Understanding Local Distinctiveness: the challenge for new housing in town and country
This seminar-workshop discussed why local distinctiveness actually matters, how to identify it, and enshrine it in planning processes. The toolkits and the guides tested in the workshop on parts of central Oxford are available via the links to Planning Aid, Oxford City Council and Historic England.
Programme
Why Local distinctiveness Matters – Ivor Samuels, Visiting Professor at Krakow University
Identifying local character: informing new development in a rural context – Louise Thomas, HTVF
Delivering Local Character – Andrew Raven, Savills
Characterising Neighbourhoods – Richard Guise,4D
Toolkits Workshop Introduction – Louise Thomas, HTVF
Planning Aid Toolkit Guide Planning Aid Toolkit character Assessment
The Oxford Toolkit
Historic England Toolkit: Understanding Place, Historic Area Assessments