{"id":3902,"date":"2021-11-19T10:46:43","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T10:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/?p=3902"},"modified":"2023-11-08T12:22:21","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T12:22:21","slug":"the-national-model-design-code","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/news\/the-national-model-design-code\/","title":{"rendered":"The National Model Design Code"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3902\" class=\"elementor elementor-3902\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb4f78c elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"fb4f78c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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Model<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7df946c elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7df946c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Design Code<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26c6a31\" data-id=\"26c6a31\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal simplyweb-checked\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Back in July, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing, and Communities announced the National Model Design Code, new legislation to provide detailed guidance on the production of design codes, guides, and policies to promote successful design. It expands on the ten characteristics of good design set out in the National Design Guide to meet the characteristics of good design set out in the National Planning Policy Framework, which reflects the government\u2019s priorities and provides a common overarching framework for design. Moreover, the guidance in the National Model Design Code expands on this and sets out detailed and specific guidance based on the characteristics of context, movement, nature, built form, identity, public space, and use for a proposed building site.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal simplyweb-checked\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) sets out the government\u2019s economic, environmental, and social planning policies for England. The framework applies to a variety of local and neighbourhood topics such as housing, business, economic development, transport, and the natural environment, with its policies influencing the decisions on planning applications.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal simplyweb-checked\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The NPPF introduced the presumption in favour of sustainable development which means that development that is sustainable should be approved without delay. There are three pillars of sustainability (social, economic, and environmental) and the Framework contains several sections that, taken as a whole, constitute the Government\u2019s view of what sustainable development means in practice. Design Codes are important because they provide a framework for accessible, inclusive, and sustainable environments. What may be relevant for an inner-city structure might not be in a rural area.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal simplyweb-checked\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Direct Access can help organisations to develop their own design code drawing on national and international codes and best practice. We have extensive international expertise in developing design codes, including:<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal simplyweb-checked\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Rural Access Guide for Bethel, a town in rural Vermont, United States<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal simplyweb-checked\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Expo Design Guide that pulled together key features of British Standards with the Dubai Universal Design Code for all Architectural and construction firms to follow at World Exposition Expo 2020 Dubai<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal simplyweb-checked\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In the UK, we work with established standards such as the Accessible Stations standard from the Department of Transport, and our director, Steven Mifsud MBE, was involved in the consultation and design code development for the revision of the current BS8300 standards, setting the national standard on how buildings should be designed, constructed, and maintained across the UK and ensuring accessible and inclusive environments for all.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal simplyweb-checked\"><span class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"color: #000000; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Are you looking to make your site accessible to thousands of disabled people? 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