Design Review: Principles and Practice

The number of design review panels in UK has more than doubled in the last five years, so that now almost every local authority has access to high quality independent design advice.

Over 80 panels are up and running across England.

CABE, the Royal Institute of British Architects, the Royal Town Planning Institute and the Landscape Institute launched a new guidance, Design review: principles and practice, to promote consistently high standards for all panels.

Speaking at the launch, Margaret Hodge, Minister for Culture said that design review is a tried and tested and timely way of promoting good design.

"It is a cost effective way to improve the quality of buildings and places.

We want to see every local authority able to use design review to help create world class places."

The guidance looks at the role of design review, and how to get the best out of it.

It uses nine case studies of design review in practice.