Iceni Projects - Strategic Planning by James Bompas

An Introduction to Iceni Projects

Strategic Planning Team

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Introduction | A multi-skilled consultancy Formed in 2005, Iceni is now the market leader and preferred consultancy for a fast-growing number of clients. We have always sought to provide the skills of an advisor with the instincts of a developer. We achieve this by knowing our tradecraft – the technical skills that come through years of education and on-the-job experience that is recognised by professional accreditation. But it is also daring to be different; being proactive and thinking strategically. Our client relationships are built on trust, togetherness, enthusiasm, and a courage to challenge, where appropriate. The technical specialisms that the company hold have widened, but this fundamental objective remains the same. We are committed to putting our client’s interests first – and providing them with the tools to significantly improve their performance.

Ian Anderson Chief Executive

RESIDENTIAL Solving the housing crisis is one of the greatest challenges of our time, and with the ever-changing political landscape, keeping abreast of national and local policy can be tricky. Here at Iceni we have an excellent track record in delivering planning permission and site allocations for many of the major housebuilders and smaller scale residential developers alike. Our comprehensive range of services mean that we take care of the planning, politics, design, heritage, viability, impact management, placemaking, transport and sustainability, so you can rest assured that your project is in safe hands. Whether you’re looking to buy, sell, develop or promote land for housing, you’ve come to the right place. From initial site finding to consultations, applications and appeals, we understand your needs and can assist in all stages of the planning process. We have always sought to provide the “skills of a planner with the instincts of a developer”, allowing us to seamlessly navigate the planning system to achieve the best outcome for our clients and ultimately speed up delivery. We are passionate about housing and rigorous in our approach. This document contains some of our defining residential projects, which will give you a flavour of what to expect when you work with us. We are extremely proud of all our achievements and lucky that so many of our clients trust us with their ventures.Individually or collectively, you’ll know when you’re with Iceni Projects.

By no means an exhaustive list, the below sets out some of the services that we can provide in this sector:

Site searches;

Planning appraisals and strategies;

Needs assessments;

Impact assessments including EIA coordination;

Housing land supply assessments;

Planning consultations;

Negotiating planning obligations and conditions;

Site promotion through the Local Plan process including attendance at Examinations in Public;

Pre-application discussions with local authorities;

Stakeholder, consultee and political engagement;

Site viability;

Sustainability strategies;

Planning application coordination and management including detailed, outline, reserved matters, non-material amendment, minor material amendment, discharge of conditions and prior approval applications;

Participation in Design Review panels;

Key planning reports including Planning Statements, Design and Access Statements, Transport Assessments, Heritage Impact Assessments, Townscape and Visual Impact Assessments, Energy Statements

Masterplanning;

Planning appeals including Public Inquiries.

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Your Strategic Adviser

Birmingham The Colmore Building 20 Colmore Circus Birmingham, B4 6AT T: 0121 262 4148

