Suffolk Design
Suffolk Design is an initiative to ensure the quality of new buildings, public spaces and neighbourhoods throughout the county meets today’s needs and tomorrow’s challenges.
What is Suffolk Design ?
New homes, workplaces, schools and infrastructure are needed to meet current and future population growth and demographic change.
We want to make sure that new developments in the county contribute to Suffolk’s unique identity and ensure it remains the attractive and successful place we all love.
Suffolk Design is an initiative to ensure the quality of new buildings, public spaces and neighbourhoods throughout the county meets today’s needs and tomorrow’s challenges.
Key Principles
- Communicates the value of good design to Suffolk
- Sets aspirations about quality and place
- Ensures well designed places are delivered
- Defines the Suffolk approach to including our communities in the design and development process
- Engages the County’s stakeholders in a collaborative approach to joint working
VIEW THE SUFFOLK DESIGN OBJECTIVES
11-step Suffolk Design Management Process (SDMP)
11 step design management process setting out the relationships and actions needed to achieve improved quality of design and development within Suffolk. The SDMP sets out to improve engagement throughout the development process through key involvement of Local Authority, Applicant and community.
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Case Studies/Previous Research
A number of officer, developer, architect and stakeholder events have been held since 2019 including study tours, conferences, masterclasses and roundtables.
These well-attended events have brought together partners to explore design issues and develop consisent approaches.
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Suffolk Design: Streets Guide
The Streets Guide is a guidance document designed to assist the delivery of well-designed places in line with the National Design Guide as well as the National Model Design Code. The Streets Guide will be used by Suffolk County Council’s highway engineers, drainage engineers and Public Rights of Way officers in responding to planning applications.
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SDMP Case Studies
As the SDMP is rolled out across Suffolk we will update this page with case studies provided by local authorities, developers and the community.
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Suffolk
Planning
documents
Links to local plan documents for each of Suffolk’s councils are available through the links below
ADDITIONAL PLANNING AND DESIGN DOCUMENTS
Suffolk Design Review Panel
The fundamental aim of the Suffolk Design Review Panel is to promote and encourage high standards in design of the built environment in Suffolk.
National Design Guidance
National Design Guide
National Model Design Code
Our Partners
from across Suffolk and the wider East of England region
