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The Leader made the following announcement in
respect of the proposed Design Code:
 
“Work has begun on procuring consultants to assist us in
producing design codes, and a specification is currently being
drafted. The officer team are being supported by Andy Von
Bradsky (ex-chief architect to the
government) who will bring his considerable knowledge and
experience to bear. The value is just under the threshold which
allows for a direct appointment to be made under officer delegation
(in the same way as Catriona Riddell Associates). We have asked
government for some funding to support the cost of this additional
work, but we are not waiting for this decision and will be
proceeding in advance of any decision due to the importance of this
work.
 
We want to ensure that we actively engage with all sections
of the community in this process, so that we can all be justifiably
proud of the buildings and places that will be built in the future.
A formal report will be coming to this committee in the new year to
set out in more detail the options and the process so that we can
decide how best to take this forwards”.