| Our commitments - From May 2011 | Our ambitions - From May 2012 |
| Well-designed homes and communities | Achieve at least the Building for Life Silver Standard on all new developments | Apply minimum design standards on all Berkeley homes including standards for sound insulation, space, storage and overheating |
| Use bespoke design on all developments to create high quality homes and places | Publish annually an independently verified assessment of the design quality of all new Berkeley developments |
| Creating safe, healthy and inclusive communities | Consult with a Crime Prevention Design Advisor (CPDA) or Police Architectural Liaison Officer (ALO) on all developments | Design and build new developments that can be shown to enhance the well-being of residents |
| Apply the Lifetime Homes principles in the design of all new homes | Ensure all homes meet the Lifetime Homes Standard |
| Engaging local communities | Apply Berkeley's Community Engagement Strategy on all planning applications over 500 units | Demonstrate the ability to involve every age group, including young people and working professionals in debating and supporting plans for new development |
| Employment opportunities and job creation | Put in place an Employment Plan on all developments of 1,000 units or more incorporating targets for the proportion of local labour used, plans for long-term job creation and measurement of the success of the plan implementation | Put in place an Employment Plan on all developments incorporating targets for the proportion of local labour used, plans for long-term job creation and measurement of the success of the plan implementation |
| Considerate Construction | Register all sites with the Considerate Constructors Scheme and achieve a minimum of 32 points in all site audits | Register all sites with the Considerate Constructors Scheme and achieve a minimum of 34 points in all site audits |
