https://www.designnetwork.org.uk/design-review daily 0.75 2025-04-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628b5a7f6d30b74a48129c46/fdd6aa0c-b78e-4588-afd7-b490acc9dee5/IMG+19_190_N4_BPTW_Rochester+Riverside+Phase+7.jpg Design Review https://www.designnetwork.org.uk/building-for-a-healthy-life daily 0.75 2025-04-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628b5a7f6d30b74a48129c46/1653299849456-XBMK8X3N937APQFQKTJ1/Building-for-a-Healthy-Life-July-2020+1.jpg Building for a Healthy Life - Building for a Healthy Life The Design Network are fully accredited providers of Building for a Healthy Life assessments. Building for a Healthy Life is England’s most widely known and most widely used design tool for creating places that are better for people and nature. Assessments cover 12 criteria that contribute to high quality placemaking. Reports are issued using the traffic light system with detailed guidance outlining how schemes can be improved and noting what is already positive. All assessments are undertaken and checked by Design Network panel members. For more information please contact your local Design Network partner. https://www.designnetwork.org.uk/partners daily 1.0 2025-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628b5a7f6d30b74a48129c46/b949cb89-4751-4a63-a6e2-9b114b49e16c/DSE_Logo_bw_landscape.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628b5a7f6d30b74a48129c46/0e2dffa3-851a-476c-a6e6-1c238684790b/dm_bw-landscape.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628b5a7f6d30b74a48129c46/330e2934-092c-423c-b936-3bc9ebc0c2f7/Design%2BYorkshire%2BLogo_bw_landscape.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628b5a7f6d30b74a48129c46/a606147c-a5a2-4e73-a7ac-fa9b4aee6ae9/DW_bw_landscape.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628b5a7f6d30b74a48129c46/83ef2d70-d061-43c6-adb1-6597c9199f45/dne%2Bsq-2_bw_landscape.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628b5a7f6d30b74a48129c46/ee0c70c1-05dd-4940-bc6d-22aac2db5593/design-nw_bw_landscape.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628b5a7f6d30b74a48129c46/8b72801b-a979-49cd-a6bc-d7120ea474ae/DesignNetwork_map-DW-network.png https://www.designnetwork.org.uk/north-west daily 0.75 2025-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628b5a7f6d30b74a48129c46/4db15120-4130-4150-b5dc-4e051cc5f504/Novus-001.jpg North West - Contact Design North West Richard Tracey, Panel Manager 07841 458 696 richard.tracey@placesmatter.co.uk https://www.designnetwork.org.uk/north-east daily 0.75 2022-05-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628b5a7f6d30b74a48129c46/1653299852633-6N769O657N2TG8CLMU6R/cott+map+photo.JPG North East - Contact designe ltd Alan Wann, Co-director 07813939960 alan@designeltd.com https://www.designnetwork.org.uk/yorkshire-and-humber daily 0.75 2023-06-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847762019-6FVSEHEZWIGMCJ5QASPI/image-asset.jpeg Yorkshire and Humber - Contact Design Yorkshire For more information or to schedule a Design Review or Building for a Healthy Life Assessment, please get in touch. Jamie Wilde, Design Yorkshire Manager jamie@designyorkshire.org 0114 4000 382 https://www.designnetwork.org.uk/midlands daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628b5a7f6d30b74a48129c46/339cb23c-fa9b-4d31-8b15-27ead97e5a51/vb470561_16282_Horsted_Park_Street+%281%29+lower.jpg Midlands - Contact Design Midlands Dharmista Patel, Design Review Panel Manager 07967 638 786 Dharmista@designmidlands.org Julie Tanner, Chief Executive 07970 514480 Julie@designmidlands.org Image courtesy of Proctor and Matthews Architects https://www.designnetwork.org.uk/west daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628b5a7f6d30b74a48129c46/a810f211-2b97-4e62-baed-8fcd499d0342/DR2.jpg West - Contact Design West Julie Tanner, Head of Planning & Design South West julie.tanner@designwest.org.uk Pippa Goldfinger, Head of Design Pippa.goldfinger@designwest.org.uk https://www.designnetwork.org.uk/south-east daily 0.75 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628b5a7f6d30b74a48129c46/deb48718-85af-489b-b9f8-039d166bdeb4/vb470542_14171_Horsted_Park_Brick.jpg South East - Contact Design South East Contacts: Chris Lamb, Director chris@designsoutheast.org 01634 401166 ext 01 Helen Goodwin, Head of Programmes helen@designsoutheast.org 01634 401166 ext 08 Sarah Brown, Operations Manager sarah@designsoutheast.org 01634 401166 ext 02 Image courtesy of Proctor and Matthews Architects https://www.designnetwork.org.uk/design-coding daily 0.75 2022-06-22 https://www.designnetwork.org.uk/training daily 0.75 2022-06-22 https://www.designnetwork.org.uk/case-studies daily 0.75 2022-09-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628b5a7f6d30b74a48129c46/d8d99d91-b9f3-4cdf-9e49-0dca656e3741/East+Bank+Development+Concept+V2.jpg Case Studies - Development brief - East Bank, Hull - Hull City Council Design Yorkshire supported Hull City Council in the production of a development brief for a key city centre site. The purpose of this is to provide multiple developers with guidance for how the site as a whole, and each individual plot, might come forward, taking into consideration the character of the Old Town Conservation Area and Scale Lane Bridge. The session was a full-day interactive workshop, with a site visit and visioning session with planning and urban design officers. “Design Review has proved to be an excellent sounding board at critical stages within the development of several of the city’s major schemes. In our experience Design Review is an entirely constructive process bringing fresh perspectives, impetus and consensus around design approaches. At its heart is the idea of collaboration which is an essential quality of any successful design process.” Rob Beardsworth, Urban Design Hull City Council https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628b5a7f6d30b74a48129c46/a0e2ae55-aaf2-44f5-b96f-86be71ac388d/East+Quay+Watchet.