INVESTING IN QUALITY
Improving the Design of New Housing in the Scottish Countryside
Contents
FOREWORD
CHAPTER I - INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1 - Photographs
CHAPTER 2 - TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING
National Planning Guideline
Structure and Local Plans
Planning Advice Note - PAN36
Planning Advice Note - PAN44
New Housing in Special Landscapes
Conclusions
Chapter 2 - Photographs
CHAPTER 3 - SOME RECENT TRENDS AND POSSIBLE INITIATIVES
Timber Frame Houses
Lowland Crofting
Conversion, Modification and Home/Work
Promotion of Good House Design:
Competitions and Awards
Role of Scottish Natural Heritage
Scottish Homes and Rural House Design
Stimulating More Public Interest
Chapter 3 - Photographs
CHAPTER 4 - SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT:
OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES
Stone and Slate
Wood
Other Indigenous Materials
Low Cost Housing and Self Build
Implications for Design and Quality
Chapter 4 - Photographs
CHAPTER 5 - CONCLUSIONS AND ISSUES
Chapter 5 - Photographs
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
