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REVIEW PANEL
WALTHAM FOREST
DESIGN REVIEW PANEL
Waltham Forest Town Hall © Waltham Forest Council
Waltham Forest is one of the most diverse and vibrant boroughs in the country. It has a forward-looking, ambitious council that is committed to ensuring that Waltham Forest is a place where everyone can enjoy a good life, and where development is generous, joyful and considers people and the planet. To achieve this, the council is implementing an ‘exemplar design’ approach, with a focus on consideration of human, social, environmental, and financial value.
The Design Review Panel has been setup to work closely with the Place and Design team to deliver exemplar design that is closely aligned with the council’s missions including: building an economy that works for everyone, making Waltham Forest a great place to live and age well, leading the way for a net zero borough, creating safer, green neighbourhoods where everyone can thrive, tackling the housing crisis head on, and ensuring every family and every child are given every opportunity.
The Waltham Forest Design Review Panel is chaired by Melissa Dowler, Director at Bell Phillips Architects. Miranda MacLaren, Director at Orms, is the panel's vice chair.
Jazz Yard by Bell Phillips and Sixty Bricks © Waltham Forest Council
Meeting dates
One Design Review Panel meeting date is provisionally arranged for each month.
Exceptionally, additional meetings may be required to accommodate the number of schemes requiring a review and/or to meet key dates for specific schemes.
The following dates are currently set for Waltham Forest Design Review Panel meetings during 2025:
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16 January
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13 February
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13 March
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10 April
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8 May
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12 June
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10 July
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14 August
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11 September
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9 October
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13 November
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18 December
Gainsford Road by Gort Scott and Pocket Living © Dirk Lindner
Meeting fees
The charges for Waltham Forest Design Review Panel meetings are benchmarked against comparable panels providing design review services in London, such as design review panels in the London Boroughs of Camden, Newham, Barnet and the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation.
Current charges for Waltham Forest Design Review Panel meetings are:
• Full review £6,250 + VAT
• Chair’s review £3,425 + 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
Sutherland Road, Levitt Bernstein © Tim Crocker
