'Good design ensures attractive, usable, durable and adaptable places and is a key element in achieving sustainable development. Good design is indivisible from good planning' (PPS 1, Paragraph 33).
Set out below are links to the main areas of work carried out by the Council's Urban Design Officers. If you wish to contact our Urban Design Officers please see the Contact Us| page.
From 10th August 2006, many planning and listed building applications must be accompanied by a 'Design and Access Statement'.
Such a statement must appraise the context of the proposed development and cover both the design principles and concepts that have been applied to particular aspects of the proposal - these are the amount, layout, scale, landscaping and appearance of the development.
Urban Design Strategy
The Council has prepared an Urban Design Strategy. The intention of this Strategy is to:
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Help market Gloucester to inward investors.
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Promote good design.
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To give the Council reasons to refuse poorly designed buildings and spaces.
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To guide local investment decisions of other Public Sector Agencies.
The Council prepared an Urban Design Framework for the Western Waterfront area. It was adopted by the Council on 22 November 2001, subject to a number of changes.
The City Council has published draft design guidance on 'Extending Your Home' for the purposes of a public consultation exercise. It is intended to eventually publish this document to advise property owners, their agents and designers of current best practice in the design of residential extensions. It is anticipated that this will lead to not only improvements within the environment but also greater efficiency in dealing with planning applications for residential extensions.
Approved Documents
The Council currently has approved guidance on Designing Safer Places, Heights of Buildings and Shop Front Design. For more information, click on the links below.
No part of these documents may be reproduced for publication without the express permission of the authors.
Last Modified: Wednesday 21 March 2012