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Originally published in 2013 by Design Council.  \nCover photo: Granary Square at King’s Cross,© John Sturrock  \nAll photos by Design Council unless otherwise stated.  \nAlthough every care has been taken in preparing this report, no responsibility or liability will be accepted by Design Council, its employees, agents or advisors for its accuracy or completeness.  \nAll rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, copied or transmitted without the prior written consent of the publisher except that the material may be photocopied for non-commercial purposes without permission from the publisher.  \nContents  \nForeword 3  \nThe purpose of this guidance document 4  \nPart One: Principles of Design Review  \nChapter 1: The essentials of Design Review 6  \nWhat is Design Review? 6  \nTen principles of Design Review 7  \nChapter 2: The role of Design Review in the planning system 8  \nDesign Review and national planning policy 8  \nHow Design Review adds value 9  \nChapter 3: Who benefits from Design Review? 10  \nLocal authorities 10  \nDevelopers 10  \nProject design teams 11  \nCommunity groups 11  \nChapter 4: Local and National Design Review 12  \nLocal Design Review arrangements 12  \nNational Design Review 12  \nWho reviews what? 12  \nPart Two: Design Review in practice  \nChapter 5: Delivering the principles 14  \nChapter 6: A robust Design Review process 23  \nPreparation 23  \nReview 25  \nObservers 26  \nAdvice 27  \nOther practical matters 28  \nUseful contacts 29  \nContents 1  \nThe purpose of this guidance document  \nDesign Review is a well-established way of improving the quality of design outcomesin the built environment, and it is now recognised in the National Planning Policy Framework. This document provides practical advice to people who are running design review panels or are thinking of doing so. It will be of use to anyone who might wish to use the service, or just wants to know more about it, particularly people in local authorities, design teams and their clients, or community groups. Drawing on many years’experience of delivering Design Review, it sets out the standards of advice and service that panels should adopt, and that their users can expect.  \nDesign Review is a well-established way of improving the quality of design outcomesin the built environment”  \nToffee Factory, Newcastle © Jill Tate  \n4 The purpose of this guidance document  \nPart One:  \nPrinciples of Design Review  \nChapter 1:  \nThe essentials of Design Review  \nWhat is Design Review?  \nDesign Review is an independent and impartial evaluation process in which a panel of experts on the built environment assess the design of a proposal. 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