British Town or Urban Planner Targeting Australia

RECENT EXPERIENCE                                                                                    

Romec Ltd. (Jointly owned by Balfour Beatty Plc & Royal Mail Group) Birmingham, UK

Install Coordinator (June 2011 – Present)

• Planning of security installation projects for SW England. Nomination for “Customer Focus Excellence Award”.

• Administration and coordination of the recruitment of new staff for the business.

• Surveyed members of the public to obtain community opinions into the future of a small district of Birmingham, UK.  Results utilised by Birmingham City Council as Evidence Base for Supplementary Planning Document.

• Managed own caseload of planning applications and appeals throughout complete planning process.

• Developed knowledge of local government democracy and political influence within urban planning.
• Gave pre-application advice, prepared officer reports and drafted decision notices.
• Balanced conflicting demands upon land-use to enable appropriate, sustainable development.
• Presented planning applications orally at Development Control Committee meetings.
• Trained Local Councillors on revised planning regulations.
• Acted as planning representative for an allocated local Parish providing updates and advice.
• Contributed to the preparation and consultation of Supplementary Planning Document ‘Design of Residential Development’..

• Assisted with the preparation and submission of planning applications and appeals to various local authorities nationwide.
• Challenged local authority decisions by assisting with public inquiries and appeals.
• Conducted research, sourcing all relevant ‘factual’ supporting documentation necessary to support planning applications at submission.
• Prepared development briefs, planning statements and assisted with tender submissions and Environmental Impact Assessments.
• Completed town centre health checks.

• Chartered Member of Royal Town Planning Institute (UK), No. 47620, June 2008
• Masters of Civic Design, The University of Liverpool, UK, December 2006 Pass
• BA (Hons) Geography, The University of Liverpool, UK, July 2003 2:1