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A contemporary project that could save a much-loved but derelict building on the outskirts of Chorley

When Liverpool Hope University appointed BCA Landscape to design a series of gardens to tie together a group of disparate buildings, the brief could scarcely have been more ambitious.

Design Review helped transform the design for Blackburn’s Youth Zone from one that clashed with the conservation aims for the area of Blackburn cathedral quarter into one that fitted well with it.

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A major strength of regional design reviews is that panel members are able – and willing – to visit sites. It helps them to gain a broad understanding of the development challenges for local authorities. Northwest design review recently did just this in two very different locations: the regeneration of Rochdale Town Centre and the idyllic setting of Lake Windermere.

Places Matter! Design Review has resulted in changes to a project in Clitheroe that satisfy both the architect and the local authority.

Places Matter! have often found themselves in a position of having to demonstrate that good design is not necessarily more costly, or if it is, extra expenditure more than pays for itself. This is clearly illustrated by the Derwent Close project in Keswick.

Each panel adheres to these principles

A new service to comment specifically on Strategic Documents in the North West.