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Ipswich, Qld, Au

Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Planning Policy, Infrastructure, Section 106 planning obligations, financial negotiator, and Community Infrastructure Levy. Lead in negotiations to secure developer funding across Suffolk to ensure that the much-needed growth of new homes and jobs is accompanied by the appropriate infrastructure. Deals with complex and strategic infrastructure issues. Represents the council at planning appeals.

Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Experience working on and project managing a wide range of residential, mixed-use and commercial schemes, including strategic site promotions, planning appraisals, applications and appeals. Coordinated multi-disciplinary project teams to support planning applications, with a hands-on approach and providing a comprehensive service to clients. Ensured projects were managed and delivered in a timely manner with energy and enthusiasm.

Planning Policy, Infrastructure, Section 106 planning obligations, financial negotiator, and Community Infrastructure Levy. Lead in negotiations to secure developer funding across Suffolk to ensure that the much-needed growth of new homes and jobs is accompanied by the appropriate infrastructure. Deals with complex and strategic infrastructure issues. Represents the council at planning appeals.

Long Stratton

Development management - assessing and determining a range of planning applications throughout South Norfolk District as a consultant Development Management Planning Officer.

Suffolk

Developing and informing the preparation of area based planning guidance including masterplans and planning/development briefs from inception, through to formal approval to support planned growth, community well-being and prosperity. Providing advice and bringing in support from other agencies to groups undertaking Neighbourhood Planning and community-led planning in order to enable community supported growth while managing the distinctiveness of the natural and built environment. Key achievements:• Providing evidence and advice and bringing in expertise on other matters relating to the place shaping/heritage function including regular attendance at parish, village and steering group meetings, as well as facilitating at county-wide events and setting up a regular network meetings for neighbourhood plan leaders.

Needham Market

To plan and prepare, monitor and review of the Council's local plans including research, analysis and presentation as expert witness at examination. • Excellent communication skills developed through experience within varied working and social environments. Providing clear advice and support to parish councils, councillors, officers and the public.• A driven individual, motivated to deliver excellence within any pursued role or goal set. • An effective and conscientious team player.• Experience of facilitating peer assisted learning. • An empathetic, friendly and caring attitude, demonstrating eagerness to treat colleagues and stakeholders as individuals. • A focused and competent problem solver.

One year secondment with Suffolk County Council. Responded to planning applications, negotiated with developers, chaired multi-agency working groups, and reviewed the existing countywide policy on planning obligations and implemented new policies and procedures adhering to the planning regulations.• Oversaw a Supplementary Planning Document production including consultation procedures.• Liaised with and organised eight local planning authorities through joint working.• Screening of Strategic Environmental Assessment requirements.• Managed the workload of a multi-agency working group which included Suffolk Constabulary, Suffolk Primary Care Trusts, the Broads Authority as well as internal service providers.

Mid Suffolk District Council

• Expert witness at the Core Strategy Examination in Public.• Problem solving through suggesting modifications to policy wording and working with other authorities and stakeholders through statements of common ground. • Excellent organisational skills. • Overseeing planning orientated professional publishing and consultation software. Direct contact to providers. • Responsible for returning Mid Suffolk's Housing Planning and Delivery Grant (HPDG) calculations.• Project Officer for Mid Suffolk's Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA). • I managed the development of the public facing Geographical Information System.

• I maintained the Planning Policy services web page.• Worked with colleagues in Development Control to produced a web page identifying what policies/guidance applicants may need to consider. • Produced an Habitats Regulation's screening appraisal and liaised with Natural England. • Compiled representations to consultation documents and produced officers comments to those representations. • Assisted in producing Development Management and Site Specific Allocations Issues and options Reports for consultation. • Produced and submitted the Annual Monitoring Reports (AMRs) to the Secretary of State by 31 December each year and reviewed the Local Development Scheme.

Mid Suffolk District Council

• Organised and managed 11 district-wide public consultation workshops.• Produced and initiated the Council's first Annual Monitoring Report.• Conducted analytical reports on Landscape Character Assessment and Core Strategy data collection. • Classified and archived Site Specific Allocations submissions and liaised with district and parish councillors, consultants, private practise, property agents, voluntary organisations and marginalized groups. • I also arranged and organised the successful development of marketing materials that were received by over 30,000 households.

Norwich, United Kingdom

• Advising engineers, councillors and the public on road traffic orders, through advertising, statutory and public consultations. • Successfully ensuring that the complete legislative process for each traffic regulation order project was adhered to.• Continuously liaised with officers within the Department of Planning and Transportation.• Interpreting and responding accordingly to any concerns raised by members of the public.

• Effective at managing five peer reviewed monthly journals and covering a range of mechanical engineering topics. • Organised papers to be peer reviewed.• Assisted in editorial board meetings. • Successfully managed workload and met production and printing deadlines through an organized and diligent manner.

Master Of Science, Town Planning

Town Planning. Thesis title: “Interactive Public Participation in Planning with special reference to the potential of ‘Serious Games'.

Bachelor Of Science, Combined Honours In Geography And Earth Science

Double Major in Honours Earth Science and Geography. Specializing in: Geomorphology, Rural/Urban/Historical Geographies, Cultural.

Education record

Geography, Social Biology, and Design Technology