Design and Conservation Panel

The design and conservation panel supports our work to deliver national and local design and conservation objectives. It helps secure the highest possible design quality of buildings and spaces, and to preserve and enhance the historic environment.

The panel has three specific roles:

  • To provide a forum for pre-application presentation of, briefing for, and expert advice on, major or significant development proposals
  • To provide formal comments on submitted applications
  • To comment from time to time on policies and guidance related to design and conservation

The panel meets every four weeks. It's made up of around 20 individuals, with skills in architecture, planning, urban design, landscape design and the historic environment. Four to six members will typically attend each meeting.

Minutes of Design & Conservation Panel meetings

When submitted planning applications have been discussed by the panel, the minutes will be available to view below:

Cambridge Design and Construction Awards

The panel supports our annual design and construction awards programme. The chair sits on the judging panel for the awards, and members help promote them in the development community.

Examples

The buildings pictured below have been reviewed by the panel and have won awards at our design and construction awards.

Radegund HallThe Old Divinity SchoolThe NookAlison Richard Building

Pictured: Radegund Hall (Coleridge Community College); the Old Divinity School (St John's College); the Nook on Cherry Hinton Road; the Alison Richard Building on West Road

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