Learning Zone

Welcome to our Learning Zone.

Here you will find useful reference documents on the topics of Architecture, Urban Design, Planning, Highways, Regeneration, Economic Development, Placemaking, Street Design and much more.

The main part of the Learning Zone will contain free-to-download documents on all of the above topics.

We will continue to stock our Learning Zone, please follow us on twitter so we can keep you updated. In the meantime why not take a look at some of the following titles or drop us a line to see if we can help you source a specific document:

National Model design Code (pdf)

Guidance Notes for Design Codes (pdf)

The Manual for Streets (pdf)

The Cool Sea - Waterfront communities project toolkit (pdf)

Councillor’s Companion for Design in Planning (pdf)

Planning Officers Society - Moving from a Development Team Service to a Design Team Service to deliver good design (pdf)

The National Design Guide (pdf)

National Planning Policy Framework (July 2021) (pdf)

The Planning for Walking Toolkit (pdf)

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