A Paragraph 84(e) country house in north Wiltshire, granted at committee. How an early independent Design Review Panel session tested the scheme against the highest bar.

Tunwold, Chadlington. A Paragraph 84(e) proposal in a former rubble stone quarry on the slopes of the Evenlode Valley, reviewed three times by the Panel, refused by committee against officer recommendation, dismissed at appeal because amendments introduced after submission eroded the design, and granted unanimously on resubmission once the Panel-endorsed form was reinstated. The local planning authority's Senior Conservation and Design Officer subsequently confirmed in writing that the original

Design review is being asked to carry more weight in the planning system. But confidence in the process depends on more than the expertise around the table. It also depends on the governance behind it. That is why The Design Review Panel has published a free, open-source Code of Conduct -- a model-neutral framework covering independence, conflicts of interest, panel composition, and the status of written feedback. The Code is intended for the whole sector: independent panels, LPA panels, applica