Design codes for health and wellbeing

This Quality of Life Foundation guide, Design Codes for Health and Wellbeing, provides practical advice for embedding health and wellbeing into the design coding process, ensuring that places support healthier lives for everyone.

This guide is designed for planners, developers, local authorities, public health professionals, and community groups involved in shaping the built environment.

It sets out a policy framework and practical principles for incorporating health into design codes, complementing existing national guidance on placemaking.

By using this guidance, you can develop a vision for health-focused development and ensure that design codes actively support better health outcomes.