ABSTRACT
Town extensions and large-scale development schemes are long-term projects. They are likely to encompass design issues from across all the sections in this book, but four particular aspects make them special in design terms: The influence of time, knitting into the neighbourhood, providing everything, designing at scale. Most settlements and neighbourhoods develop organically over time. At the same time, designing a new neighbourhood or settlement as a whole often leads to very little in terms of delivery or quality. Major schemes are often developed through masterplans and design codes. A masterplan sets out the high-level structure for the site, focusing on issues such as how people will get in and out of it, the main routes through it, and the main landscape features. One of the keys to successful large-scale design is to create effective new connections into surrounding neighbourhoods.
