Experience

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  London Borough of Hounslow

  • United Kingdom
  • Government Administration
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Director of Environment

    • May 2008 - Oct 2012

    Member of Corporate Leadership Team and Director of a large, multi-functional department with a turnover of £150 million p.a. . Responsible for all of the Council's environmental, leisure, economic development and regeneration services and for all of the Council's property and land assets.

  • Borough Planning Officer / Director of Planning

    • Oct 2002 - May 2008

    Member of Corporate Management Team and Director responsible for strategic planning, development management and building control services.

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  London Borough of Camden

  • Acting Assistant Director (Planning)

    • Jan 2001 - Mar 2002

    Head of the Planning division and member of the Environment Department management team. Responsible for all land use and transport planning policy, development management, conservation, urban design, town centre management and for the Council's involvement in major area projects including the master planning of the Kings Cross railway lands.

  • Development Control Manager

    • 1990 - 2001

    Head of the Development Control service and member of the Planning Division management team. Responsible for the Council's development management, conservation and urban design services. Led negotiations on a large number of major development projects including the Swiss Cottage Centre redevelopment, the new Wellcome Institute headquarters and the British Museum Great Court..

  • Various Planning Posts

    • Jul 1977 - Dec 1990

    Progressively more senior positions held in development control, foward planning and area regeneration. Culminated in the post of Area Co-ordinator from October 1988 where I led a multi-disciplinary team implementing a range of environmental and transport projects, centred on Camden Town.

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  Coventry City Council

  • Planning Assistant / Assistant Area Officer

    • Jul 1974 - Sep 1975

    Undertook site appraisal and land supply studies in the Council's Land Resources Unit and development control duties.

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  London Borough of Newham

  • Accountancy Trainee

    • Sep 1970 - Sep 1971

    General accountancy duties undertaken during a gap year before University.