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Planning Director
Young Planner of the Year (RTPI Awards 2007)
Profile
Joining as a graduate in 1998, I have been fortunate enough to progress with rapid speed through the ranks of RPS to become the youngest Director within the London office. The encouragement to take on responsibility, promotion structure and excellent client base has allowed me to achieve this.
Variety of Projects
My consultancy work extends from housing, major out-of-centre retail proposals, leisure and most recently, ground breaking high density and mixed-use development in London.
Examples of projects I am involved in includes:
- Land adjacent to Hillingdon Underground Station, Hillingdon Circus, Hillingdon - IKEA's first mutli storey mixed use development in the UK comprising an IKEA store (25,000m²) 240 flats, community uses, replacement park and ride facility and redevelopment of new entrance to Hillingdon Underground Station. I was instructed to project manage the application submission, undertake the planning and retail work and manage and prepare the Environmental Statement.
- Oriental City, 399 Edgware Road, Colindale, London - I am acting for Development Securities Plc in respect of this mixed use innovative scheme which comprises bulky goods retailing (17,000m²), a replacement Oriental City facility (9,000m²), 520 residential units, health and fitness facility and a new primary and secondary school.
- Wandle Park Village, Purley Way, Croydon - I am advising Barratt West London on one of Croydon's largest redevelopment sites. The proposals which seek to redevelop the former British Gas Site comprise 760 residential units, 9,290m² Class B1(b) and B1(c), B2 and B8 floorspace, a new nursery school and PCT facility. In addition the proposal seeks to decontaminate the 5ha site, deculvert the River Wandle across the entirety of the site and open up links to Wandle Park.
- Stonegrove and Spur Road Estate, Edgware, London - I am advising Barratt West London in respect of the regeneration of one of the London Borough of Barnet's four key regeneration estate renewal programmes. The existing residential accommodation and community uses will be demolished and replaced with 1,000 new homes, community, recreation and religious facilities. The new village will sit alongside the recently opened Lord Foster London Academy.
Why choose RPS?
Prospective staff should chose RPS because of:
- Our strong & diverse client base
- Exposure to all facets of planning
- Scope to gain experience on a variety of development proposals
- Our aspirations for growth
- Skilled workforce and management
- Exposure to other areas of expertise within the group e.g.. energy, EIA, transport, built heritage
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