Neighbourhood character

However, planning policies inevitably impact upon the way a place is used and how it feels to be there, along with a range of other social, cultural, ecological, physical, and economic factors that shape human settlements.

[2] Since 2001, it has been the mandatory starting point for assessing all permit applications for residential development in established urban areas in that state.

Neighbourhood character is regulated in Victoria through a variety of planning instruments within ResCode, the statutory code for residential development.

[4] Neighbourhood character has become an important issue in planning policy in the UK, as a background study area for informing the Local Development Frameworks of the Core Strategies.

It has been recognised in Brighton & Hove Urban Characterisation Study that people live in neighbourhoods, not character areas.