CIAT backs efforts to put design at the heart of planning reforms
Spatial Development Strategies are intended to support strategic planning, ensuring that new homes are delivered in the right places and that they are properly supported with critical infrastructure.
The amendment, which has been tabled by the Liberal Democrat Lords Housing Spokesperson Baroness Thornhill MBE, in partnership with the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), will help to ensure that development not only meets the practical needs of current and future residents, but also contributes to the creation of thriving communities with a clear sense of place and identity.
Eddie Weir PCIAT, CIAT President, said:
High-quality design is fundamental to creating places that people love, and which meet our current and future needs, as well as those of the planet.
Integrating design visions within Spatial Development Strategies gives communities the opportunity to shape local development at an early stage, building support for new homes, amenities, and infrastructure.
As design professionals, Chartered Architectural Technologists regularly work alongside Architects, and CIAT is pleased to support RIBA in advocating for this important amendment.
RIBA's announcement can be found here. The amendment tabled by Baroness Thornhill to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill is due to be debated in the House of Lords in the first week of September.
