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Quality review panel

A Quality Review Panel has been established by Epping Forest, Harlow and East Hertfordshire District Councils, to ensure the design and delivery of high quality developments within the Harlow and Gilston Garden Town. The same Quality Review Panel will also review major schemes within Epping Forest District.

The council will generally expect schemes of more than 50 homes or 5,000 sq metres of commercial / other floorspace to be informed by review. Other smaller complex schemes may also be appropriate for review.

Environment and design experts

18 built environment and design experts, from across a wide range of backgrounds and sectors, have been appointed to the Quality Review Panel to provide independent feedback for the councils and applicants on significant and strategic schemes. The panel will be chaired by Peter Maxwell, the Director of Design at the London Legacy Development Corporation.

The Quality Review Panel is not a decision-making body, but has an advisory and transparent role. The panel provide impartial advice to support the delivery of high quality new places to live and work, in order to meet the needs of existing and future communities. Early engagement with the panel will be beneficial in the design and planning process, with clear and accessible feedback which will be a material planning consideration.

Types of review

The panel will be available for different types of review, for more information please see terms of reference below

  • Formal review
  • Workshop review
  • Chair’s review
  • Surgery review

For further information on the Epping Forest District Quality Review Panel, including the process, panel members, review types and costs.

  • Epping Forest district QRP terms of reference 2025 (pdf 5MB)

For information on the Harlow and Gilston Garden Town Quality Review Panel.

  • Harlow and Gilston QRP terms of reference 2023 (pdf 4MB)

Quality review panel reports

Scheme or applicationDate of reviewQRP report
Land North of Chelmsford Road (ONG.R4)27/10/2023Land North of Chelmsford Road (pdf 197KB)
Land North of Dowding Way22/01/2021Land North of Dowding Way (pdf 74KB)
EFDC Green Infrastructure Strategy18/09/2020EFDC GI strategy second review (pdf 520KB)
EFDC Green Infrastructure Strategy06/03/2020EFDC GI strategy first review (pdf 156KB)
HGGT Sustainability Guidance and Checklist24/01/2020HGGT sustainability guidance (pdf 296KB)
Chigwell Nursery Site17/05/2019Chigwell Nursery site (pdf 165KB)
North Weald Park
(Second review)
05/04/2019North Weald Park: Second review (pdf 178KB)
13-15a Alderton Hill02/11/201813-15a Alderton Hill (pdf 421KB)
Harlow and Gilston Garden Town Design Guide
(Second review)
24/10/2018HGGT design guide: Second review (pdf 182KB)
North Weald Park27/09/2018North Weald Park (pdf 177KB)
Harlow and Gilston Garden Town Design Charter19/07/2018HGGT design charter (pdf 181KB)
Harlow and Gilston Garden Town Vision24/05/2018HGGT vision (pdf 168KB)

These reports are also publicly available under their respective planning reference numbers.

Quality review panel annual reports

  • 2023 to 2024 QRP annual report (pdf 6MB)
  • 2022 to 2023 QRP annual report (pdf 4MB)
  • 2021 to 2022 QRP annual report (pdf 740KB)
  • 2020 to 2021 QRP annual report (pdf 5MB)
  • 2019 to 2020 QRP annual report (pdf 7MB)

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