PANELS
PANELS
SUFFOLK DESIGN
REVIEW PANEL
Beach Huts, Felixstowe © Simon Mortimer, Wikimedia Commons
The quality of the built, natural and historic environments within Suffolk is one of the area’s key assets, making it an attractive place to live, work and visit. There are five local authorities in Suffolk: Babergh Council; East Suffolk Council; Ipswich Council; Mid-Suffolk Council; and West Suffolk Council. The councils have come together with the County Council and Highways Authority to establish Suffolk Design: a local authority partnership which promotes and celebrates design and placemaking across Suffolk.
The Suffolk Design Review Panel is an independent service, promoted and endorsed by the authorities within Suffolk. The panel offers independent and impartial guidance on the design of new buildings, landscapes and public space, with the aim of promoting high standards in the quality of the built environment.
The Suffolk Design Review Panel is chaired by Meredith Bowles, Director at Mole Architects, Anthony Hudson, Director at Hudson Architects, and Hana Loftus, Director at HAT Projects.
Balancing Barn, Suffolk by MVRDV © William M. Connolley, 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.
The Manor House, Lavenham © Dave Dunford, Wikimedia Commons
Meeting fees
Applicants are referred to the Suffolk 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 Suffolk 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
Suffolk Design Review Panel site visit © Frame Projects
