What is Active Design?

Active Design is essential for ensuring and enabling communities to be more active, but what exactly is it? It is a planning approach that designs streets and buildings that support the physical health and well-being of residents. There are 10 principals:

1. Activity for all
2. Walkable communities
3. Providing connected active travel routes
4. Mixing uses and co-locating facilities
5. Network of multi-functional open spaces
6. High-quality streets and spaces
7. Providing activity infrastructure
8. Active buildings, inside and out
9. Maintaining high-quality flexible spaces
10. Activating spaces

Read more on the Sport England website

And watch a video explaining Active Design in more detail