tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/organisations/office-for-place Office for Place - Activity on 188ÌåÓý HM Government 2024-11-13T00:00:00Z /government/news/closure-of-the-office-for-place#2024-11-13T00:00:00Z 2024-11-13T00:00:00Z Closure of the Office for Place The Office for Place will be closed down. The decision was announced through a Written Ministerial Statement. /government/news/top-tips-for-getting-started-with-design-codes#2024-10-01T13:14:21Z 2024-10-01T13:14:21Z Top tips for getting started with Design Codes The top tips for getting started with Design Codes sets out what local planning authority officers and other producers of design codes need to consider. /government/news/places-at-pace-september-2024#2024-08-19T15:35:51Z 2024-08-19T15:35:51Z Places at Pace - September 2024 We are pleased to announce that the Office for Place will be hosting Places at Pace, our first online mini-conference, on 18 September from 10am to 12pm. /government/news/the-case-for-design-codes-some-personal-reflections#2024-08-05T23:00:00Z 2024-08-05T23:00:00Z The case for design codes: some personal reflections On 17 July 2024 the Office for Place held a webinar to discuss 'The Case for Design Codes'. Nicholas Boys Smith MBE, Chair of the Office for Place, shares some reflections from the discussion. /guidance/getting-started-with-design-codes#2024-07-17T10:50:57Z 2024-07-17T10:50:57Z Getting Started with Design Codes The Office for Place is helping local councils get started on creating their own local design codes. /government/publications/infographic-the-benefits-of-design-codes#2024-07-17T10:46:56Z 2024-07-17T10:46:56Z Guidance: Infographic: The Benefits of Design Codes This infographic summarises the key benefits of design codes in the planning system. /government/publications/research-international-design-codes#2024-07-17T10:44:18Z 2024-07-17T10:44:18Z Research: Research: International Design Codes This research report looks at the creation and use of design codes internationally, and what we can learn from them about the benefits of design coding. /government/publications/office-for-place-pathfinders-programme-cohort-4-support-grant-prospectus#2024-07-16T13:16:47Z 2024-07-16T13:16:47Z Guidance: Office for Place: Pathfinders Programme (Cohort 4) Support Grant prospectus  The Office for Place is seeking to establish a partnership with an experienced organisation to deliver the expert-led support and advice components of the support package for the 2024-25 Pathfinders Programme. /government/news/10-new-design-code-pathfinder-areas#2024-05-16T14:31:05Z 2024-05-16T14:31:05Z 10 New Design Code Pathfinder areas The Office for Place is funding and supporting 10 new areas in England as part of the Design Code Pathfinder Programme. /government/news/a-week-on-from-the-places-at-pace-conference#2024-03-26T16:53:24Z 2024-03-26T16:53:24Z A week on from the Places at Pace conference On 19 March 2024 the Office for Place held its first conference, in our new home of Stoke-on-Trent. A week on from the day, we wanted to share some details on the event, alongside some reflections from our chair, Nicholas Boys Smith. /guidance/design-code-library#2024-02-28T10:05:59Z 2024-02-28T10:05:59Z Design Code Library A selection of design codes, chosen by the advisory board to the Office for Place, that demonstrate good practice. /government/publications/new-design-code-pathfinders-call-for-expressions-of-interest#2024-02-07T14:13:48Z 2024-02-07T14:13:48Z Guidance: New Design Code Pathfinders: call for expressions of interest The Office for Place are looking to work with local authorities who have an adopted design code and are keen to update or expand it. /government/news/masterclasses-from-the-design-code-pathfinder-programme#2023-08-24T14:43:34Z 2023-08-24T14:43:34Z Masterclasses from the Design Code Pathfinder programme Join the Office for Place to hear more about the Design Code Pathfinder programme, and the work our local authority and neighbourhood planning group partners have undertaken to deliver more healthy, beautiful, popular and sustainable places. /government/news/office-for-place-a-statement-from-the-chair#2023-07-24T13:47:00Z 2023-07-24T13:47:00Z Office for Place - A Statement from the Chair Office for Place established in Stoke-on-Trent to help councils create beautiful, successful and enduring places. /government/news/design-code-pathfinder-showcase-an-office-for-place-webinar#2023-06-19T13:45:00Z 2023-06-19T13:45:00Z Design Code Pathfinder Showcase â€� An Office for Place Webinar Join the Office for Place to hear more about the Design Code Pathfinder programme, and the work our local authority and neighbourhood planning group partners have undertaken to deliver more healthy, beautiful, popular and sustainable places. /government/news/report-beautiful-and-safe-high-streets#2023-06-14T14:22:28Z 2023-06-14T14:22:28Z Report - Beautiful and Safe High Streets A blog post on the Office for Place’s latest event, where our panel discussed the role of place quality in creating and stewarding prosperous and safe high streets and town centres, written by advisory board members Nicholas Boys Smith and Caroline Simpson. /guidance/design-code-pathfinder-programme-spring-2023-update#2023-06-08T15:29:52Z 2023-06-08T15:29:52Z Design Code Pathfinder Programme â€� Spring 2023 update An overview of our Design Code Pathfinder programme. /government/news/beautiful-and-safe-high-streets-an-office-for-place-webinar#2023-05-30T14:06:05Z 2023-05-30T14:06:05Z Beautiful and Safe High Streets - an Office for Place webinar What is the role of place quality in creating and stewarding prosperous and safe high streets? /government/news/beauty-who-cares-wins#2023-05-04T13:12:08Z 2023-05-04T13:12:08Z Beauty: who cares, wins! An Office for Place event in conjunction with RIBA discussing how government and architects can collaborate to make healthy, sustainable communities, fit for the future. /guidance/10-criteria-for-effective-design-coding#2023-02-14T14:21:35Z 2023-02-14T14:21:35Z 10 criteria for effective design coding A list of 10 criteria that represent good practice in creating, applying and enforcing design codes.