1. Sandy Robinson

2. is the first national policy statement in Scotland
for street design
is transport, planning and architecture policy
should be adopted as local policy or form the basis
of new local site specific policy and guidance

3. Why is
important?

20. planning and design is about
understanding patterns,
supporting positive behaviour
and expressing who we are

21. Good place‐making
understands what, and who, we
are designing for
place‐based is people‐based

34. Designing Streets is not a
standards‐based document.
Balanced decision making is
at the core of the policy.
Design‐led solutions must be
employed

35. is evidence based

36. Manual for Streets
Applicable to England and Wales
Replaced DB32

37. POLICY applies to all streets
TECHNICAL ADVICE aimed
towards residential and
lightly trafficked streets

39. DMRB roads

44. Place and movement
Motorways
High movement function
Low place function
High streets
Medium movement function
High place function
Residential Streets
Low/ medium movement function
Medium/ high place function

45. a material consideration in
determining planning applications
and appeals
planning permission may be refused and the refusal
defended at appeal or local review solely on design
grounds.

60. Walkable neighbourhood
400m

64. Connections

65. Street safety
Achieving appropriate traffic speeds

66. Design speed of 20mph

69. Driver psychology and perception
speed can be reduced by…
buildings in close proximity to the road
reduced carriageway width
obstructions in the carriageway
reduced forward visibility
changes in priority/ no priority
materials

75. Shared space

86. Road signs and markings
Look at what signage is actually required
Avoid unnecessary clutter

87. Guard railing

89. How do we do business?

96. Infrastructure
• SUDS (no pond)
‐ Tank for controlled discharge
‐ Bio‐retention
‐ Permeable paving
• Flooding
‐ 1:200
• Foul water
‐ In accordance Sewers for Scotland
Waste
‐ Construction landfill (min) and recycling (max)
‐ Dedicated areas for internal/external recycling, plus compost bin
• Utilities and services
‐ One service strip

99. Buildings
Standard house types

100. Buildings
New portfolio

102. Street

103. Lane

104. Court

106. Training

107. We need to deliver places that
understand our behaviour and support
it positively
We require places that are human in
terms of scale and resource
Collaborative, design‐led approaches
can deliver great places that are
positive human habitats

108. Our role as built and natural environment
professionals is not about consents or
permissions; it is about places
we will be judged
by the quality of
these places