Margaret Baddeley BA(Hons) DipTP MRTPI ARICS Senior Associate Director Margaret Baddeley joined NLP in 1983. She has very considerable experience in all aspects of development planning, including specialising in the monitoring of emerging law and policy, commenting for and on behalf of clients and providing significant in-house advice on others' projects.

Jacqui Deans BA(Hons) MPhil MRTPI Senior Associate Director Jacqui rejoined NLP in 2005. She has a wide range of planning consultancy experience and multi-disciplinary project experience, having also worked for Railtrack plc and Thamelink 2000. Jacqui’s experience has been gained in London, overseas and more recently Manchester. Jacqui has worked on a variety of development planning projects for a diverse client base, including office headquarters, an eco-town and new retail stores and extensions.

David Graham BA(Hons) DipTP ABIAT MRTPI Senior Associate Director Dave joined NLP in 1997 and leads the Newcastle office's Housing Team, clients of which include developers, landowners, house builders and the public sector. Dave has extensive experience in other areas of work including sports and recreation, hotels and leisure and education.

Anthony Greally BA(Hons) DipTP MRTPI Senior Associate Director Anthony joined NLP in 1999 and leads the Town Centres and Retail Team in the company’s Newcastle office. He specialises in major retail and commercial development projects throughout the north of England and Scotland, providing advice to retailers, developers, asset managers and urban regeneration companies.

Andy Groves MBA DipTP BA(Hons) MRTPI MIED Senior Associate Director Andy has recently joined NLP from One NorthEast where he was responsible for delivering their role in regional planning and housing strategy. He also represented all Regional Development Agencies influencing national policy making. He is responsible for leading the Regeneration Team in the Newcastle Office which specialises in research, strategic policy assignments and regeneration masterplanning.

David Gurtler BA(Hons) BPl DipSurv MRTPI Senior Associate Director David joined NLP in October 2005 having worked previously for a London based planning consultancy and three London Boroughs. He has considerable experience of major projects, including BAA’s Terminal 5 and BA’s Waterside headquarters at Heathrow. David co-ordinates NLP's work at a number of airports in the South East, and is also responsible for major projects in the education, housing and regeneration sectors.

Christopher Harrison BA(Hons) DipTP MRTPI Senior Associate Director Chris joined NLP in 2000 and now leads the Special Projects Team in the company’s Newcastle office. He specialises in delivering complex, major strategic development proposals throughout the north of England, providing advice to house builders, commercial developers and leisure operators. In addition Chris has also prepared research documentation for Government bodies including the Regional Government Office, North East Assembly and Regional Development Agency.

Daniel Lampard BA(Hons) DipTP Dip(PD&P) MRTPI Senior Associate Director Daniel joined NLP in 1997. He has wide experience in advising private and public sector clients including major retailers, developers and local authorities. He specialises in retail, economic development and development control issues.

Dennis Pope BA(Hons) DipTP MSc MRTPI Senior Associate Director Dennis joined NLP in 2002 having previously been the Partner responsible for the Fuller Peiser London Office Planning Department. His experience covers many aspects of development planning, including co-ordinating planning applications for large complex projects. He has focused both on commercial and mixed-use development projects and providing property advice to NLP’s corporate clients.

Christine Reeves Bsc(Hons) DipTP MRTPI Senior Associate Director Christine joined NLP in June 2004 having previously worked in the Town Planning and Site Research departments at Tesco Stores Ltd. She advises on all aspects of retail development, including retail capacity and impact studies and local and national policy. She also has considerable experience relating to food retailing, planning research and data analysis.

John Robertson BSc Dip Computing Science DipTP MRTPI MIED Senior Associate Director John joined NLP in 1988. He has a wide range of planning experience over 30 years in both local government and private practice, throughout the UK and overseas. He leads the firm's research and economics teams and has particular expertise in research studies, regeneration and economic impact assessment, environmental impact assessment, education and airport development.

Michael Russell BA(Hons) MRTPI Senior Associate Director Michael joined NLP’s London office in 2006 following extensive experience in the public sector in both urban and rural locations. He has a wide range of planning experience and specialises in development control issues, large scale mixed use, commercial, and residential schemes. Michael also specialises in the preparation of environmental statements.

Hugh Scanlon BA(Hons) MPhil MRTPI Senior Associate Director Hugh joined NLP in 1993 and has a wide range of experience in all aspects of development planning. He specialises in major hotel and leisure projects, as well as the promotion of business and industrial schemes often at sensitive policy sites, such as green belt. He also specialises in the preparation of environmental statements.

Gareth Williams BSc(Hons) DipTP MRTPI Senior Associate Director Gareth joined NLP from the House Builders Federation in 2002 where he was Regional Planner for Wales, having previously spent eight years in local government. At NLP he has been involved in a wide range of housing, employment and regeneration projects including urban capacity studies and site appraisals, as well as Environmental Impact Assessments.

