DESIGN PRINCIPLES has been produced by Breckland Council with a single principal purpose in mind : to encourage improvements in the design quality of new developments.

          DESIGN PRINCIPLES seeks to achieve this aim by establishing a set of clear design criteria against which proposals may be judged and by raising awareness of the wide ranging benefits of good design.

          DESIGN PRINCIPLES is aimed at everyone involved in the process of commissioning, designing and constructing new buildings. Although intended mainly as reference for designers and developers, it provides useful information for anyone interested in the Council’s approach to building design.

          The criteria set out in DESIGN PRINCIPLES are applicable to all types and scales of development. Although this guide focuses in particular on small to medium sized housing developments, as these account for much of the development taking place in the District, the principles outlined can be applied to other forms of new development.

         DESIGN PRINCIPLES supports and supplements the Council’s design and planning policies set out in the Breckland District Local Plan (1999), notably Policy ENV.26, and has been prepared in the light of central government guidance which encourages local authorities to promote higher standards of building design.

DESIGN PRINCIPLES will be adopted as supplementary planning guidance to the Local Plan.

Design by: Engr. AbdulRahiim S. Desinon

Design by: Engr. AbdulRahiim S. Desinon

Design by: Engr. AbdulRahiim S. Desinon 

Design by: Engr. AbdulRahiim S. Desinon

Design by: Engr. AbdulRahiim S. Desinon