2.  Our legacy  Policy context  The Building for Life Partnership  Some examples: the good, the bad and the ugly  How Building for Life is being used Presentation overview

3. Our legacy.

4. 100 schemes in each audit:  By top 10 home builders  In average price band  Schemes of 20+ dwellings  Completed within last 3 years  Mix of size and locations  Post-occupancy survey The CABE housing audit

5. 293 schemes completed between 2001-2006 The national picture

6. Making the case for good design

7. Functionality Does it work? Firmness Will it last? Delight Does it look good? What is ‘good design’?

8. PPS 1: Sustainable development as the core principle underpinning planning Manual for Streets Collaborating on design across departments PPS 3 & CSH: Housing PPS 12: Integrating sustainability appraisals into the planning process Best practice: the policy framework

9. PPS 1 PPG 3 Code for Sustainable Homes Lifetime Homes Secure by Design Safer Place Local LDFs Local SPDs Best practice: the policy framework

10. Enter Building for Life

11. Led by:  CABE  Home Builders Federation (HBF)  In association with:  The Housing Corporation  English Partnerships The Building for Life Partnership

12.  Environment and Community  Character  Streets, parking & pedestrianisation  Design and Construction The 20 Criteria

13.  Environment and Community  Character  Steets, parking & pedestrianisation  Design and Construction  Use  Amount  Layout  Scale  Landscaping  Appearance  Access The 20 Criteria

14.  Community facilities  Appropriate accommodation mix  Appropriate tenure mix  Easy public transport access  Reduced environmental impact Environment & Community

15.  Scheme-specific design  Response to local setting  Distinctive identity  Easy orientation  Coherent building layout Character

16.  Priority of building layout over streets and car parking  Well integrated car parking  Pedestrian and cycle friendly streets  Connection to existing roads and paths  Eyes on the street for safety Streets, Parking & Pedestrianisation

17.  Well designed and managed public space  Architectural quality  Adaptation, conversion or extension  Advances in construction and technology  More than statutory minima Design and Construction

18. Sense of place (but also cr. 12,13,16) Cr 8 Thinking it through: Character

19. Appropriate street design Cr 13 Thinking it through: Streets, Parking & Pedestrianisation

20. Overlooked public space (but also cr. 12) Cr 15 Thinking it through: Streets, Parking & Pedestrianisation

21. Well-designed public space (but also cr. 12,13) Cr 16 Thinking it through: Design & Construction

22. Architectural quality (but also cr. 13,15,16) Thinking it through: Design and construction Cr 17

23. Realising the vision

24. Promoting best practice The Building for Life awards Silver Gold Pepys Estate Deptford, London Hyde Housing BPTW Mealhouse Brow Stockport,Manchester Northern Counties HA TADW Great Bow Yard Langport, Somerset South West Eco Homes Stride Treglown

25. Rostron Brow, Stockport

26. Adelaide Wharf, Hackney

27. City Point, Brighton

28. Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth

29. Royal Arsenal, Woolwich

30. The Sinclair Building, Sheffield

31. Annual Monitoring Returns Housing audits Standard Awards Design Review EP/HC Pre-application assessment Internal client review Brief Training DESIGN PLANNING CONSTRUCTION Points of engagement

32.  English Partnerships: 14/20 on all EP Land  CLG Housing audit in the Thames Gateway:  2010: 50% good (14/20) or very good (16/20), nil poor (<10/20)  2015: 100% good or very good, nil poor  Housing Corporation: 12/20 for all grant supported housing  (10/20 for rural/street fronted infill schemes)  Planning authorities: Core strategy, SPD, planning discussions, monitoring Quality targets & planning assessments

33. Assessment evidence guidance

34. Between 08/09 and 10/11 CABE is training at least 500 BfL assessors:  at least one embedded assessor working in every LPA in England  additional independent assessors working in a supporting role. Accredited assessors work will be governed by a code of conduct covering issues such as monitoring, remuneration and conflicts of interest. During the pre-planning stage, these Building for Life assessors will:  produce a full evaluation report and BfL score (x/20) for development proposals  support other assessors as a moderator After completion, Building for Life assessors will:  feed in to assessments for annual monitoring returns indicator H6 Accredited Assessors: What you would be doing

35. Your work as an assessor will usually conclude with an evidenced evaluation report, which explains the score you have arrived at and lists the relevant evidence. This report might be referred to by:  planning officers or by the planning committee  funders or landowners who have committed to a minimum standard  researchers, panel and final judges for the Building for Life awards  staff working on annual monitoring reports All evaluation reports, including the score, must be logged by the BfL partnership. CABE will carry out random spot checks of BfL evaluation reports for quality control: at least 1 evaluation report per assessor per annum. Accredited Assessors: What you would be doing

36. To gain accreditation, you should:  go to http://www.buildingforlife.org/assessors/tools  download the example Design and Access statement and the reporting template  assume the role of BfL assessor working in the local planning authority and complete an assessment report for the scheme  submit your report to enquiries@buildingforlife.org by February 28 The Building for Life team will  check your assessment against the target score  provide feedback on the way in which the score is evidenced  quantify the variance across assessors for future monitoring  send you a formal letter of accreditation and a code of conduct Accredited Assessors: Homework for candidates!

37. Thank you enquiries@buildingforlife.org www.buildingforlife.org Also supported by English Partnerships, the Housing Corporation and The Civic Trust

38. Formal Assessment CABE Endorsed Formal BfL score as part of Committee Report Project Completion Construction Planning application Planning approval Review by BfL Assessor working in LPA (1 ½ day max.) Review by BfL Moderator (½ day max.) Feedback to applicant Pre-planning discussion Design iterations Informal assessment Not CABE Endorsed Initial engagement between LPA and developer BfL in pre-planning and AMR LPA advice to developer on the information required to provide BfL feedback ( List of Drawings + Design Statements etc. ) Pre-planning submission Check pre- planning assessment against as built AMR H6