<p>Volume housebuilders have again come under fire from the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE), as its latest audit of new home design has reportedly “uncovered disturbing evidence about the quality of some schemes.” The third and final in a series of audits, which assessed the quality of 293 mid-market schemes built by volume developers across the country based on criteria devised under CABE’s Building for Life initiative, the report paints an “unflattering” picture of the quality of schemes throughout the midlands and south west. Across England, CABE found the design of half the new schemes to be “poor,” with only a fifth scoring “good” or “very good” ratings. </p> <p>The midlands and south west regions scored even lower, with just 8% of schemes rated “good” or “very good.”The research claimed that: “29% [of assessed developments in England] are so poor they should not have even got planning permission.” CABE chief executive Richard Simmons said: “The housing produced in the first few years of this new century is simply not up to the standard which the government is demanding and which customers have a right to expect. The gap between aspiration and delivery needs to close as a …