The proposed monitoring of Preferred Option CP1 by reference to the proportion of appeals dismissed, where refusal is on the basis of character of place is questioned. It is unclear what this approach would measure. Would a high proportion of such dismissed appeals indicate that policies are supported and therefore successful? Or, would a low proportion of dismissed appeals show increased design quality of schemes and that policies were therefore successful? A better approach would be to base evaluation and monitoring of the policy on the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment's (CABE) 20 Building for Life principles, particularly as Government has endorsed these principles and is urging local authorities to use them to assess design quality. It is suggested that the monitoring arrangements for Preferred Option CP1 be revised to incorporate the following text, 'The success of the implementation of this policy will be monitored by assessing schemes, or an appropriate sample of schemes, against the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment's (CABE) Building for Life principles.'