Archaeology

Transport

Built Heritage & Townscape

Edinburgh 11 Alva Street Edinburgh, EH2 4PH T: 0131 370 3486 Design

Planning

London Da Vinci House 44 Saffron Hill, London, EC1N 8FH T: 020 3640 8508 Place

Economics

Glasgow 177 West George Street Glasgow, G2 2LB T: 0141 465 4996

Landscape

Engagement

Impact Managment

Manchester This Is The Space 68 Quay Street, Manchester, M3 3EJ T: 0161 509 2840

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The Team Structure of Iceni

ECONOMICS

PLANNING

TRANSPORT

Ian Anderson Chief Executive

Nick Ireland Director

Anna Snow Director

John Mumby Director

Clive Burbridge Director

Andrew Gale Chief Operating Officer

Matt Kingham Director

Callum Fraser Director

Kieron Hodgson Director

Fred Peters Director

James Bompas Director | Business Devt. & Strategic Planning

Paul McColgan Director

Chris Jones Director

Leona Hannify Director

Mike England Director

Gary Mappin Director

Lorna O’Carroll Director

Rob Amey Director

Ian Gallacher Director

Nick Grant Director

ARCHAEOLOGY Claire Cogar Director

DESIGN

ENGAGEMENT & PLACE Ciron Edwards Director

Philippa Curran Director Paul Drew Director

HERITAGE & TOWNSCAPE Laurie Handcock Director

IMPACT MANAGEMENT

FUTURES Alex Green Director

Ian Mayhead Director

LANDSCAPE James Waterhouse Director

Silke Gruner Director

Jamie Sullivan Director

James Jaulim Director

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The Strategic Team Team Strategic are the largest team within Iceni. We’re a group with a diverse and complimentary range of skillsets that enable us to work on all types of interesting developments and studies. A lot of our work is focused on complex and lengthy projects that have existing Development Plan conflict and therefore need policy modification and/or a prima facie planning case that justifies deviation from the Development Plan. Irrespective of the project, we pride ourselves on presenting compelling planning justification, linked around measuring the economic, social and environmental effects of development. The team is unique within Iceni in terms of encompassing a wide range of skillsets and specialist fields. We comprise strategic planners, economists and impact specialists, and we pride ourselves on being highly adaptable, and willing to learn new skills and adapting the business to respond to the everchanging world within which we operate. This puts the team at the forefront of the company’s Futures initiative, which puts climate change at the heart of the planning system and strives to innovate and improve our profession and the built environment. Strategic Planning To Iceni, strategic planning is simple. It’s what we fundamentally believe to be the right way of doing things; to assess needs, evaluate constraints and maximise opportunities. It’s far from the dusty

misconception of bookish planners working in the corner of office last decorated in the 1970’s; it’s about having a strategic vision for opportunities, looking beyond the throttling constraint of development management policies, and utilising a diverse range of skills to deliver large scale infrastructure and development projects to a client’s commercial advantage. Strategic planning projects are diverse, yet they have numerous common threads. It’s not their size, but the scale of ambition that drives them. It’s the importance of a depth of understanding of the planning system, its driving principles and its processes. It’s about community engagement. It’s about influence in the seats of power. It’s about the understanding of development viability. It’s about an understanding of technical disciplines. It’s about forging relationships between landowners, developers, delivery agencies, authorities and national and local stakeholders. It’s about harnessing the dynamics of a site - and an area. Impact Management The impact that development can have on the surrounding environment is often a key factor in the decision making of large planning applications. Iceni Projects has a team of expert people who can delivery robust impact assessments that will stand up to this scrutiny. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is an integral part of the planning process, we have a team of competent expert planners who can provide a range

of commercially focused assessments, which deliver quality, viable and realistic results. The EIA process has a reputation for being complex and confusing, however, if managed well it offers an opportunity to de-risk development and highlight the benefits that a development can bring. Our experienced co-ordinators use their expertise to manage and deliver all stages of the EIA process. We provide screening advice on whether formal EIA is required, scoping analysis to determine likely significant impacts and manage the EIA process to produce the Environmental Statement (ES). The team also prepares Socio-Economic and Health Impact Assessments. Our EIA experts are recognised Practitioner members of the Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment (IEMA). Economics Economics is Iceni’s newest specialist team. The interface between our daily lives, the economy and property markets both residential and commercial has never been more important. We need to rejuvenate our high streets, facilitate growth in digital and e-commerce, make our economies resilient and deliver homes for the right people in the right places. Iceni understands interactions between employment, demographics and property markets and has a national capability in providing specialist advice to support plan making, site promotion and making the case for development and infrastructure. 9

