planning
As a qualified town planner, I can provide a full service from feasibility studies and preparation of development briefs through to planning applications and appeals.
With experience in local authority development control and acting on behalf of public and private sector developers, I have a good understanding of the pressures and constraints that different stakeholders work under.
I am comfortable working on a range of projects, from brownfield regeneration sites of several hundred hectares to single houses in the countryside, drawing in appropriate expertise from my wide network of contacts in planning, architecture, design, transport, engineering, surveying and the legal profession. And if I don’t feel I’m the right person for the job, I’ll put you in touch with someone who I think can help you.
I take a pride in producing high quality documents such as strategies, masterplans, development briefs, design guidance for the public, voluntary and private sectors.
As well as strategic masterplanning and urban design, I am interested in the interface between transport planning and land-use planning. I worked closely with transport planners in Renfrewshire Council to produce the Council’s first Local Transport Strategy. With transport consultancy MVA, I have been part of multi-disciplinary teams undertaking research into long-term strategic transport improvements in Ayrshire (see project page) for the Scottish Executive and a city centre car parking strategy for Glasgow City Council.
For more information on specific commissions that I have worked on, please go to the projects pages.