PANELS
PANELS
HARINGEY QUALITY
REVIEW PANEL
READING DESIGN
REVIEW PANEL
Reading station © Hugh Llewelyn
Reading is a historic town with a unique heritage at the heart of the town's identity, which is highly visible, valued and accessible. In recent years, Reading has had great economic success, which has resulted in considerable investment in the town. However, this success has brought its own issues, with an acute housing crisis and a particular need for genuinely affordable housing. Other critical issues include how to provide employment space and supporting infrastructure to make sure that Reading continues to be an attractive place in which to work, to live and to study.
Significant development is needed to deliver sustainable places that positively contribute to making Reading a better place. The Reading Design Review Panel has been established to support the council in achieving development of the highest quality design, while preserving those elements that are essential to its residents’ quality of life.
The Reading Design Review Panel comprises 16 multi-disciplinary experts and is chaired by Andrew Beharrell, Senior Advisor at Pollard Thomas Edwards.
Reading Museum and Town Hall © Paul Gillett, Wikimedia Commons
Meeting dates
Meeting dates are agreed with council officers and the applicant once a specific scheme is referred to the 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.
River Kennet along the back of Elgar Road © Chris J Wood, Wikimedia Commons
Meeting fees
Applicants are referred to the Reading Design Review Panel by the planning authority as an external service and fees are paid by the applicant to Frame Projects for delivering this service.
Current charges for Reading Design Review Panel meetings are:
• Full review in person £6,000 + VAT
online £4,875 + VAT
• Intermediate in person £4,950 + VAT
online £4,450 + VAT
• Chair’s review in person £3,450 + VAT
online £3,150 + 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
• £800 + VAT: between two and four weeks
before scheduled review
River Kennet © Julian Walker, Flickr
