Building awards scheme to help safeguard moorland

AN AWARDS scheme is being launched to help protect the North York Moors by recognising the achievement of designers who create buildings that blend in with their sensitive surroundings.
By The Newsroom
Published 30th Apr 2010, 12:49 BST
Updated 30th Apr 2010, 12:50 BST

The public is being invited to submit entries for the best home, best extension and most outstanding non-residential building built in the national park during the last two years.

The aim is not only to recognise and reward outstanding design and construction, but to inspire excellence in the design of future buildings within the sensitive moorland.

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The North York Moors National Park Authority's planning officer, Barry Hearsey, said: "The awards build on the general principles of design contained in the authority's design guide.

"The guide highlights the qualities and the variations in character that make the buildings within the North York Moors so special and distinctive.

"Applications will be assessed against a range of criteria including the appearance, landscaping, sustainability and design quality of the development as well as its overall contribution to the landscape setting of the national park."

The deadline for suggestions to the North York Moors National Park Authority's inaugural Design Awards Scheme 2010 is Tuesday, June 1.

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Winners will receive a framed certificate and commemorative plaque for display.

Entries can be submitted by anyone who considers a scheme merits an award including owners, architects, designers, organisations or the public.

Further details and entry forms can found at www.moors.uk.net/

planning or can be obtained by calling the planning policy team on 01439 770657.