As part of the landscape team at EDP, I provide planning advice for a broad range of landscape-based services, including Landscape and Visual Appraisals and Impact Assessments, EIA, Landscape Masterplans, Landscape Strategies and Arboriculture.I also manage multi-disciplinary projects with inputs relating to masterplanning, ecological, arboricultural and archaeological and heritage issues, which can challenge development in the UK planning context. I liaise closely with colleagues of different expertise to provide high quality, bespoke advice every time.I have undertaken Landscape and Visual Impact Assessments across a variety of projects with a landscape led approach. This has required me to guide the wider consultant team and manage my client expectations to the appropriate landscape response. I also collaborate, present and promote our clients sites to statutory consultees such as; Parish Councils, Planning Authorities, National Park and AONB Officers. I have also attended and facilitated public consultation events for our clients. I have undertaken local landscape and estate wide Landscape Character assessments including sensitivity and capacity appraisals within sensitive landscapes such as National Parks. I routinely undertake detailed testing of development proposals and landscape capacity studies with extensive use of GIS techniques. I have also undertaken Green Belt Reviews with reference to the NPPF para 80 tests.

The Environmental Dimension Partnership (EDP) was established in 2005 and is now recognised as one of the premium environmental planning consultancies in the development sector. The business provides ‘value-added’ services and seeks to exceed expectations through a full appreciation of client objectives, practicing technical excellence, and working hard to deliver the best outcome. Our senior team has had involvement in some of the country’s highest profile development projects; providing expertise across a range of areas including town, country and environmental planning, urban and landscape design, and in renewable energy schemes.We adopt a solution-focussed approach to our work, always working to further the client’s interests, and always willing to go the extra mile to deliver integrated, aspirational, defensible and sustainable developments.As Senior GIS Consultant I have the following duties:Development and management of spatial databases for individual projects;GIS software customisation;GIS map and report production;Data input and data quality assurance;Data queries and analysis;GIS training for EDP team members;Promoting GIS use throughout the business;Marketing and developing GIS services