Nick Baker BSc(Hons) DipTP MRTPI Associate Director Nick joined NLP’s London office in 2005, having worked in both the private and public sectors. He has experience advising on a range of residential, industrial, commercial and mixed use developments. He specialises in retail development, and has promoted planning applications for food and non-food retail schemes in a range of town centre and other locations throughout the UK. Alongside larger retail and mixed use projects, he currently specialises in convenience retailing.

Paul Bennison BA (Hons) Dip LA MLI Dip Urban Design Associate Director Paul joined NLP in 2001 from Newcastle City Council’s Urban Design Group following 12 years experience with a local multi-disciplinary consultancy. He heads the Newcastle Design team which provides advice to the public and private sector. Paul specialises in Masterplanning, Urban Regeneration, Community Participation, Development Frameworks, Design Guidance and Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment.

Peter Claxton BA(Hons) MA Associate Director Peter joined NLP’s London office in 2004. He has a wide range of technology management experience gained in the construction industry working for some of the largest architects and designers and as a technology consultant.

Andy Cockett BA(Hons) BTP MRTPI Associate Director Andy joined NLP in 2008 from Spawforths in Leeds and prior to that worked in the public sector. He has a wide range of planning experience for both private and public sector clients and specialises in large scale mixed use, residential, commercial, and industrial schemes together with extensive experience in the coordination of Environmental Statements.

Simon Coop BA MSc MRTPI Associate Director Simon joined NLP in 2002 and has experience in a wide range of planning projects for a variety of public and private sector clients. He has particular expertise in residential, employment and leisure development projects as well as in regeneration studies and research projects such as employment land reviews and assessments of housing capacity.

Ruth Diggle BA(Hons) MTP MRTPI Associate Director Ruth Diggle joined NLP’s Cardiff office in 2005, having previously worked in private planning consultancy in London. She has a wide range of experience, focusing on residential, commercial and mixed use schemes, and including managing the submission of major planning applications and co-ordinating the production of environmental impact assessments. Ruth moved to NLP's London office in 2007.

Kay Fairgrieve BA(Hons) Chartered MCIPD Associate Director Kay joined in 2004, having worked in HR Management for a variety of companies throughout her career. She has extensive experience of setting up the HR function for small and medium sized businesses as well as working for much larger firms. Her role at NLP is wide ranging but with an emphasis on recruitment and development. NLP is proud to have achieved RTPI Learning Partner accreditation for the quality of its graduate training.

Helen Farrow MRTPI MRICS AIEMA Associate Director Helen joined NLP’s London office in 2003 having previously worked in the public sector. She has a wide range of experience working with both public and private sector clients. Helen specialises in large scale mixed use schemes and is experienced in the management and co-ordination of Environmental Impact Assessments.

Trevor Faulkner BSc(Hons) DipTP MRTPI Associate Director Trevor joined NLP’s London office in March 2007 following extensive experience in both the public and private sectors. Most recently he has held the role of Town Planning Manager for two medium-sized housebuilders based in the Thames Valley. He has a wide range of planning experience and specialises in development control issues, residential, large scale mixed use and commercial schemes.

Nicola Furlonger BSc(Hons) DipTP MRTPI Associate Director Since joining NLP in 1996, Nicola has been involved in a variety of projects, focussing on large commercial schemes in London and the South East. Her experience covers a broad spectrum of issues and areas of planning, including environmental impact assessments, listed buildings and conservation areas, office, residential and town centre schemes.

Michael Hepburn BA(Hons) MTP MRTPI Associate Director Michael joined NLP’s Newcastle office in 2004, prior to which he worked for a planning consultancy in London and a local authority in the North East. Michael works in the housing team and is involved in a variety of projects in the North East, Yorkshire and Scotland including major urban extensions and schemes requiring the negotiation of affordable housing. He also has experience in planning for retail and hotel development and has worked with the Regional Development Agencies on planning and housing matters.

Jenny Hill BA(Hons) DipTP MRTPI Associate Director Jenny joined NLP in 1998 and has a broad range of experience working with both public and private sector clients on a variety of projects, including co-ordinating planning applications for large complex developments. She specialises in retail planning, and has promoted food and non-food schemes throughout the UK.

Brendan Hodges BA(Hons) MPhil MRTPI Associate Director Brendan joined NLP’s London office in 2004 from architects / planners Broadway Malyan. Prior to that, he spent eleven years at Westminster City Council. He has a wide range of experience working for both private and public sector clients and specialises in development control issues, housing, mixed-use schemes, and heritage / conservation.

Gillian Jones BA(Hons) DipTP MRTPI Associate Director Gillian joined NLP’s Cardiff office in 2003 having previously worked for a planning consultancy in London. Having had a wide range of experience of planning in the private sector, Gillian now specialises in retail planning for both private and public sector clients, although she continues to be involved with mixed use/regeneration projects.

