The Design Review Panel comprises a group of independent, multi-disciplinary construction professionals working in the field of the built environment. Click here to meet the Panel members. The Panel provides impartial expert advice to applicants and local authorities on design issues in relation to important new development schemes and proposals for important public spaces, including both significant minor applications, major planning applications and pre-application development proposals. As stated within the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), the Design Review Panel's feedback is a material consideration for local authorities and the planning inspectorate when determining planning applications. The Design Review Panel provides its services directly to applicants as well as to local authorities.

The Panel provides impartial expert advice to applicants and local authorities on design issues in relation to important new development schemes and proposals for important public spaces, including both significant minor applications, major planning applications and pre-application development proposals. As stated within the NPPF, the Design Review Panel's feedback is a material consideration for local authorities and the planning inspectorate. The Design Review Panel provides its services directly to applicants as well as to local authorities. The South West Design Review Panel (SWDRP) is proven to raise design standards and help to speed up and de-risk the planning process . The SWDRP reviews development projects from all localities within the South West, from Swindon to Cornwall . We provide independent, multi-disciplinary, expert advice - a candid friend, supporting whenever we can, seeking explanations, discussing options, identifying opportunities.

As a RIBA Chartered Architect based in Devon, 'Jonathan Braddick - RIBA Chartered Architects Devon' offers comprehensive Architects services: from conceptual design through to completion on site, and beyond. Jonathan practices as an Architect throughout the South West and South East of England. Areas covered include: Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Cornwall, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Surrey and Hertfordshire. Jonathan is a past RIBA South West Regional Chair and the past Chairman of the Plymouth branch of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). Jonathan provides full Architectural services across all project sectors and types, but his particular passion is for bespoke, ecologically sustainable, residential developments including: housing developments, individual house builds, conversions and high-end extensions for both developer and private clients.