Universities Planning Guidance
Universities planning guidance published by Universities UK
ISBN 978 1 84036 173 5, May 2008
Planning guidance for Universities was prepared by AIMS (Asset and Infrastructure Management Solutions) for Universities UK (UUK) and the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) guided by representatives of the Association of University Directors of Estates (AUDE) and individuals from outside the sector responsible for creating and administering planning policy in England.
In preparing the guidance (below), the focus has been on a strategic document that can assist universities to engage with local planning authorities and vice versa. This is a timely report focusing on how higher education relates to the planning system at a time when both are in a period of dramatic change. The guidance includes chapters on:
- The key issues
- The higher education sector
- Planning and the higher education sector
- Regional planning and major HE change
- The new local planning system
- Sustainability and green travel planning
- Urban regeneration
- Universities and green belts
- Universities and planning gain
- Student housing
- Design and quality
- Heritage and conservation
- Conclusions.
Attached documents
Universities Planning Guidance (pdf) (PDF 1204 Kb)
