This document is for all those on the ‘applicant’ side of the development and planning process; landowners, developers, consultants, architects and other designers. It explains how the design review panel process works and how to get the most from it. The design review panel process is a simple one that has been around for nearly 100 years. Designs for new developments are presented to a multidisciplinary panel of construction industry experts, who discuss the project and give feedback on how it could be improved. The recommendations are incorporated into a written feedback document which is provided to the Panel's customer. The design review panel process is referred to in paragraph 1 33 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), which states that local authorities should ensure that they have access to, and make appropriate use of, and that they should give weight to the recommendations of design review panels. Where a planning application goes to appeal and there are design issues involved, the inspector may well refer to the findings of The Design Review Panel. The Design Review Panel provides applicants with independent, impartial, multidisciplinary and constructive feedback on the design of their proposals, and as such may speed up the planning process and reduce the risk of aborting work due to an unexpected planning application decision.
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