What are the key objectives for Blackpool Council's Urban Design Service?
* Character - To promote character in architecture, townscape and landscape by responding to and reinforcing locally distinctive patterns of development, construction, landscape and culture.
* Continuity & Enclosure - To create definable spaces and routes as places. Promoting the continuity of street frontage and the enclosure of space that clearly identifies who controls it.
* Public Realm - promoting public spaces and routes that are attractive, fun, safe and that work equally well for all in society.
* Ease of Movement - To promote access and accessibility by making legible and memorable places that connect well visually and physically, where people are designed for before traffic.
* Adaptability - Promoting adaptability will extend the sustainable life value cycle of development in responding to changing economic, social and technological change.
* Diversity - Promoting diversity and choice through a mix of compatible developments and uses will create more viable places.
* Activity - Urban Design is about making places for people. Promoting activity through design and management will ensure that public spaces are well used over the widest period possible.
* Involvement - The active participation of user communities is vital to good urban design in meeting local demands and securing ownership, respect and pride.
* Sustainability - Is a fundamental responsibility for all of us. Urban Design has a key role to play in promoting sustainable approaches in design from the outset