Experience

Mole Valley District Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Planning Policy Manager

  • Oct 2020 - Present

  * Managing a team of six * Oct 2020–Aug 2021: Overhauled previous draft local plan * Sept 2021: Published revised plan * Feb 2022: Submitted revised plan to the Secretary of State * Managing a team of six * Oct 2020–Aug 2021: Overhauled previous draft local plan * Sept 2021: Published revised plan * Feb 2022: Submitted revised plan to the Secretary of State



London Borough of Sutton

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Aug 2017 - Oct 2020

  * Management of a team of five* Took Local Plan from inception to adoption in under 4 years* RTPI Awards finalist in two categories for the Sutton Local Plan* Urban Design London speaker on good plan making* Part of the two-person Sutton team which overturned the GLA's (ludicrous) original London Plan housing targets, representing Sutton, Kingston, Merton and Richmond* Joint author of Sutton Town Centre Public Realm Design Guide, commended by the RTPI* Author of the Sutton Town Centre Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan* RTPI Awards finalist for the Sutton Town Centre Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan (They'd better give me a prize one day!)* Author of the Carshalton Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan and Wrythe Green Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan* Author of the Draft South London Waste Plan for Sutton, Croydon, Kingston and Merton Show less

• • May 2016 - Aug 2017

  Local Plan lead for:* Issues and Preferred Options consultation, including presenting at public meetings and council committees* Local Plan Submission draft and consultation, including presenting at public meetings and council committees* School site search* Green Belt and MOL Review* Statement of Consultation* Statement of Cooperation* Evidence base compilation* Submission of Local Plan to the Secretary of StateOther* Staff management, including appraisals and target setting* Budget monitoring Show less

• • Oct 2012 - May 2016

  * Introduction of Article 4 Direction for office-to-residential conversions* Assessment of housing sites for the GLA SHLAALocal Plan Evidence Base* Management of consultants for council SHLAA and Economic Development Assessment* Production of town centre, district centre and local centre health checks* Production of Gypsy and Traveller needs assessment and site search* Research and policy proposals on proliferation of hot-food takeaways, bookmakers, pay-day loan shops and care homes and closure of pubs* Assessment of nominations to the Locally Listed Building ListOther* Advice to Development Management on major site proposals* Submission to the Outer London Commission for the council* Submission to the GLA on Further Alterations to the London Plan and London 2050 Infrastructure Plan Show less



Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Apr 2012 - Oct 2012

  * Production of draft Gypsy and Traveller DPD for consultation following site search and discussion with stakeholders* Duty to Cooperate requirements

• • Nov 2010 - Mar 2012

  * Lead officer for the boroughs of Croydon, Kingston, Merton and Sutton for the production of the South London Waste Plan DPD* Taken document from Preferred Options through Publication, Submission, EiP, Further Consultation on National Policy Changes and Adoption* Amending DPD in light of national and regional policy changes and in response to representations* Leading negotiations with developers and statutory bodies* Production and co-ordination of evidence base documents* Production and co-ordination of statements of case at the EiP* Production of the first Annual Monitoring Report on the plan* Reporting at Council meetings and producing briefing notes* Budget and project management Show less

• Planning Policy Officer

  • Mar 2008 - Nov 2010

  * Production of the site allocations half of the adopted Site Allocations and Development Management Policies DPD and some development management policies * Responsible for Proposals Map changes * Production of the Housing Delivery Assessment to prove sufficient housing sites for the Sutton Core Strategy and Five-Year Housing Supply documents * Policy advice on planning applications * Meetings with landowners and developers to assess the deliverability of sites * Managing consultations, production of consultation information and attendance at public meetings * Management of consultants responsible for producing a ‘Housing Viability Study’ * Reporting at council meetings Show less



Sedgemoor District Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Planning Policy Officer

  • Nov 2006 - Apr 2008

  * Took Core Strategy through Issues and Options * Research on housing capacity, flood risk and town and district centre health checks * Took Core Strategy through Issues and Options * Research on housing capacity, flood risk and town and district centre health checks


Various
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• English Language Teacher and Sub-Editor

  • Aug 1987 - Nov 2006