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 10 panel members are made up of local architects and landscape architects. They are divided into two teams of five that meet alternately:

Panel A

2025 meeting dates (from 2pm): Wed 5 March, Wed 4 June, Wed 10 September, Wed 3 December

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

Panel B

2025 meeting dates (from 2pm): Wed 22 January, Wed 23 April, Wed 16 July, Wed 15 October

  • Mark Folkes (Chair) – Folkes Architects
  • Jake White (Vice-Chair) – Jake White Architecture
  • Alice-Rose Hoile – Royal Parks
  • Gavin Sargent – WCEC Architecture
  • Phil Winch – CPL Chartered Architects

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

Last updated: 04 December 2024