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The Housing Secretary made his demands as he outlined a new national model design code. He said: “This is about putting communities, not developers, in the driving seat to ensure quality design.”
Under the plan, councils will be asked to have local design codes that fit the history of their area.
Traditional stonework will be encouraged in southern cities such as Bristol and Oxford, while developments in northern towns will be asked to reflect their redbrick heritage.
Prince Charles, who has advocated traditional architecture with his neo-Georgian developments at Poundbury, Dorset, and Nansledan, Cornwall, is an inspiration for the reforms.
Mr Jenrick also unveiled the new national planning policy framework, which will recommend that developments provide access to nature and include schemes to improve biodiversity.
All new streets will be planted with trees as part of an effort to plant 7,000 hectares of woodland a year.
And there will be a task force to drive up standards, with developers, architects and planners represented.
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