Crossrail panel

CABE has set up a new design review panel to provide expert advice on the design quality of seven new Crossrail stations in London.

Crossrail, scheduled to open in 2017, is the largest single project in Transport for London’s investment programme. It will provide high-frequency rail access into and across London and will run 118 km from Maidenhead and Heathrow in the west, through central London to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east.

The project will bring an additional 1.5 million people within 60 minutes' commuting distance of London’s key business districts.  Read more about the ways in which CABE is helping to keep design quality at the top of Crossrail’s agenda.

Crossrail design review panel

Our Crossrail design review panel will review designs for seven stations:

• Paddington
• Bond Street
• Tottenham Court Road
• Farringdon
• Liverpool Street
• Whitechapel
• Custom House

The panel will assess the designs for the exterior of station buildings, entrances and ticket halls, as well for other parts of the development requiring consent from the relevant planning authority. This includes what will be built above and alongside the stations.

The panel will look at issues such as aesthetic quality, how the proposed buildings relate to their surroundings, quality of materials, clarity of passenger access, inclusiveness, and accessibility.

Designs will be reviewed at early stages, allowing time for the panel’s comments to be taken on board. The reviews of schemes at the pre-planning application stage are confidential.

Crossrail panel members

Twelve experts from built environment fields, in particular those with transport infrastructure expertise and experience, make up our Crossrail panel. The panel is chaired by Les Sparks.

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