Decision details

It is recommended that:

The Head of Housing Development approves awarding a contract to Frame Projects to arrange and manage the Quality Review Panel meeting for Station Road Temporary Accommodation Lodge, in accordance with Contract Standing Orders (CSO) 11.01 and 11.02, for the value of £4,100 plus VAT.

This service is required to support the Haringey Quality Review Panel who provides independent and impartial advice on development proposals, at the request of planning officers. The panel plays an
advisory role in Haringey’s planning process.

This service is required to support the Haringey Quality Review Panel who provides independent and impartial advice on development proposals, at the request of planning officers. The panel plays an
advisory role in Haringey’s planning process.

Appointing Frame Projects is necessary to ensure our schemes receive independent, expert and multidisciplinary design review, as required by national policy. Their panel structure brings specialist skills across architecture, urban design, engineering, sustainability and landscape, expertise they do not hold in-house.

Frame Projects also provides a fully managed, transparent and conflict free process, from panel selection and briefings to site visits and reporting. Their experience running design review panels across London ensures each review is robust, consistent and aligned with best practice.

Their independent reports strengthen our planning process by offering objective, defensible advice that supports officers in negotiations and decision making. The flexible review options (full, intermediate, chair’s) mean we can match the level of scrutiny to the scale and stage of each project.

Using Frame Projects ensures we meet NPPF expectations for design quality assessment and provides a credible mechanism to demonstrate to members, partners and the GLA that our schemes are meeting the required standards.

The Council could opt not to appoint this consultant; however, this decision would adversely affect and hinder the delivery of new council homes. Attending a Quality Revie Panel is a mandatory planning requirement for all major projects.