Bio
Michael is a Planning & Environment Senior Associate.
A Chartered Town Planner (member of the Royal Town Planning Institute) with more than 22 years’ experience, Michael provides professional town planning consultancy advise for private companies, private individuals and public organisations on a range of commercial and residential schemes.
His expertise spans a range of town planning consultancy matters, with particular expertise in the preparation and management of planning applications and appeals. He also prepares planning feasibility studies and appraisals, undertakes pre-application engagement and advice, and prepares and submits strategic representations on sites to various development and local plan consultations.
Michael also assists with promoting development sites through the local plan process, alongside advising private individuals with obtaining planning permission for complex house extensions (such as where there are constraints such as green belt or heritage issues).
Examples of Michael’s work include:
- Enabling clients to re-develop listed buildings for alternative uses, including drinking establishments and entertainment venues.
- Achieving certificates of lawful development for a range of uses including self-contained dwellings and care homes.
- Obtaining planning permission for a client to redevelop a public house to provide residential development despite its designation as an asset of community value.
- Applying for planning permission for residential developments on Green Belt land and open countryside.
- Working on a wide range of enforcement appeals.