Meeting documents

WDC Decisions Made - Planning
Tuesday, 4th January, 2005

Decisions Made - Planning 2004/05, Sch 01 No 01- 04 Jan 2005 - Malcolm Dean and Jack Scruton Design Awards

 

Reference Number
Schedule 1 – 01/2005

WYCOMBE DISTRICT COUNCIL

 
 

Decision Taken by a Member

Portfolio:  Planning

 

The Member has taken the following decision.

The decision will take effect on Wednesday 12 January 2005.

 

Title

Malcolm Dean and Jack Scruton Design Awards

 

Decision Taken

That the design awards be reformed as below:    

1.

Merge the Malcolm Dean Landscape Award and Malcolm Dean Social Housing Award into the Wycombe Design Award

2.

Retain the Design and Heritage Awards

3.

Rename the awards the Wycombe Design Award and the Wycombe Heritage Award

4.

Increase outside members of the Judging Panel

5.

Make the Awards every two years

6.

Reduce the number of Commendations, raising the standard to the equivalent of ‘highly commended’.

 

Date of Publication

Tuesday 4 January 2005

 

Reasons for Decision

1.     Concern about the multiplication and thus devaluing of the awards

2.     Concern about the composition of the Judging Panel

3.     Concern about the loss of resonance in the names ‘Malcolm Dean’ and ‘Jack Scruton’

4.     View that the award names need to be District and geographically related

5.     Concern at resources needed for administering the scheme each year

6.     Concern about too many commendations being given to relatively poor scheme

 

Consultation Undertaken

This report is the outcome of a review undertaken by the Conservation and Urban Design Manager.  It has been fully discussed with the Head of Urban Design and informally with the Cabinet Member for Planning, but is largely a technical review following examination of other comparable design award schemes.  The recommendations are those of the Conservation and Urban Design Manager.

 

Your Questions and Views

If you have any views on this decision that you would like the Member to consider or if you wish to object to the decision, please inform Martin Andrew.  This can be done by telephone (01494) 421578 or e-mail martin_andrew@wycombe.gov.uk.