Academic staff

University of Manchester

- Project management of planning applications from inception to decision

- Planning Appeals, written reps and hearings.

- Preparation and submission of planning documentation for applications

- Co-ordinate consultants to undertake specialist report required for planning permission

- Review, summarise and evaluate transport assessments, noise assessment, plans, EIAs, acoustic reports etc to advise clients and strategy

- Retail data analysis including quantitative and qualitative retail analysis

- Preparation and presenting at planning committee

- Management of project budgets and consultant budgets including mitigation

- Commercial, retail, industrial and residential client advice and guidance

- Management of graduates and review of graduate analysis

- Evidence and reports for planning appeals

- Creating project timelines to include all consultant processes upto delivery of development

- Negotiation with planning officers regarding S106 contributions/ planning conditions

- Review of new statutory and non-statutory planning policy and planning law documents

- Review and analysis of changes to planning policy and revisions of NPPF

- Analysis and due diligence of sites included listed buildings, World Heritage Sites, Town Centres, Green Belt and Conservation Areas

- Presentation and representations at Examination in Public for planning policy;

- Preparation of appeal documentation for hearings and inquiries

- Review and analysis of other consultants’ reports;

- Stakeholder engagement with owners, occupiers, ward members, public

- Site appraisals and feasibility studies;

- Instructions to Counsel;

- Commercially focused planning advice and long-term asset strategy

- Preparation of quantitative impact assessments for food and non-food development;

- Strategy formulation following emerging local and national policy;

- Preparation and submission of planning applications;

- Sequential Assessments

- Client relationship management

- Commissioning data and analysis;

- Writing thought leadership articles for blogs and industry publications;

- Negotiation with Local Planning Authorities;

- Delegation of workload and training of junior staff;

- Invoicing and budget management.

 Preparation and submission of planning applications

 Preparation for appeal documentation and evidence for planning inquiries

 Writing Instructions and briefs for Counsel;

 Consultations with Counsel

 Retail Impact Assessments;

 Commissioning and analysing data;

 Project management;

 Leading Client and Council meetings

 Scoping research: Site appraisals and feasibility studies

 Negotiation with Local Planning Authorities

 Preparation and submission of planning appeals including grounds of appeal

 Quantitative and Qualitative Need Assessments

 Quantitative Impact Assessments

 Retail Need and Impact Assessments

 GIS spatial data mapping and analysis

 Existing and emerging planning policy research

 Submission of planning applications

 Liaising with clients, project updates, alleviating problems.

 IT Skills- ProMap, MapInfo, Experian Goad, Mintel, amongst other research databases

 Working to establish Strategic planning policies.

 Project management; budget and expenditure;

 Spatial mapping of data;

 Community consultation and preparation of events

 Creating databases for effective collation of consultation feedback;