Briefing - New National Model Design Code

This briefing sets out our interest in the coordinated suite of planning policy and guidance that has been published to improve the quality of England’s built environment. Together these documents shift decisions on the quality (or not) of new development away from site by site plans by developers and takes the agenda on what makes a well designed place centre stage.

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Reports • Planning Food Cities

Published: Monday 1 March 2021

Reports • Planning Food Cities

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Planning Food Cities: Shaping the future of local areas to create a more sustainable and local food system.

Fields. Credit: Pexels

Planning policy overhaul means agricultural land and rivers at risk, Sustain warns

Chef Tome and students in the kitchen garden. Copyright: Jim Stephenson

Sustain and allies urge MPs to address children’s food in national planning policies
Fruit and vegetables greengrocers stall. Credit: cktravels.com / Shutterstock

Updated National Planning Policy for England falls flat

Community garden in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Credit: Sofia Parente

Planning guidance sets design standards for healthier food in homes in London
Sutton Community Farm, in South London. Credit: Sofia Parente

Reforms to national planning policy are underway: what’s at stake for food and farming?
Community garden in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Credit: Sofia Parente

Are Planning policies for a good food environment on their way?
Town market. Credit: Travellight / Shutterstock

National planning policies to set a new baseline for a sustainable food and farming system
Planning for healthy food environments toolkit. Copyright: Food Active

Healthier communities through better planning

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