Office for Place - Revision history

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−	On 13 November ~~2023~~, it was announced that The Office for Place would be closed down and the expertise of its staff redeployed within the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government across the country, where support for design and placemaking would continue.	+	On 13 November 2024, it was announced that The Office for Place would be closed down and the expertise of its staff redeployed within the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government across the country, where support for design and placemaking would continue.

	A ministerial statement by Matthew Pennycook, Minister of State for Housing and Planning, said:		A ministerial statement by Matthew Pennycook, Minister of State for Housing and Planning, said:
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	The government’s ‘[https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/planning-for-the-future Planning for the Future]’ proposals set out a package of reforms for a faster, simpler planning system, proposing that local authorities introduce local design codes giving communities control over what is built in their areas. In addition government published revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework and the National Model Design Code.		The government’s ‘[https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/planning-for-the-future Planning for the Future]’ proposals set out a package of reforms for a faster, simpler planning system, proposing that local authorities introduce local design codes giving communities control over what is built in their areas. In addition government published revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework and the National Model Design Code.

−	To support the use of design codes the government created the Office for Place within the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. This ~~will~~ support communities to turn their visions into local standards that all new buildings will be required to meet.	+	To support the use of design codes the government created the Office for Place within the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. This was intended to support communities to turn their visions into local standards that all new buildings will be required to meet.

−	The Office for Place ~~will be~~ advised by a board of experts from the planning and development industry:	+	The Office for Place was advised by a board of experts from the planning and development industry:

	* Nicholas Boys Smith (Chair)		* Nicholas Boys Smith (Chair)
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−	In 2021, it ~~will be~~ supporting around 20 communities ~~who are~~ piloting the National Model Design Code through training on the principles it outlines.	+	In 2021, it was supporting around 20 communities piloting the National Model Design Code through training on the principles it outlines. The Government was considering whether to establish the Office for Place as an independent body, informed by responses to the planning reform consultation.
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−	The Government is considering whether to establish the Office for Place as an independent body, informed by responses to the planning reform consultation.	+

	Nicholas Boys Smith, Chair of the Advisory Board for the Office for Place, said: "I am delighted to be Chairing the Advisory Board of the Office for Place. Britain has created and is creating some of the best developments in the world. But the quality achieved remains stubbornly inconsistent. We must do better, more often for the benefit of communities, to contribute to the economic success of our towns and cities and to look after our planet... Our vision is to help families, neighbourhoods, councils, landowners, housebuilders and developers more easily create places in which our communities can prosper. The Office for Place aims to encourage the British design and development industries to be the best ‘place-makers’ in the world aided by improving data on the discoverable links between place with happiness, health, popularity and sustainability."		Nicholas Boys Smith, Chair of the Advisory Board for the Office for Place, said: "I am delighted to be Chairing the Advisory Board of the Office for Place. Britain has created and is creating some of the best developments in the world. But the quality achieved remains stubbornly inconsistent. We must do better, more often for the benefit of communities, to contribute to the economic success of our towns and cities and to look after our planet... Our vision is to help families, neighbourhoods, councils, landowners, housebuilders and developers more easily create places in which our communities can prosper. The Office for Place aims to encourage the British design and development industries to be the best ‘place-makers’ in the world aided by improving data on the discoverable links between place with happiness, health, popularity and sustainability."
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	See also: Robert Jenrick MP 21 July 2021 speech on the launch of the Office for Place, new National Model Design Code and revised National Planning Policy Framework at the Policy Exchange webinar on Building Beautiful Places. [https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/office-for-place-launch https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/office-for-place-launch]		See also: Robert Jenrick MP 21 July 2021 speech on the launch of the Office for Place, new National Model Design Code and revised National Planning Policy Framework at the Policy Exchange webinar on Building Beautiful Places. [https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/office-for-place-launch https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/office-for-place-launch]

−	It was announced in July 2023 that the Office for Place, a small team in the then Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, would become an arm’s length body to be based in Stoke-on-Trent.	+	It was announced in July 2023 that the Office for Place, then a small team in the then Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, would become an arm’s length body to be based in Stoke-on-Trent.

