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In our latest video, discover how the Duchy of Cornwall is quietly leading a green revolution on Cornwall’s north coast. Nansledan isn’t just about sustainable buildings—it’s a living blueprint for sustainable living. Built with local materials, designed for people not cars, and shaped by community needs, Nansledan shows how tradition and innovation can come together […]
Create Streets Associate Director, Eleanor Broad, reports back from 48 hours on the Garonne “Last week, I spent 48 hours in Bordeaux. I met with Mayor Pierre Hurmic and his deputy, Didier Jeanjean — the elected official leading on creating calmer, more people-friendly streets (ville apaisée) and on greening the city (végétalisation) — along with […]
The way we deal with our commercial waste is failing Britain’s high streets. With support from three central London Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) Central District Alliance, London Heritage Quarter, and Southbank BID, we have dived deep into this pressing issue. Our current system us lightly regulated, fragmented, and poorly serves our communities. In our new […]
On 31 July, 2024, the Government announced its New Towns Taskforce, chaired by Sir Michael Lyons, setting out its ambitions for new towns and urban extensions to help meet its target of 1.5 million new homes over the next five years. Create Streets welcomes this ambition and applauds the bold vision for new towns and […]
As part of the Create Streets Foundation ‘Place Champions‘ programme, kindly supported by the Create Streets Foundation, we worked with SAFE Regeneration (which supports communities across the Northwest) to develop initial masterplan options and a vision for Christ Church, Bootle. We worked with members of the community across two workshops, 1) a site walkaround and […]
Thanks to support from the Create Streets Foundation and a private donor, we are working with Ukrainians in the UK, in Ukraine and around the world to start considering a vision for rebuilding Ukraine’s streets and places. To help support this vision we have started by asking Ukrainians to tell us what their favourite places, […]
Create Streets are working with Cheshire West and Chester council to develop a design code that clearly defines what ‘good looks like’ in the borough. The design code, structured around the National Model Design Code will set clear rules to guide sustainable development that ‘feels of its place’, supports happier and healthier lifestyles and delivers […]
This was a collaboration between the World Monuments Fund, Barah Culture and Arts Centre, the Historical City Administration Authority of Benghazi and Fadlallah Dagher, a Lebanese based heritage architect. We provided skills training to support the restoration of two war damaged heritage buildings and an underused public space in the heart of Benghazi’s historic centre. […]
Create Streets has launched its new report Brewing Communities to a packed-out event in Parliament. You can read the full document here Partnering with the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) the report outlines 10 key principles for how we should design new towns for successful pubs and thriving communities who have a local they […]
Nicholas Boys Smith, Founder and Chair of Create Streets spoke to the PM programme (12 December 2024) about the new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and what it means for housing and councils in the greenbelt. In a nutshell, councils risk lots of new homes going through by appeal but do have tools at this […]