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Design Planning Practice Guidance

Published On: 23rd April 2026

The consultation on a new design guidance ended in March 2026.

In a presentation to the Urban Design Group, reported by Building Design, David Rudlin considers what the guidance got right – and where it went wrong.

He is is founding principal of Rudlin & Co and visiting professor at Manchester School of Architecture and a co-author of High Street: How our town centres can bounce back from the retail crisis, published by RIBA Publishing.

Here is a summary of his views on the proposed Design PPG.

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