POS response to Design and Placemaking Planning Practice Guidance consultation

09 March 2026

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Design and Placemaking Planning Practice Guidance

The government published consultation on Design and Placemaking Planning Practice Guidance - GOV.UK which closes on 10th March.

The proposals are intended to support the application of policies in the draft National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) 2025 with a single PPG which consolidates four existing guidance documents into a single streamlined resource called the draft Design and Placemaking PPG. The 4 existing documents are:

• National design guide
• Design process and tools planning practice guidance
• National Model Design Code part 1
• National Model Design Code part 2

The aim is to make design guidance clearer, more accessible, and easier to apply in practice. 

POS support the approach and have made some specific detailed comments relating to individual chapters of the guidance.