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		+	On 13 November 2023, it was announced that The Office for Place would be closed down and the expertise of its staff redeployed within the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government across the country, where support for design and placemaking would continue.
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		+	A ministerial statement by Matthew Pennycook, Minister of State for Housing and Planning, said:
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		+	Alongside spending decisions taken at the Budget and the re-setting of departmental budgets, the Deputy Prime Minister and I have, however, concluded that support to improve the quality and design of new homes and places can be more efficiently and effectively delivered by the Department itself. The Office for Place will therefore be closed down and the expertise of its staff redeployed within the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), across the country. I would like to reassure the House that this will not impact on wider government commitments to Stoke-on-Trent, including the award of £19.8 million for their Levelling Up Partnerships programme.
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		+	In taking the decision to wind up the Office for Place, the government is not downgrading the importance of good design and placemaking, or the role of design coding in improving the quality of development. Rather, by drawing expertise and responsibility back into MHCLG, I want the pursuit of good design and placemaking to be a fully integrated consideration as the government reforms the planning system, rolls out digital local plans and provides support to local authorities and strategic planning authorities. I also believe that embedding this work within MHCLG will allow experience to be better reflected in decision-making, as well as integrated within an existing delivery team in Homes England already focused on design and placemaking.
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		+	It will also ensure continuity of current Office for Place key activities, including support for Pathfinder authorities who received a share of £1 million to produce exemplar design codes, alongside work on digital design codes and funding to support local and regional urban design best practice and skills.
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		+	The government regards improving the design and quality of the homes and neighbourhoods we will build over the coming years as conducive to, rather than in tension with, our ambition to significantly increase housing supply, and we have put in place the necessary policy and delivery framework to ensure we deliver on both objectives.
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		+	Ref [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/closure-of-the-office-for-place https://www.gov.uk/government/news/closure-of-the-office-for-place]
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	On 20 July 2021, the government announced the creation of an [https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/office-for-place Office for Place].		On 20 July 2021, the government announced the creation of an [https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/office-for-place Office for Place].

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	See also: Robert Jenrick MP 21 July 2021 speech on the launch of the Office for Place, new National Model Design Code and revised National Planning Policy Framework at the Policy Exchange webinar on Building Beautiful Places. [https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/office-for-place-launch https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/office-for-place-launch]		See also: Robert Jenrick MP 21 July 2021 speech on the launch of the Office for Place, new National Model Design Code and revised National Planning Policy Framework at the Policy Exchange webinar on Building Beautiful Places. [https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/office-for-place-launch https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/office-for-place-launch]

−	= Related articles on Designing Buildings ~~Wiki~~ =	+	It was announced in July 2023 that the Office for Place, a small team in the then Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, would become an arm’s length body to be based in Stoke-on-Trent.
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Designing Buildings at 08:00, 22 July 2021

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	Ref [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/vision-for-building-beautiful-places-set-out-at-landmark-design-event https://www.gov.uk/government/news/vision-for-building-beautiful-places-set-out-at-landmark-design-event]		Ref [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/vision-for-building-beautiful-places-set-out-at-landmark-design-event https://www.gov.uk/government/news/vision-for-building-beautiful-places-set-out-at-landmark-design-event]
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		+	See also: Robert Jenrick MP 21 July 2021 speech on the launch of the Office for Place, new National Model Design Code and revised National Planning Policy Framework at the Policy Exchange webinar on Building Beautiful Places. [https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/office-for-place-launch https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/office-for-place-launch]

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Editor at 15:37, 21 July 2021

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	* Build back better.		* Build back better.
		+	* Building Beautiful Places plan.
	* Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission interim report.		* Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission interim report.
	* Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission.		* Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission.

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	* Nicholas Boys Smith (Chair)		* Nicholas Boys Smith (Chair)
−	* ~~VidhyaAlakeson~~(Deputy Chair)	+	* Vidhya Alakeson (Deputy Chair)
	* Robert Adam		* Robert Adam
	* Andrew Cameron		* Andrew Cameron

Designing Buildings at 08:09, 21 July 2021

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−	On 20 July 2021, the government announced the creation of an Office for Place ~~and Advisory Board~~	+	On 20 July 2021, the government announced the creation of an [https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/office-for-place Office for Place].

−	The government’s ~~‘Planning~~ for the ~~Future’~~ proposals set out a package of reforms for a faster, simpler planning system, proposing that local authorities introduce ~~their own~~ local design codes ~~which would enhance beauty, quality and environmental standards by~~ giving communities control over what is built in their areas. ~~Ref https://www.gov.uk/~~government~~/consultations/planning-for-~~the~~-future~~	+	The government’s ‘[https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/planning-for-the-future Planning for the Future]’ proposals set out a package of reforms for a faster, simpler planning system, proposing that local authorities introduce local design codes giving communities control over what is built in their areas. In addition government published revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework and the National Model Design Code.

