When construction is all you know I guess it takes time to find what it is about it that makes you the happiest and how your motivation and passion through that can be best used to help others.I have worked as a Development Manager for the past 5 years establishing working relationships with Local Authorities, Planning Consultants, Architects, Engineers, Ecologists, Solicitors, Financiers, Land Agents and JV Partners.I can:-Evaluate and appraise development opportunitiesPrepare conditional offers and negotiate land dealsSeek out change of use opportunities and prepare evaluations and cost appraisalsWork with land agents to seek JV partners and potential end users prior to developmentCo-ordinate technical work, the pre-construction process and manage contractors through to completionEssentially I take an opportunity and turn it into reality in a collaborative environment for profitI have experience in:-Listed buildings and conservationChange of use from commercial to residentialSocial and open market housingGreen and brown field developmentsClass Q and Class R permitted developmentsSecuring high LTV financeSuccessfully negotiating s106 agreements, education and open space contributionsWorking with local authorities, especially those within DevonManaging multiple project simultaneouslyNot withstanding the above services I continue to offer freelance or contract Commercial Management, Surveying and Procurement services on an hourly or day rate basis.If I can be of any assistance please don't hesitate me, I'm always happy to meet up for a chat and if I cant help I might know someone that can.

Being fortunate enough to be surrounded by some wonderful people, it would be remiss of me not to create an opportunity whereby all our skills can be brought together to see what we can achieve.Octane Developments Ltd is a commercial development company. We seek to invest in brownfield land and create employment via the construction of industrial units and commercial work spaces for smaller businesses. Typically we look to deliver 500 to 5,000 sq ft spaces.We source the sites, obtain permission, seek private investor funding, develop the site and then retain as much as the development as possible ourselves post completion to create income for our investors and an asset base for our company.In the next few weeks we hope to be able to launch our latest development, having recently secured Outline Planning Permission.These are very exciting times and we are looking forward to creating employment land (without developing green fields), reusing redundant buildings by giving them a sustainable future use and providing a decent return for investors based on ethical and local development that provides commercial and industrial space and therefore employment.

Substantia is a Commercial Property Consultancy specialising in Site Acquisition and Development, Viability Studies, Planning Advice, Business Relocation, Complex Planning Resolution, Commercial Property Sales, Lease Negotiations, Dilapidation Reviews, Project Management.

Innovative property development company specialising in the reuse of existing property with a passion for historic buildings.