The role of the Design Review Panel is to give independent and professional design advice and evaluation on key planning proposals for application and pre-application schemes.

More details can be found in the Design Review Panel Terms of Reference.

Guidance for presenting schemes to the Design Review Panel can be found here.

About the Design Review Panel

Panel meetings take place eight times per year and are facilitated by our Urban Designer. The 14 panel members are made up of local architects & landscape architects. They are divided into two teams of seven that meet alternately:

Panel A

2024 meeting dates (from 2pm): Wed 6 March, Wed 5 June, Wed 11 September, Wed 4 December

  • Lap Chan (Chair) – Lap Chan Architect
  • Michael Alete (Vice Chair) – Nord Anglia Education
  • Giles Ings – ABIR Architects
  • Nick Lomax – Lomax Design
  • Jenny Lewin – Jennifer Lewin Architect
  • James Rae – ECD Architects
  • Nick Dexter – Nicholas Dexter Landscape

Panel B

2024 meeting dates (from 2pm): Wed 17 January, Wed 17 April, Wed 17 July, Wed 16 October

  • Mark Folkes (Chair) – Folkes Architects
  • Richard Morrice (Vice Chair) – Miller Bourne Architects
  • Phil Winch – CPL Chartered Architects
  • Gavin Sargent – WCEC Architecture
  • Jake White – Senior Architectural Technologist
  • Alice-Rose Hoile - Royal Parks

Please note these are not public meetings, but ward councillors are invited.

Last updated: 23 February 2024