−	~~In addition~~ government ~~published revisions to~~ the ~~National Planning Policy Framework and~~ the ~~National Model Design Code~~.	+	To support the use of design codes the government created the Office for Place within the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. This will support communities to turn their visions into local standards that all new buildings will be required to meet.

−	To support the use of design codes in the planning system the government has created an [https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/office-for-place Office for Place] within the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. This will support communities to turn their visions ofbeautiful design intolocalstandardsthat all new buildings will be required to meet.	+	The Office for Place will be advised by a board of experts from the planning and development industry:
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−	The Office for Place will be advised by a board of experts from the planning and development industry~~. In 2021, it will be supporting around 20 communities who are piloting the National Model Design Code through training on the principles it outlines.~~	+
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−	~~The Government is considering whether to establish the Office for Place as an independent body, informed by responses to the planning reform consultation.~~	+
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−	~~The members of the Advisory Board are~~:	+

	* Nicholas Boys Smith (Chair)		* Nicholas Boys Smith (Chair)
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	* Anna Rose		* Anna Rose
	* Stephen Stone		* Stephen Stone
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		+	In 2021, it will be supporting around 20 communities who are piloting the National Model Design Code through training on the principles it outlines.
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		+	The Government is considering whether to establish the Office for Place as an independent body, informed by responses to the planning reform consultation.
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		+	Nicholas Boys Smith, Chair of the Advisory Board for the Office for Place, said: "I am delighted to be Chairing the Advisory Board of the Office for Place. Britain has created and is creating some of the best developments in the world. But the quality achieved remains stubbornly inconsistent. We must do better, more often for the benefit of communities, to contribute to the economic success of our towns and cities and to look after our planet... Our vision is to help families, neighbourhoods, councils, landowners, housebuilders and developers more easily create places in which our communities can prosper. The Office for Place aims to encourage the British design and development industries to be the best ‘place-makers’ in the world aided by improving data on the discoverable links between place with happiness, health, popularity and sustainability."

	Ref [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/vision-for-building-beautiful-places-set-out-at-landmark-design-event https://www.gov.uk/government/news/vision-for-building-beautiful-places-set-out-at-landmark-design-event]		Ref [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/vision-for-building-beautiful-places-set-out-at-landmark-design-event https://www.gov.uk/government/news/vision-for-building-beautiful-places-set-out-at-landmark-design-event]

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On 20 July 2021, the government announced the creation of an Office for Place and Advisory Board

The government’s ‘Planning for the Future’ proposals set out a package of reforms for a faster, simpler planning system, proposing that local authorities introduce their own local design codes which would enhance beauty, quality and environmental standards by giving communities control over what is built in their areas. Ref https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/planning-for-the-future

In addition government published revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework and the National Model Design Code.

To support the use of design codes in the planning system the government has created an [https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/office-for-place Office for Place] within the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. This will support communities to turn their visions ofbeautiful design intolocalstandardsthat all new buildings will be required to meet.

The Office for Place will be advised by a board of experts from the planning and development industry. In 2021, it will be supporting around 20 communities who are piloting the National Model Design Code through training on the principles it outlines.

The Government is considering whether to establish the Office for Place as an independent body, informed by responses to the planning reform consultation.

The members of the Advisory Board are:

* Nicholas Boys Smith (Chair)
* VidhyaAlakeson(Deputy Chair)
* Robert Adam
* Andrew Cameron
* Rt Hon Ben Gummer
* Sir John Hayes MP (Parliamentary representative)
* Victoria Hills
* Esther Kurland
* Paul Monaghan
* Ben Page
* AdrianPenfold (OBE)
* Anna Rose
* Stephen Stone

Ref [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/vision-for-building-beautiful-places-set-out-at-landmark-design-event https://www.gov.uk/government/news/vision-for-building-beautiful-places-set-out-at-landmark-design-event]

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* Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission.
* Future Homes Standard.
* Government Construction Strategy.
* National design guide.
* National Model Design Code
* National planning policy framework NPPF.
* Pilot programme for National Model Design Code NMDC.

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