Barratt’s Cottam Meadow scheme (pictured) near Preston is one of several entries by housebuilders to be shortlisted for the government’s Housing Design Awards this year. Hill, Countryside Properties and retirement specialist Pegasus Life also feature strongly. The annual awards, now into their 67th year, rely on a multidisciplinary panel of 18 judges chaired by planning supremo Gareth Capner to pick …