The fine print
The Design Review Panel is one of the countries leading sources of built environment support and one of the most experienced design review providers in the UK. Local authorities, the development sector and communities trust us to provide impartial and constructive design advice and assistance. We are independent and offer an unrivaled quality of service to support design quality and help transform places of all shapes and sizes. In offering design review, we pledge that: • the provision of high quality logistical support and excellent time keeping • ensuring that the design review meeting is conducted in a polite and constructive manner in order to be as helpful as possible to all parties. • maintaining an appropriate level of confidentiality • ensuring the design review panel process is impartial, independent and that any conflicts of interest are avoided • reports which are clear in their opinion and in making clear specific suggestions on how a design may be improved • seeking feedback on the design review process from local authorities, design teams & applicants • dealing with any comments and complaints through a professional complaints procedure and act quickly to address any issues identified • ensuring panel members are well briefed on each scheme and on local plan objectives and other key issues of the local authority. • arranging high quality CPD and training events including mock design review panel workshops Confidentiality All information submitted to The Design Review Panel will be treated as strictly private and confidential; only being shared with Panel members to be used for its intended purpose. We do not publish copies of feedback documents and written feedback is only provided to the Panel ' s customer. If The Design Review Panel's feedback is submitted to the local authority as part of a planning application the local authority may choose to make the feedback document public with the other planning documents. Even if they do not do this they may be subject to a Freedom of Information request. If you have a particularly sensitive project and there is a need for additional measures to ensure confidentiality, please discuss those with our Panel Manager.
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