Resources

Play and planning

A new UK Government took office on 11 May and is in the process of deciding its position on a number of policies and government strategies . As a result the resources listed on this page may not reflect current Government policy. All statutory guidance and legislation referred to continues to reflect the current legal position unless indicated otherwise.

Resources and further information relating to play and planning.

1. 1. Better Places to Play Through Planning www.playengland.org.uk/Page.asp?originx_6879hr_303383240418p87b_200912183831m This guide explains the twenty criteria used for the Building for Life standard. Developers can use the twenty questions that accompany these criteria as a basis for writing development briefs, helping them to speed up planning approvals and win local community support. Local authorities can also usethem to demand high standards of design.
2. 2. Building For Life: Delivering great places to live www.cabe.org.uk/publications/delivering-great-places-to-live This guide explains the twenty criteria used for the Building for Life standard. Developers can use the twenty questions that accompany these criteria as a basis for writing development briefs, helping them to speed up planning approvals and win local community support. Local authorities can also usethem to demand high standards of design.
3. 3. DIY Streets Pocket Guide www.sustrans.org.uk/what-we-do/liveable-neighbourhoods/diy-streets This short guide has been written for people who would like to do something to improve thesafety, condition and general atmosphere of their local streets.
4. 4. Making the Invisible Visible www.cabe.org.uk/publications/making-the-invisible-visible Explains why traditional accounting methods are unhelpful when valuing assets - such as parks - that can appreciate overtime. It suggests a new way of valuing our parks that takes better account ofthe financialvalue they bring to society.
5. 5. Manual for Streets www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/sustainable/manforstreets Provides guidance for practitioners involved in the planning, design, provision and approval of new residential streets, and modifications to existing ones. It aims to increase the quality of life through good designwhich creates more people-orientated streets.
6. 6. Nature play: Maintenance guide www.playengland.org.uk/Page.asp?originx_3564eu_16143118622556a91d_20098103140y The guide aims to support local authorities in introducing nature play into their play spaces according to the design principles outlined in Design for Play: A guide to creating successful play spaces.
7. 7. Planning Aid - The Planning Pack www.planningaid.rtpi.org.uk The PlanningPack provides 17 information sheets on different aspects of town and country planning. Thepack is designed to explain how the planning system works so that individuals and groupscan participate.
8. 8. Planning For Play: guidance on the development and implementation of a local play strategy www.playengland.org.uk/Page.asp?originx297ew_20193429564186w20q42640900This guide is primarily for those who are leading the development of a local authority play strategy. It will also be of interest and assistance to partners and others involved in this process.
9. 9. Planning Policy Guidance 17: Planning for open space, sport and recreation www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/regional/ltp/guidance/localtransportsplans/policies/planningpolicy Planning Policy Guidance 17 (PPG17) sets out the policies that must be taken into account by regional planning bodies in the preparation of Regional Planning Guidance and by local planning authorities in thepreparation of development plans.
10. 10. Planning Policy Statement 3: Housing www.communities.gov.uk/publications/planningandbuilding/pps3housing Planning Policy Statement 3: Housing (PPS3) underpins the delivery of the government's strategic housing policy objectives.
    
    When developing family housing, planning authorities are requiredto consider the needs of children. PPS3 requires a good provision ofrecreational areas, including private gardens, playareas and informal play space. These should be welldesigned, safe, secureand stimulating with safe pedestrian access.
11. 11. Public Space Lessons: Designing and planning for play www.cabe.org.uk/publications/designing-and-planning-for-play This guidance has been published to encourage localauthorities to create spaces that allow children to use their imagination, through natural play design.
12. 12. Public Space Lessons: Improving Park Performance www.cabe.org.uk/publications/improving-park-performance This briefing explains the value of Towards An Excellent Service (TAES), a dedicated self-assessment tool from CABE Space, and how it works in practice. Useful for everyone working for, and with, green space services.
13. 13. Spaceshaper: A user's guide www.cabe.org.uk/publications/spaceshaper Spaceshaper is a practical toolkit for useby anyone - whether a local community activist or a professional - to measure the quality of public space beforeinvesting time and money in improving it.

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