PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments·Page 16·4.5
Overall Development Character and Network of Spaces
Residential developments must be based on a clear overall design concept, ideally structured around a network of spaces rather than a hierarchy of roads, to create attractive human-scale surroundings with distinctive character and sense of place.
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 is based on a clear design concept. Ideally this should be based on a network of spaces rather than a hierarchy of roads. This will help ensure the creation of surroundings with an attractive human scale and a distinctive overall sense of place.
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