Place Making

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Below are the questions within Place Making. The questions are grouped by issue.

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To ensure that the most sustainable sites are used for development and that the design process, layout structure and form provide a development that is appropriate to the local context and supports a sustainable community.

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Efficient use of land
3.1	To ensure effective re-use of appropriate existing buildings.
Design Process
3.2	To ensure that the landscaping scheme is attractive and appropriate to the local environment
Form of Development
3.3	To achieve visual and physical connectivity that makes it easy to find the development and to navigate around it, whilst integrating it into the surrounding area.
3.4	To make pedestrian movement attractive and safe, reducing reliance upon private cars for local journeys.
3.5	To create a place with a clear identity that is easy to understand and navigate.
3.6	To ensure that building frontages encourage pedestrian usage of streets, helping to make a place feel more vibrant.
Open space
3.7	To ensure access to green space for all
3.8	To promote outdoor recreation , health and community interaction.
Mix of use
3.9	To ensure that new buildings can be adapted to the demands of new uses.
3.10	To prevent social inequalities and foster a socially inclusive community.
Crime
3.11	To apply design principles to increase the security of the development.
Street lighting/pollution
3.12	To ensure that the development's lighting scheme is as energy efficient as possible and minimises light pollution.
Tranquility
3.13	To ensure that occupiers of the site are protected from external noise