Guidance
Design review panels for strategic authorities
How Active Travel England works with strategic authorities to provide design assurance support for active travel schemes.
Applies to England
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Strategic authorities can set up design review panels (DRPs) to review the design of capital projects to ensure they consider the needs of people travelling by active modes.
This guidance explains:
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how a strategic authority can establish and operate a DRP
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the design assurance support available from Active Travel England (ATE)
Request design assurance
If you have read this guidance and understand what support you need, you can request design assurance support from ATE.
Separate guidance for other local authorities
Read separate guidance on design assurance for local authorities that are not part of a strategic authority.
Updates to this page
Published 14 August 2026