vii. Noise attenuation measures will need to be demonstrated where residential properties are proposed above other uses, in addition to an in principle agreement over the compatibility of uses in planning terms.

viii. The design and construction of properties should be robust so as to minimise noise flow particularly through party walls.

PART 3 SPECIFIC DESIGN CHALLENGES- TARGETED ADVICE

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Part 3 of the residential guide provides specific design advice regarding some important design issues which are commonly poorly resolved. This targeted advice can apply to both smaller and larger scale residential developments and will help to inform more appropriate design solutions and ensure that new development is not let down by getting the basic design elements wrong.

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Part 3 provides design advice on the following important design issues:

• Safer residential streets that encourage street life

• Sensitively designed residential car parking

• Community safety

• Sustainable residential requirements

• Residential development on corner plots

• Gated developments

• Fronts and backs

• Service Infrastructure

• Collective value

• Intensification

• Backland development

• Boundary treatments

Safer Residential Streets

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It is important to create safer and more people-friendly residential streets. This is a very serious challenge for new residential development. Achieving this objective offers wide ranging benefits including: