Terms of Reference
The formal Terms of Reference for the Bichard RICS Review.
This page preserves the Terms of Reference document published by the Bichard RICS Review. The Terms were issued by Lord Michael Bichard following his appointment by RICS Governing Council to lead an independent review into the Institution’s Purpose, Governance and Strategy.
The Terms set out the scope of the Review, the appointment basis, the engagement approach with members and stakeholders, and the expected reporting timeline. The Review reported in October 2022; this archive preserves the original Terms of Reference document as published.
The Terms set the Review’s remit across the built environment and building safety — the point where a surveyor’s work meets the planning system. That system leaves a public record, and on the Isle of Man it sits on one Island-wide register rather than being split across local authorities.
An Isle of Man planning search runs by address, postcode, application reference or keyword, returning the drawings, officer reports and decision notices filed against each of the register’s 80,000-odd records — useful for checking how a comparable proposal nearby was decided before committing to a scheme.