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Our Specialist Teams Built Heritage and Townscape Heritage is all around us, and the chances are that if you have a site, it will be within a historic environment. The cobblestones of heritage may sometimes feel like they are there to cause a trip, but good advice can help a project to proceed on smooth York stone paving. We provide advice on the historic and built environment at all stages, from project inception to completion. Our aim is to get the best possible results for our clients and stakeholders, giving realistic and pragmatic, yet creative and commercial, guidance, that will stand the test of time. Design Our talented team brings together expertise in spatial planning and design to deliver projects on an extensive range of scales. From the sensitive extension of existing neighbourhoods, through to the masterplanning of new villages and towns. Our approach ensures that all factors are properly considered in design strategies in order to create socially, economically and environmentally sustainable and enduring developments. Economics Economics is Iceni’s newest specialist team. The interface between our daily lives, the economy and property markets both residential and commercial has never been more important. We need to

rejuvenate our high streets, facilitate growth in digital and e-commerce, make our economies resilient and deliver homes for the right people in the right places. Iceni understands interactions between employment, demographics and property markets and has a national capability in providing specialist advice to support plan making, site promotion and making the case for development and infrastructure. Transport Buses and bikes, roads and roundabouts, cars and car parks, junctions and jargon. Controversies over traffic and parking are part of community life. Transport Planning is an integral part of development. Getting the right transport advice early on can make or break a development opportunity. Rigorous, expert advice also improve a project’s environmental and economic value, and increase its prospects of being granted planning permission. Archaeology Development has the potential to affect buried heritage assets, whether these are previously known or yet to be discovered. Identifying their significance and the extent to which the project might affect them is crucial in the development process. The sooner the archaeologist is on board, the sooner the scope of the archaeological work can be determined, negotiated, and managed. Iceni understands this. We are committed to adopting a business-led, focused approach to ensure archaeology remains part of

the planning process for the good of our clients, the archaeology and society at large. Cradle to grave, you might say. Engagement We put stakeholder engagement, public consultation and communications strategies at the heart of what we do to support the creation of great places. Our team have direct experience of development, planning, community development, design and the political process. We have a track record of helping our clients create value through effective and meaningful dialogue with local communities, and we’re proud of the stakeholder relations that we’ve made, and that we keep. Futures We provide strategic advice which is tailored to your site, company strategy or product. Our advice is bespoke in terms of output, whether it be a focus on climate change, new ways of living and building, new legislation, health and wellbeing or technological advancements, the Futures team can provide customised solutions.

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Strategic Land Promotion Stretton, Warrington Iceni assisted Wallace Land Investments in promoting their strategic development opportunity in Warrington through the draft local plan. The site can accommodate between 550 & 700 2, 3, 4 and 5-bedroom homes, up to 30% of which will be affordable homes together with 4ha of employment land if required. The proposed scheme will provide a new distributor road through the site which will help improve the local highway network and provide traffic relief, creating an enhanced amenity for existing residents within Stretton. The proposal is designed to integrate with the existing village of Stretton, with a large area of open space a setting to the existing church and historic core of the village.

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West Horndon Brentwood Iceni Projects acted as planning and engagement consultants on behalf of CALA Homes Garth Hill project located in Bracknell Forest. The project will provide 89 homes on surplus land previous under Council ownership. The sustainable town centre location and brownfield characteristics of the site were favoured by the Council in its allocation for residential development in their Site Allocations Plan, leading to the preparation and submission of an application for a wide mix of homes (including affordable housing). Key engagement activities included senior member briefings, presentations to the Town Council and the neighbouring assisted living development, and a public consultation event. Key issues during the engagement included existing trees, SUDs and pedestrian connections through the site to improve permeability to the town centre. The planning application, managed by Iceni Projects, received a positive recommendation from the Case Officer and unanimous resolution to grant planning permission at the Council’s March 2018 Planning Committee.

