Peter Canavan Mrtpi Email & Phone Number

Oxford, England, United Kingdom

I represent a variety of clients (including large scale developers, universities and public sector bodies) at planning appeal inquiries, Development Control Order (DCO) hearings and Local Plan Examinations in Public.Local Plans– Promoting sites proposed for allocation on behalf of land owning clients (written and oral)– Arguing against submitted plans of behalf of clients (written and oral)Neighbourhood Development Plans– Promoting sites proposed for allocation on behalf of land owning clients (written and oral)– Arguing against submitted plans of behalf of clients (written and oral)Planning appeals for both public and private clients– Appearing as a housing need and supply expert witness (relating to five year housing land supply).– Appearing as a Planning expert witness

Oxford, United Kingdom

Didcot, United Kingdom

Policy Officer responsible for coordinating the delivery of the Local Plan; supporting Neighbourhood Plans; and, also supporting/advising DM colleagues and acting as expert witness at appeals:South Oxfordshire District Council Local Plan (published October 2017):– Policy writing– Project management including the Local Development Scheme (LDS)– Commissioning and managing consultants to deliver evidence for various matters, including: Local Plan Viability, Infrastructure Delivery Plan, Water Cycle Study and Green Belt Review.– Compiling research on various technical matters and managing colleagues to do the same.– Drafting consultation documents.– Ensuring the quality of the Sustainability Appraisal, Habitats Regulation’s Assessment and Equalities Impact Assessment.– Coordinating and delivering community and stakeholder engagement– Reporting, verbally and in writing, to council, cabinet and other specific committeesLocal Plan Examinations (EiP): – Defending the content of local plan, and the supporting evidence, at EiP;– Appearing on behalf of SODC at neighbouring EiP under the duty to cooperate.Neighbourhood Plans– Supporting several parish councils and community groups. Providing advice about each stage of the process from area designation to submission.– Providing Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) screening opinions.– Providing tailored advice about objective formulation, evidence collection and compliance with the basic conditions.– Responding to draft neighbourhood plans at both the informal and formal stages (including hearing sessions) on behalf of SODC.– Managing the ‘submission’ and ‘post submission’ processPlanning appeals– Appearing as a policy expert witness including for matters relating to five year housing land supply.Other projects– Brownfield Land Register – Producing a successful bid document for the Didcot Garden Town & Local Enterprise Zone bids – Producing a SPD for Culham Science Centre and the supporting SA

Hastings, United Kingdom

Planning Policy Officer focusing on the production of the Local Plan and supporting evidence: Hastings Borough Council Development Management Plan including site allocations (Adopted September 2015):– Policy writing– Project management including the Local Development Scheme (LDS)– Commissioning and managing consultants to deliver evidence for various matters, including: Flood risk, landscape impact and the feasibility of wind turbines.– Compiling research on various technical matters.– Site appraisals and high level master planning for site allocations– Drafting local plan consultation documents.– Delivering community and stakeholder engagement through presentations, workshops and ‘drop-inexhibitions.’– Reporting, verbally and in writing, to council, cabinet and other specific committeesHastings Borough Council Core Strategy (Adopted February 2014):– Policy writing– Drafting local plan consultation documents.– Delivering community and stakeholder engagement through presentations, workshops and ‘drop-inexhibitions.Defending the content of local plans, and the supporting evidence, at Examinations in Public (EiP); involving answering questions and debating planning matters with Inspectors, agents, legal professionals and various interested partiesOther projects: – Producing a Parking Standards SPD (adopted Oct. 2013).– Producing a process to assess and adopt a ‘Local List’ of heritage assets (adopted June 2013).Providing policy and evidential support to development management officers

Norwich, United Kingdom

Planning Policy & Development Management Officer- Drafting Local Plan polices and site allocations. - Co-authoring the Sustainability Appraisal for the Development Management Plan (published April 2011).- Co-authoring the Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment, assessing over 550 individual sites (published 2010).- Managing a ‘householder applications’ case load, providing informal and formal advice and making delegated decisions regarding minor household alterations and extensions.

Msc, Town Planning, Merit

Ba (Hons), Geography With A Year In North America, 2:1

Spent a year studying at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada.

Geography

Part of my Geography BA at Leicester