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628b5a7f6d30b74a48129c46/07d0b720-50de-43b2-b86c-d9c81b760dba/Novus-001.jpg Case Studies - Novus, Talbot Road, Trafford The scheme for 83 houses and 47 apartments first came to Places Matter in April 2017 and was for a suburban response to a brownfield site, the former Itron factory. The Panel urged Miller Homes to consider a much higher density and more contemporary typologies, with an urban street pattern. Following a second Design Review it was suggested that to help finalise the details of a much improving scheme the design team might usefully consider answering the question – “what might someone in Holland do?” David Brackley, Technical Director at Miller Homes, felt that despite some initial frustration with the process the Design Review actually added to the overall development: “The Design Review process really challenged us to push the boundaries of both design and what we, as a business, were willing to do. The result is a successful, award-winning development which has exceeded our expectations. In addition to the development itself the team also learned a considerable amount in relation to both the design process but also in overcoming the challenges presented by the unique design. Having seen what a success Novus has become we wouldn’t hesitate to undertake a similar project” The site as consented and developed will have a total of 91 houses 2, 3 and 4 bedrooms, in two and three storey configurations, many with in curtilage under croft parking and 191 apartments, 1 and 2 bedroomed, with ‘Sky Gardens’ and communal green spaces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628b5a7f6d30b74a48129c46/bd9cb35d-8f1e-4dcc-a92d-e6ee6573f8c9/THE+WORD+SOUTH+SHIELDS+DESIGNE.jpg Case Studies - Town centre regeneration, South Shields Design North East supported a diverse range of stakeholder groups on a long-term enabling commission supporting the council in its regeneration of South Shields town centre. This included running workshops to determine the options for regenerating the town centre, coaching members, and reviewing design proposals. This support as a ‘critical friend’ to officers and members has: challenged officer thinking in the evolution of the masterplan; developed design awareness in officers and an ability to use design tools/language to better express their design ambitions in negotiations with developers; assisted in the identification of partnering developers; enabled Members to better engage in and communicate design issues with the community; raised Member awareness of the benefits of good contextual design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628b5a7f6d30b74a48129c46/73ca416a-a769-4961-af6a-b9860f2435aa/Pages+from+Cottingham+Neighbourhood+Plan+Design+Guide+Amended+021117.jpg Case Studies - Cottingham Neighbourhood Plan and Design Guide, East Riding of Yorkshire Design Yorkshire (Integreat Plus) supported Cottingham Parish Council in the production of their now adopted Neighbourhood Plan and Design Code. The Plan includes both planning policies and detailed design guidance for development in Cottingham. Workshops were held with local residents to help assess and co-design concept statements and development briefs for 13 allocated development sites. The Plan was commended at the RTPI Yorkshire Planning Excellence Awards in 2017. “The Cottingham Neighbourhood Plan is a high quality and comprehensive NP containing an impressive amount of professional input, including a design guide, development principles and it is clear that a significant effort has been expended in consulting with and ensuring participation by local people. This process has resulted in an outstanding example of Neighbourhood Planning in which the content can be shown to have derived from local needs and aspirations. It should be regarded as a level to which other Neighbourhood Plans should aspire.” Stephen Wilkinson, Royal Town Planning Institute President https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628b5a7f6d30b74a48129c46/24f7e322-1c4e-480e-ba25-e46c691105d3/Gloucester+Services.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628b5a7f6d30b74a48129c46/81d77f49-ea5d-445f-b798-c72b0ee05ae4/DSE+PM.jpg Case Studies - Cheshire West and Cheshire Design Quality Workshops Design South East, in collaboration with Places Matter hosted two workshops with key council staff and led them on a guided process of investigation and co-creation. Over two half-day sessions, attendees worked together to determine what success would look like, what their current processes are, and most importantly, what they need to do to create a culture of design quality in their area. The workshops culminated in an Action Plan, which was co-created by attendees and written up by Design South East in a short report. Because the Action Plan was created by and for council staff, they are committed to take ownership of it and motivated to see it through. The Action Plan aims for maximum impact within resource and time limitations. It includes specific actions and targets related to: Creating a culture of design quality within the council. Engaging in proactive planning and an effective pre-application service. Communicating design expectations to applicants. A programme of ongoing design training for planning officers, delivered by existing council staff. Making better use of existing design policy and guidance (e.g. Local Plan, National Design Guide and Building for a Healthy Life) before investing in a local design guide or code. “Just wanted to thank you for the final report and the workshops. They were very well conducted, comprehensive and I think achieved what we initially envisaged.” Planning Policy Officer, Cheshire West and Chester Council https://www.designnetwork.org.uk/bhl-scoring-criteria daily 0.75 2023-07-12 https://www.designnetwork.org.uk/pas-strategic-visioning-survey daily 0.75 2026-03-04