Ben Kelway BSc (Hons) MPhil MRTPI Associate Director Ben joined NLP in 2002 as a planner. He has been involved in a wide range of work for public and private sector clients and is experienced in built heritage studies, landscape and visual impact assessments and daylight/sunlight analysis. Ben has worked on a number of major mixed use and residential-led projects, often involving tall buildings, and is experienced in the management and coordination of Environmental Impact Assessments.

Suzanne Knapp BSc(Hons) MPhil MRTPI Associate Director Suzanne joined NLP's London office in 2006 having previously worked at a London based planning consultancy. She has gained a wide range of planning experience for both public and private sector clients. Suzanne specialises in town centre and retail planning, with a focus on food and non-food retail, leisure and mixed use schemes.

Judith Livesey BA(Hons) MA MRTPI Associate Director Judith joined NLP in 1998 having previously worked for Barnsely MBC. She specialises in urban design and heritage projects. Her experience covers a range of masterplanning, site layout/capacity studies, townscape and visual impact assessments, conservation area and listed building appraisals, daylight/sunlight assessments and urban design guidance.

Nicki Mableson BA(Hons) BPl MRTPI AIEMA Associate Director Nicki joined NLP in 2002 having previously worked for five years in private consultancy based in Manchester. Her experience encompasses a wide variety of projects focusing on applications for large scale commercial and mixed use regeneration and including residential, education and town centre schemes and the co-ordination of environmental impact assessment.

John MacKenzie BSc(Hons) DipTP MRTPI Associate Director John joined NLP’s Manchester office in June 2007, having previously worked in private planning consultancy in the North West since 1996. John’s experience includes advising clients on a wide range of planning and development issues, including the preparation of development appraisals; formulation and negotiation on development proposals; promoting sites through the development plan process; and, Section 78 and enforcement appeals.

Sarah Perryman BA(Hons) DipTP MRTPI Associate Director Sarah joined NLP in 2002 and has a broad range of experience working with both public and private sector clients on a variety of projects. Sarah specialises in town centre and retail planning, with a particular focus on major mixed use development proposals. She has also worked on numerous local authority retail, leisure and town centre strategies.

Claire Stephenson BSc(Hons) MSc MRTPI Associate Director Claire joined NLP in 2003 having previously worked for a private consultancy based in the south east. Having had a wide range of private sector planning experience Claire now specializes in major town and city centre regeneration schemes although she continues to be involved in other retail and housing projects. She is also experienced in the management and co-ordination of Environmental Impact Assessments.

Shyama Trivedy-Chouhan BSc (Hons) AIED Associate Director Shyama joined NLP in 2008, having previously worked for a private planning consultancy in London. Shyama advises on urban and community regeneration. This includes delivery of public policy objectives, neighbourhood renewal and management, and local economic development. She also advises on socio-economic assessment and social infrastructure for major development schemes and strategic regeneration projects.

Hannah Whitney BA(Hons) DipTP MRTPI Associate Director Hannah joined NLP in 2002. She works for a variety of clients in the leisure, commercial, housing and education sectors. Hannah specialises in leisure and tourism developments and has experience providing general development control advice and dealing with sensitive policy sites, such as green belt locations.

Nia Wilkinson BSc(Hons) MPhil MRTPI Associate Director Nia joined NLP in July 2004 having previously worked at London based planning consultancies. Nia has gained experience on a wide range of projects of varying scale. These have included town centre and mixed use schemes, hotel, leisure and commercial developments. Her role includes the coordination of project teams to prepare and submit planning applications. She is currently working on a range of retail-led projects in the West Midlands, London and Sussex, including major, mixed use, developments.

Kathryn Wrigley BA(Hons) MA MPIA MRTPI Associate Director Kathryn joined NLP in 2007, after spending two years working for a leading planning consultancy in Sydney, Australia, and previously private consultancies in Bristol. Kathryn has gained experience for private and public sector clients on projects including the co-ordination of planning applications for major mixed use commercial, residential, retail and tourist developments, the preparation of masterplans and planning research commissions.

Justine Yarwood BSc(Hons) MA MRTPI Associate Director Justine joined NLP in 1994 and currently heads the general planning team in Newcastle. Concentrating on general commercial development projects she has worked on a wide variety of projects for the public and private sectors throughout Northern England and Scotland. Areas of particular interest include major infrastructure projects including ports, telecommunications and other utilities.

Diane Harriman Technical Associate Director Diane joined NLP in 2000 and is the Office Manager for our Newcastle office. Diane has experience in the administration of all aspects of office management, including the handling of accommodation requirements of the offices as well as ensuring staff prosper in a good working environment.

Francis Powell ASTPT Technical Associate Director Francis joined NLP in 1988 after 11 years experience in the public sector including the London Boroughs' of Enfield and Barnet and Broxbourne District Council, where he was involved in the production of their development plan proposals map. Francis manages NLP's drawing office in London and is familiar with a wide range of digital mapping and information systems.