ANGUS LOCAL PLAN REVIEW FINALISED PLAN - Angus Council

DESIGN QUALITY1.36 High quality, people-friendly surroundings are important to asuccessful development. New development should add to or improve thelocal environment and should consider the potential to use innovative,sustainable and energy efficient solutions. A well-designed developmentis of benefit to the wider community and also provides opportunities to:• create a sense of place which recognises local distinctiveness and fitsin to the local area;• create high quality development which adds to or improves the localenvironment and is flexible and adaptable to changing lifestyles;• create developments which benefit local biodiversity;• create energy efficient developments that make good use of land andfinite resources.1.37 Design is a material consideration in determining planningapplications. In all development proposals consideration should be givento the distinctive features and character of the local area. This includestaking account of existing patterns of development, building forms andmaterials, existing features such as hedgerows, trees, treelines and wallsand distinctive landscapes and skylines.1.38 The preparation of a design statement to be submitted alongside aplanning application is encouraged, particularly for major developments orthose affecting listed buildings or conservation areas. Early contact withPlanning and Transport is recommended so that the requirement for adesign statement can be determined.Policy S3 : Design QualityDesigning Places - A policystatement for Scotland –Scottish Executive 2001This is the first policy statementon designing places in Scotlandand marks the ScottishExecutive’s determination toraise standards of urban andrural development. Gooddesign is an integral part of aconfident, competitive andcompassionate Scotland.Good design is a practicalmeans of achieving a widerange of social, economic andenvironmental goals, makingplaces that will be successfuland sustainable.PAN 68 Design StatementsDesign Statements shouldexplain the design principles onwhich the development isbased and illustrate the designsolution.The PAN explains what adesign statement is, why it is auseful tool, when it is requiredand how it should be preparedand presented.The aim is to see designstatements used moreeffectively in the planningprocess and to create placesof lasting quality.A high quality of design is encouraged in all development proposals.In considering proposals the following factors will be taken intoaccount:• site location and how the development fits with the locallandscape character and pattern of development;• proposed site layout and the scale, massing, height, proportionsand density of the development including consideration of therelationship with the existing character of the surrounding areaand neighbouring buildings;• use of materials, textures and colours that are sensitive to thesurrounding area; and• the incorporation of key views into and out of the development.Innovative and experimental designs will be encouraged inappropriate locations.Angus Local Plan Review11Finalised Plan