London Review Panel
The London Review Panel panel provides independent expert advice on the design quality of Mayor funded projects or projects with particular significance for Londoners.
The panel has a special focus on place making. Design review takes place from the investment stage, which reduces risks and expense by identifying weaknesses within the proposition at the earliest possible opportunity. The panel supports the Mayor in recognising and supporting high standards of design and ensuring that wider place making benefits happen.
What is a design review?
At the heart of design review is a discussion of a given project by expert panellists acting as critical friends. The aim is to provide guidance to help the project best serve its aims, considering where it is situated and the wider community.
Who is on the panel?
The panel is drawn from the Mayor’s Design Advocates. These are leading designers and professionals who share the Mayor’s vision for Good Growth.
What projects will the panel review?
The panel’s focus will be advising on projects funded by City Hall. In some circumstances it will also review other projects going through the town planning process; for example, where there are not alternative design review processes in place, where sites fall across borough boundaries, or where sites are of exceptional social or cultural significance to Londoners.
London Design Review Charter
The London Review Panel operates under the guidance of the London Design Review Charter which consists of core principles and best practice guidance to review the quality of schemes during development.
Terms of Reference and Annual Reports
The Terms of Reference have been developed in accordance with the best practice document 'Design Review: Principles and Practice' (Design Council CABE / Landscape Institute / RTPI / RIBA, 2013).
Download a copy of the Terms of Reference below;
Need a document on this page in an accessible format?
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of a PDF or other document on this page in a more accessible format, please get in touch via our online form and tell us which format you need.
It will also help us if you tell us which assistive technology you use. We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 5 working days.