Housing design task group

Meets regularly to discuss big issues affecting housing growth and housing market renewal.

CABE’s design task group focuses on issues such as design quality, sustainability, heritage, procurement and delivery and how they affect housing growth and market renewal.

Design task group events are held across England, with each event themed around a particular issue. Events include presentations of case studies and site visits, promoting best practice and celebrating the achievements of the growth and renewal programmes.
Attendance for design task group events is by invitation only.

Attendance for design task group events is by invitation only.

Housing market renewal

Discusses the big issues affecting housing market renewal such as design quality, sustainability, heritage, procurement and delivery.

Housing growth areas

Discusses the big issues affecting housing growth areas such as design quality, sustainability, heritage, procurement and delivery.

New growth points

Discusses the big issues affecting new growth points such as design quality, sustainability, heritage, procurement and delivery.

Study tours to Emscher Landschaftspark

Two visits for representatives from housing market renewal and growth areas, and the Thames Gateway, enabling them to learn from the area’s inspiring approach.

Movement and travel

This report is based on presentations given at the Design Task Group meeting held in Milton Keynes on 21 July 2006, focusing on movement and travel.

Emscher Landschaftspark

Germany's Ruhr area was the industrial heart of Europe, but declined. The Design Task Force visited to see its innovative regeneration programme that holds lessons for post-industrial parts of England.