The number of design review panels 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.
New guidance has been launched, Design review: principles and practice, to promote consistently high standards for all panels.
The guidance has been developed by CABE, the Royal Institute of British Architects, the Royal Town Planning Institute and the Landscape Institute.
[SOURCE: CABE]
[...] The rest is here: Boom in design review prompts new guidance [...]