The Kent Design Guide is designed as a starting point and benchmark for all stakeholders involved in the built environment in Kent. The website has a clear structure that supports best practice processes:
Step 1: Principles
A shared vision for Kent and Medway, communicated through five sustainable design principles. These set the expectations for new places in Kent. → Principles
Step 2: Practice
Key policy, technical standards and best practice guidance, providing a clear link between the vision for Kent and how to achieve it in practice. → Practice
Step 3: People and Process
Early, inclusive and multidisciplinary engagement with officers, developers and communities is at the heart of the Kent Design Guide. This section connects the dots to enable effective collaboration. → People & Process
Step 4: Projects
Confirmation of what good looks like, where. Using case studies, this section provides clarity on what is expected depending on a project’s scale, type and location. → Projects
Each section of the Kent Design Guide is designed to be used alongside the others. The Principles set the vision, Projects show what it looks like, Practice provides the technical detail, and People & Process explains how to collaborate effectively. For more on how this guide sits alongside national and local planning policy, read the next page.