Planning, Building and the Environment

Planning Policy Statement 6: Planning for Town Centres

PPS6 sets out the Government's policy on planning for the future of town centres. This replaces Revised PPG Note 6: Town Centres and Retail Developments (published 1996) and subsequent policy statements. Published March 2005.

Planning for Town Centres: Guidance on Design and Implementation Tools

This Guidance deals specifically with design issues relating to planning for town centres and some of the main tools available to secure the implementation of town centres and supports PPS6. Published March 2005.

Both available on the Department for Communities and Local Government Website
http://www.communities.gov.uk/index.asp?id=1143820

Town centre management and Business Improvement Districts

Towns and city centres are undergoing a renaissance and becoming more active throughout the day and increasingly during the evening and at night. A key feature has been the growth of the evening economy between 5pm and 9pm and the night time economy after 9pm.

Publications about town centre management and Business Improvement Districts includes good practice for managing the evening and late night economy and Government responses to Parliamentary reports.

http://www.communities.gov.uk/index.asp?id=1164258