PANELS
PANELS
GRAND UNION CANAL TRANSFER PROJECT INDEPENDENT DESIGN REVIEW PANEL
The Windcatcher at Dunstable Downs © Grand Union Canal Transfer
The Royal Borough of Greenwich (RBG) has a unique mix of heritage, natural environment, historic and contemporary places and architecture.
It comprises the longest continuous riverfront of all London boroughs, the world-renowned Maritime Greenwich World Heritage site, a compelling green infrastructure of parks and woods and a vibrant set of town, district and local centres, including historic Greenwich, Woolwich, Eltham and Greenwich Peninsula. It is home to five of London’s Opportunity Areas, accommodating substantial new development, new communities and spaces.
The Council is committed to ensuring that high quality design and architecture is achieved for all developments in the royal borough, to assist in preserving and enhancing its unique places and ensuring growth is inclusive and sustainable design, and tailored to local needs. The Greenwich Design Review Panel was established in 2023 to support applicants, Greenwich's planning officers and planning committees to deliver this ambition.
The Greenwich Design Review Panel is chaired by Jay Gort, Founding Director at Gort Scott. Ken Okonkwo, Associate Director at Haworth Tompkins, is the panel's vice chair.
Iron Trunk Aqueduct © Grand Union Canal Transfer
Meeting dates
Meeting dates are agreed with the Grand Union Canal Transfer Project team once a specific scheme is referred to the Independent Design Review Panel.
As far as possible, Frame Projects will try to accommodate key dates in the design team’s programme, while taking account of panel member availability.
Junction of the Oxford Canal and the Grand Union Canal © Grand Union Canal Transfer
Meeting fees
Current charges for Grand Union Canal Transfer Project Independent Design Review Panel meetings are:
• Full review in person £6,275 + VAT
online £5,100 + VAT
• Intermediate in person £4,425 + VAT
online £3,975 + VAT
• Chair’s review in person £3,300 + VAT
online £3,000 + VAT
The cost of venue hire, if required, would be in addition to the charges above.
Where a scheduled review is subsequently cancelled or postponed by the applicant, an administrative charge will be applied:
• 50% of full cost: less than two weeks before
scheduled review
• £850 + VAT: between two and four weeks
before scheduled review
Pooley Country Park © Grand Union Canal Transfer
