South Kesteven Design PAD

Other key credits: Lincolnshire County Council

Executive summary from entrant: 

Design PAD at South Kesteven District Council is an exemplar design review service, strengthened by an effective learning and working partnership with Lincolnshire County Council. Design PAD has been successful in bringing a wide range of disciplines together, providing a more efficient planning service and improving the design quality of new development. Strong and positive working relationships, a design culture, partnership working, joint learning and the Design PAD process has proven to be the golden formula to achieving well designed places in South Kesteven.