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Quality and Sustainability in Housing Design
4.1NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments
The Department wishes to secure a high quality of design, layout and landscaping in all new housing developments to ensure more attractive and sustainable residential environments for present and futu
dwellingsite-planningdesign-qualityContext-Responsive Design and Local Distinctiveness
4.2, 4.3NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments
There is no single or universal version of quality design. What is right in one place might be quite unsuitable in another. Quality design comes from achieving a balanced response to all the factors i
dwellingsite-planningdesign-qualityexternal-spaceNeighbourhood Division and Sense of Ownership
4.4NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments
Quality design will help allow residents to develop a sense of ownership for new housing areas. In larger developments this can be a particular problem, and these should be divided into smaller neighb
dwellingsite-planningdesign-qualityOverall Development Character and Network of Spaces
4.5NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments
The quality of a development resides not only on the design of its parts, but also the totality of what is created – its overall character. It is important therefore that new residential development i
dwellingsite-planningdesign-qualityexternal-space