Nick is the Managing Director of NJL Consulting Limited, offering a specialist approach to town planning and development issues for clients. The business currently operates from offices in Manchester and Leeds serving clients across the whole country. EMPLOYMENT HISTORYNick founded NJL Consulting in 2003 after having spent 3 years setting up and building the planning team in Manchester for CBRE covering the North of England and 3 years setting up and managing the JLL planning team in Edinburgh. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCENick has had extensive experience of nearly all sectors of the Planning and Development sectors around the UK.Relevant planning experience includes:• Delivery of planning consents for specific projects• Regional strategic advice• Planning policy formulation• Masterplanning• Regeneration• Complex city centre environments• Infrastructure projects• Large scale land releasesHe has also led and project managed research commissions for both the public and private sector into major new regeneration projects across the country and has been behind several landmark projects in the UK such as:1. The expansion of MediaCity UK and its designation as a Town Centre2. The Airport City concept at Manchester Airport,3. The Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District in SheffieldHe is an expert witness for planning appeals and Development Plan Examinations and specialises in major cases, complex mixed-use proposals and residential developments. He has had wide success on key sites around the country including a recent green belt cross-funding case of national significance.He has had extensive experience in working most of the key regional cities a major towns over his career, from historic environments such as Edinburgh and Chester to major regional areas such as Greater Manchester, Liverpool sub-region, West Yorkshire and the West Midlands.