The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) gave independent advice to help people create better buildings and spaces from 1999 to 2011. Housing NSW has suggested this publication – The Councillor’s Guide to Urban Design as a useful resource in thinking about what makes might make good Urban Design in Redfern and Waterloo. The Guide covers 01 WHAT MAKES A SUCCESSFUL PLACE? – The seven qualities that successful streets, spaces, villages, towns and cities tend to have in common 02 ASPECTS OF FORM The inter-related elements which work together to define buildings, groups of buildings and spaces 03 RAISING STANDARDS How local authorities get the best out of development and a 04 THE PLANNING TOOLKIT Outlines the tools currently available to planning authorities which, used effectively, can deliver quality as well as case studies. Other CABE documents can be found at http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110118095356/http://www.cabe.org.uk/home