Sustainable Residential Development in Urban Areas

Contents
Minister’s Foreword
Page
Chapter 1 National policy objectives 1
Chapter 2 The role of development plans 7
and local area plans
Chapter 3 The role of design 15
Chapter 4 Planning for sustainable 25
neighbourhoods
Chapter 5 Cities and larger towns 40
Chapter 6 Small towns and villages 47
Chapter 7 The home and its setting 57
Chapter 8 Implementation 62
Appendix A: Measuring residential density 67
Appendix B: Further reading / useful websites 70
Appendix C: Membership of the Steering Group 73
Planning Guidelines