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Colne Valley Viaduct © HS2 Ltd 

HS2 INDEPENDENT
DESIGN PANEL

Colne Valley Viaduct © HS2 Ltd 

Schedule 17 stage proposals for Curzon Street Station by Grimshaw Architects © HS2 Ltde proposals for Curzon Street Station by Grimshaw Architects © HS2 Ltd.jpg

The HS2 Independent Design Panel helps ensure that, through great design, HS2 delivers real economic, social and environmental benefits for the whole country. It was set up in 2015, at the request of the Department for Transport.

 

The panel’s work is diverse: reviewing, advising and mentoring on all aspects of HS2 – from stations, bridges and tunnels, to protecting the environment, and delivering high standards of passenger experience. It helps to enable decision making at the early stages of project development, and it reviews and critiques outcomes at key stages in the design process. The panel acts as an advisor and a critical friend to HS2 Ltd, in an independent non-executive capacity. It does not make design decisions, but offers impartial recommendations and advice.

 

The HS2 Independent Design Panel is chaired by Professor Sadie Morgan OBE, Founding Director of dRMM, who is supported by the vice chair, Tony Burton CBE.

Schedule 17 stage proposals for Curzon Street Station by Grimshaw Architects © HS2 Ltd

Meeting dates

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One HS2 Independent Design Panel meeting date is provisionally arranged for each month.

 

Exceptionally, additional meetings may be required to accommodate the number of schemes requiring a review and/or to meet key dates for specific schemes.

 

The following dates are currently set for HS2 Independent Design Panel meetings during 2025:

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  •  7 January

  •  4 February

  •  4 March

  •  1 April

  •  6 May

  •  3 June

  •  1 July

  •  5 August

  •  2 September

  •  7 October

  •  4 November

  •  2 December

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Meeting types

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There are a range of different HS2 Independent Design Panel meetings:

 

  • Full design panel – for the most significant and/or complex schemes
     

  • Workshop design panel – for significant schemes or HS2 strategies / documents
     

  • Chair's review – for feedback on HS2 Ltd response to panel recommendation
     

  • Mentoring session – for smaller schemes or a specific issue or topic
     

  • Schedule 17 stage design panel – for schemes due to be submitted for Schedule 17 approval

Colne Valley Viaduct crossing over the River Colne, Schedule 17 stage proposals by ALIGN © HS2 Ltd

Schedule 17 proposals for Small Dean Viaduct by Eiffage Kier © HS2 Ltd

Schedule 17 proposals for Small Dean Viaduct by Eiffage Kier © HS2 Ltd

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