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The \u2018Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission\u2019 (BBBBC) has published its interim report, which call for \u2018places, not just homes\u2019 and the transformation of retail parks into thriving communities.<\/h3>\nThe \u2018Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission\u2019 (BBBBC) has published its interim report, which call for \u2018places, not just homes\u2019 and the transformation of retail parks into thriving communities.<\/h3>\nimage: Open Government Licence v3.0<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n GOV.UK writes:<\/p>\n The proposals are contained in the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission\u2019s interim report, \u2018Creating space for beauty\u2019, which has been published on 9 July 2019. The report examines the fundamental reasons for ugly developments and public mistrust, and also calls for communities to be given an earlier say in the development process, encouraging greater use of master-planning \u2013 rather than communities engaging in town \u2018planning by appeal\u2019.<\/p>\n Interim Chairman of the Commission, Nicholas Boys Smith said: \u2018Redeveloping abandoned out of town retail parks and ugly old supermarkets would deliver something much more beautiful in the form of thriving new communities where people can raise a family, work or settle down. Our initial report sets many ways we can make our country more beautiful while fulfilling the needs of future generations who will need a roof over their head. We need to move the democracy up-stream from development control to plan-making. Beauty should not be just a property of the old buildings or protected landscapes but something we expect from new buildings, places and settlements. We need to deliver beauty for everyone, not just the wealthy. This will require, ultimately, some fundamental changes. Hopefully our report will start part of that important debate with the public and the professions. These are draft proposals at this stage, and we would welcome further feedback before we put a final report to the government in the coming months.\u2019<\/p>\n Other interim recommendations to the government include:<\/p>\n Responding to the interim report, Communities Secretary Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP said: \u2018I am determined to reach our target of building 300,000 homes a year by the mid-2020s, but it\u2019s right that we do not do this at any expense \u2013 what is built must stand the test of time. We owe it to the next generation to not just build more homes, but to build communities people can be proud of. As a country, we should not shy away from talking about what building beautifully means \u2013 and this report is an important contribution to that discussion. The Commission praises beautiful developments, including The Malings in Newcastle, which is a riverside development of 76 new homes built on brownfield land and in keeping with traditional terraced properties in the area. The interim report has been published and the commission intend to submit a final report to the government before the end of the year.\u00a0 Commissioners want to receive further comments and evidence which will help them to prepare a final report.<\/p>\n\n
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