was revised to take into account the Scottish character, and updated to reflect the publication of the latest edition of the UK Guide on Highway Risk and Liability Claims, with its recommendations vis-a-vis balanced decisions. A consultation draft was published by the Scottish Government on 27 January 2009. The Designing Streets in its final version was published 22nd March 2010 contains formal Scottish Government policy, unlike Manual for Streets (DfT) which only has the status of guidance.
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Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
involved in the planning, design, provision, approval and adoption of all new streets, and modifications to existing ones.
Development of the Document
The document has been through two successive consultation drafts, the first based on the United Kingdom Department for TransportDepartment for Transport
In the United Kingdom, the Department for Transport is the government department responsible for the English transport network and a limited number of transport matters in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland which are not devolved...
's Manual for Streets
Manual for Streets
In England and Wales, the Manual for Streets provides guidance for practitioners involved in the planning, design, provision and approval of new streets, and modifications to existing ones. It aims to increase the quality of life through good design which creates more people-oriented streets...
, which was published in 2007, and is applicable in England and Wales. A second draft was revised to take into account the Scottish character, and updated to reflect the publication of the latest edition of the UK Guide on Highway Risk and Liability Claims, with its recommendations vis-a-vis balanced decisions. A consultation draft was published by the Scottish Government on 27 January 2009. The Designing Streets in its final version was published 22nd March 2010 contains formal Scottish Government policy, unlike Manual for Streets (DfT) which only has the status of guidance.
Policies in Designing Streets
- Street design must consider place before movement.
- Street design guidance, as set out in this document, can be a material consideration in determining planning applications and appeals.
- Street design should meet the six qualities of successful places, as set out in Designing Places.
- Distinctive
- Easy to get to
- Welcoming
- Adaptable
- Resource efficient
- Safe and pleasant
- Street design should be based on balanced decision-making and must adopt a multidisciplinary collaborative approach.
- Street design should run planning permission and Road Construction Consent (RCC) processes in parallel.
Content
The new policy replaces the existing Planning Advice Note 76: New Residential Streets. Its objectives are broadly the same as Manual for Streets, but it is intended to work in concert with Designing Places, the Scottish Government's policy on urban designUrban design
Urban design concerns the arrangement, appearance and functionality of towns and cities, and in particular the shaping and uses of urban public space. It has traditionally been regarded as a disciplinary subset of urban planning, landscape architecture, or architecture and in more recent times has...
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