ABSTRACT
NEIGHBOURHOOD CHARACTER 6.2 Local identity 6.3 Defining and reinforcing
neighbourhood qualities 6.4 Change and renewal
KEY STRUCTURING ELEMENTS 6.5 Mixed uses 6.6 The local high street 6.7 Space and energy-sharing 6.8 Graded densities 6.9 The green network
SHAPING TOWNS AND TOWNSHIPS 6.10 Strategies for renaissance 6.11 Urban capacity and potential 6.12 The spatial framework 6.13 Renewal strategies
DESIGNING PLACES 6.14 Design of the public realm 6.15 ‘Home-patch’ areas 6.16 Conventional layout revisited 6.17 A compact neighbourhood centre
CASE STUDIES 6a Redcliffe, Bristol 6b Hampton Vale, Peterborough
This chapter provides an integrated picture of planning and design at the local level, picking up the threads from the earlier chapters. The approach is radical. It demands time and effort on the part of local authorities and developers, in responding to legitimate community, health and environmental priorities. At the same time, the guidance is pitched at a reasonably practical level. Once the essential principles and processes have been absorbed by the key local actors, and incorporated into statutory plans, then interpretation (if not implication) is straightforward and logical.
