The Scottish Government have announced the launch of the Residential Streets Project: Polnoon. Designed by Proctor and Matthews to champion good residential design; the project was developed in partnership with Mactaggart and Mickel and East Renfrewshire Council. The aim was to take the Government's design advice, in particular Planning Advice Note (PAN) 76 Residential Streets and turn all its theory into reality, with the long term ambition of building a Conservation Area of Tomorrow.

John Swinney MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth said "It is well known that good design enhances our living environment and our well-being. The Polnoon project has taken Scottish Government planning advice and applied it in just the way it is intended. The plans demonstrate what can be achieved when we challenge the way we think about streets, public spaces and housing design; the result being successful and sustainable places."