asked Her Majesty's Government:

Which councils in England have local design review panels. [HL3310]

Following the successful introduction of its national design review service, the Government's adviser on urban design, the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE), is actively promoting the establishment of design review panels at a regional level. CABE is now taking steps to learn from its own national and regional design review service, and help replicate this at the local level. We are aware that there are an increasing number of local review panels being established by local planning authorities and other bodies, but these are not monitored centrally.