Senior planning and policy consultant

• Sep 2021 - Present

Senior Analyst, Resource Management Reforms

• Feb 2021 - Oct 2021

Strategic Planning Team Leader - Local Plans

• Jun 2020 - Feb 2021

I managed the team responsible for ensuring London borough local plans and supplementary planning guidance conformed with the London Plan. Ensuring the effective implementation of London Plan policies and fostering positive, collaborative relationships with boroughs across London.

Principal Strategic Planner

• Jan 2020 - Jun 2020

I led the development of policy provisions for London's spatial strategy on social infrastructure, regeneration and culture and creative industries in the London Plan Team.

Senior Strategic Planner

• Mar 2018 - Jan 2020

Director

• Apr 2016 - Mar 2018

I contracted my services to borough planning authorities across London. I led on a wide range of policy areas to support new Local Plans and regeneration strategies and processed planning applications for large-scale urban regeneration projects. Key projects I led on are set out below: London Borough of Tower Hamlets Local Plan 2031: I led the development of new planning policies governing open space, urban greening, water spaces, biodiversity, community, cultural and social facilities for this local plan. I analysed consultation responses and prepared the plans consultation summary statements, duty to cooperate statement and local development scheme statement for the plans submission to the Secretary of State. London Borough of Merton - Estates Local Plan 2018: I led several policy areas to support the preparation of this plan to support the regeneration of Ravensbury, High Path and Eastfield’s estates to enable the delivery of over 1,000 new homes. London Borough of Merton - Morden Housing Zone: I supported the development of a new strategy to enable the regeneration of Morden Town Centre to deliver 1,070 new homes. I worked with a team to successfully secure £42m in funding from the Mayor of London to support this project. Royal Borough of Greenwich - Greenwich Millennium Village: I acted as the lead major projects senior planner responsible for processing all planning consent applications and negotiating affordable housing and infrastructure contributions from developers. The development delivered 3,000 residential units, 6,548 square meters of office space, and 2,325 square meters of retail property. The development was designed to high sustainability standards and utilised green building materials and incorporated passive solar architecture, high-grade insulation and a co-generation power plant helps meet the development’s electrical and heating needs.

Policy Analyst, Resource Management Planning.

• Jan 2015 - Feb 2016

The Resource Management Planning Team is responsible for helping the Ministry deliver advice to the government on the resource management system. The team delivers technical planning policy advice and the ministries consultation and engagement programme with local government throughout New Zealand. My position involved the analysis, development and advice of resource management policy, chiefly on plan making provisions within the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA). My key responsibilities were as follows: Quality Planning (QP) Website Programme Project Manager: The QP website is the primary tool for delivering robust best practice information on RMA processes and policy to resource management practitioners. The website contains 74 best practice guidance notes. I ensured guidance was fit for purpose and dealt with public and local government enquiries regarding the guidance. Additionally I managed MfE’s relationships with the QP partners. Policy-lead on Plan making provisions for the Resource Legislation Amendment Bill 2015: The Resource Legislation Amendment Bill (the Bill) was introduced to Parliament on 26 November 2015. I was a policy lead on changes to plan making provisions outlined below: •Electronic servicing of documents. •Public notices. •The preparation of combined documents with Regional Policy Statements. •The Collaborative Planning Process. •Implications of resource consent changes on plan making. MfE Planning Recommendations lead - Productivity Commission Report on Using Land for Housing: The Producitivty commission made recommendations to the government and councils which aim to improve the responsiveness of the planning system. MfE along with other government agencies deliver advice to ministers regarding these recommendations. My role within this was to lead input from MfE on responses to planning recommednations for reporing to ministers.

Policy Planner

• Jan 2013 - Jun 2014

This unit delivers policy, spatial and statutory planning for the Auckland Isthmus and is involved in developing a new statutory planning framework for the Auckland region called the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan. This position involved undertaking the following key tasks: Statutory Planning: •Processing plan changes to the operative district plan •Case managing and reporting on applications. •Processing submissions. •Case managing appeals to the Environment Court. •Producing Environment Court evidence. •Environment Court mediation. •Processing the rollover of designations. •Processing applications to alter existing designations (s181) and to remove designations (s182). Policy Development: •Development and review of policy and provisions. •The identification and development of policies and rules for new precincts. •Researching and compiling topic papers for policy development in local areas. •Reviewing proposed zoning and overlays for areas of Auckland. Consultation and Political Engagement: •Regularly reporting to a variety of political Council committees. •Advising local boards and local politicians. •Public consultation with community groups, individuals, business and local iwi. •Internal consultation with Council departments, Council controlled organisations and government departments. •Responding to public enquiries and requests under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987. Spatial Planning: •Developing new tools for spatial planning processes within the department and wider Council. •Development of precinct and area plans. •Place audits for spatial planning projects. •Expert planning input into wider Council projects.

Environmental Planner

• Nov 2008 - Dec 2012

4Sight (previously Andrew Stewart Limited) is an award winning, planning, environmental and sustainability consultancy based in Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand that acts as a trusted advisor to a range of clients, including central and local government, corporates and the private sector. My role at this company involved working on and managing a variety of projects and clients with senior planners, managers and directors. This involved undertaking work throughout the resource consent process and other statutory processes. The type of projects were varied and across a number of different sectors including the following: • Private: new residential dwellings and alterations, new kindergartens and subdivisions. • Corporate: the roll out of telecommunication networks across the country. • Commercial: car yard development and gyms. • Industrial: mussel farm processing plants. • Local Council: development projects in parks, reserves and recreational areas.