| On 3rd November 2018, The Communities Secretary, James Brokenshire, has announced a new commission to champion beauty in the built environment. Click here to find out more. The ‘Building Better, Building Beautiful’ Commission is intended: • To gather evidence from stakeholders and other sources. The Commission will gather evidence to understand the scale and nature of the challenge. Identify opportunities to tackle this, promoting improved quality and greater community consent. • To advocate for beauty in the built environment. Act as champions and advocates for the Government’s commitment to beauty in the built environment, with a focus on the opportunity to improve the quality of homes and places through establishing Garden Cities/Towns/Villages and the renewal of high streets. • To develop workable ideas to help renew high streets and inform the planning and design of new settlements. Through the commissioning of appropriate activity, and the gathering of evidence, the Commission will challenge current practices, policies and behaviours to develop pragmatic solutions to the challenges identified. • To develop practical ideas for the identification and release of appropriate land for housing and the role of infrastructure in strategic spatial strategic planning. • To inform the work of MHCLG and other Government Departments’ policy teams. Government policy development will be informed through the sharing of insight and workable ideas and solutions from the Commission. Read the draft terms of reference for Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission here. |
