Design Codes are a very useful tool to help deliver well designed and successful places. The Government is supporting their use with the National Model Design Code (2021) and policy explaining their importance in the National Planning Policy Framework (2021). The Government has also been running Design Code Pilots to learn how they can be used in different circumstances.
In 2021 UDL ran a Code School to help local authorities better understand what codes are and how they can best use them.