The planning minister, Nick Boles MP, will today unveil a new voluntary standard which will allow homebuyers to identify well-designed new build properties. ‘Building for Life 12’, which will also allow communities to become more engaged in planning processes, is a government-endorsed industry standard co-written by Nottingham Trent University. The overall aim is to raise the design quality of new build residential developments across England and is based on the Government’s new Na...