Design Yorkshire

Independent, practical design review, training and support

Working across Yorkshire and the Humber region

Design Yorkshire is an independent and impartial not-for-profit organisation working across Yorkshire and the Humber. We provide expert planning and design support, facilitation and training for local authorities, government agencies, developers, design teams, and communities. We support schemes at all stages of the planning and design process from visioning and site briefs to live planning applications.

 

Our multi-disciplinary panel of built environment experts are appointed to each project based on their relevant skills and experience so that each panel is tailored to the needs of your scheme. The panel has a broad range of expertise including: architecture, urban design, landscape architecture, heritage and conservation, engineering, transport and movement, ecology, and planning.

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Design Review

Independent and impartial design review delivered by a mutli-disciplinary panel of built environment experts. Design review covers a wide range of schemes at all stages of the planning and design process.

Building for a Healthy Life

Independent and impartial Building for a Healthy Life assessments can help to demonstrate that your scheme is well-designed and aligns with the priorities of Building for a Healthy Life.

Design Yorkshire provides Building for a Healthy Life services at all stages of the design process from:

  • Support and advice

  • Design and site briefs

  • Independent design reviews and assessments

Design Yorkshire is the accredited provider for Yorkshire, Humber and North Lincolnshire.