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Arena Essex, Lakeside Thurrock Iceni Projects were instructed in late 2017 to submit a hybrid planning application for up to 2,500 dwellings; a new lido with ancillary café; community pavilion; mountain bike / pump track; primary school; convenience retail store; open space and transport upgrades. This planning application, complete with Environmental Impact Assessment, was submitted in November 2018. The site is extremely challenging from a technical perspective and has a very large number of planning constraints. For this reason, the site has historically stalled, notwithstanding a single-issue review as part of the former Regional Spatial Strategy that identified the site as being well-placed to support growth around Lakeside Shopping Centre. These constraints include: Green Belt; existing uses (motorsport circuit); overhead pylons; protected cudweed; HSE consultation zones; being within an air quality management area; a susceptibility to noise from the A13 dual carriageway and M25 motorway; being in an area prone to highway blockages and as a former quarry site there are also significant topographical challenges.

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East Tilbury Thurrock We have over a decades’ experience in helping our clients to deliver sustainable growth across the region. Iceni works constructively with developers, local communities and councils, as well as regional bodies and national government, to support the Thames Estuary in realising its ambitious growth potential. Key to this is long-term, strategic thinking. This means linking employment hubs to new and existing communities, facilitating growth through infrastructure investment and delivering meaningful benefits in the places where development is taking place. East Tilbury is a place that is strategically well-placed in the Thames Gateway. It is positioned to the east of London; is well connected by rail and the Strategic Highway Network (with the M25 and A13) and has an abundance of economic-led projects coming forward in the area – including London Gateway which is the single largest economic regeneration project in the UK.

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Vange Basildon Like many new towns, Basildon has enjoyed both positive and negative headlines over the years, with much of the latter coming from people that have never cared to visit. Basildon, in the 21st century, is a town – and borough – led by an ambitious administration and skilled senior officer group, with a focus on transforming the town centre, maximising the borough’s excellent road and rail connections to London and the South East, and its key position at the heart of the Thames Estuary National Priority Growth Region. London Road, Vange, exemplifies these characteristics. Located within easy access to Basildon Hospital, the A13 – with proximity to extensive employment opportunities within the borough as well as the nearby ports of London Gateway and Port Tilbury – nearby school and established community, the site is an ideal opportunity to provide a residential extension to the urban area of Basildon. Basildon needs a range of housing types and tenures, and London Road Vange is well suited to delivering small to medium sized family housing, together with a policy compliant mix of affordable homes.

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Fossett’s Growth Area Southend Iceni Projects is promoting land to the north of Southend, located in both Rochford and Southend boroughs as a cross-boundary strategic growth option. Addressing the need for upfront infrastructure investment, the proposal for this land includes a deliverable Eastern access road for Southend. The Southend Eastern Access Road will address existing infrastructure failings, whilst simultaneously unlocking economic and housing growth in the important area around Southend Airport. Iceni Projects has entered early discussions with both Southend and Rochford Councils to discuss this collaborative opportunity to address their housing and economic growth needs through the Fossett’s Growth Area.

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Housing & Economic Development Needs Assessment Blackburn with Darwen & Hyndburn Iceni directors formerly produced the Housing and Economic Development Needs Assessment (HEDNA) for the East Lancashire authorities of Blackburn with Darwen and Hyndburn. The area had suffered from intermittent population decline as employment opportunities in nearby Cities had attracted much of the younger age population. As a result, the area had negative demographic and baseline employment projections. However, the area did have significant investment including the Lancashire Growth Deal and through the Strategic Economic Plan as well as other sites keen to harness the nearby motorway network. The HEDNA examined the combined potential from these investments on the demand for employment land and subsequent housing need.

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Housing & Employment Assessment and Strategic Distribution Needs Liverpool City Region Iceni directors formerly produced the Liverpool City Region Strategic Housing and Employment Land Market Assessment (SHELMA) establishing the core housing and employment evidence for the authorities across the city region, working with the combined authority. Further to this, given the high level of forecast need for strategic warehousing sites, assessments were carried out of distribution sites across the City Region including in the green belt, ensuring a current and future supply of sites to meet expanding needs particularly arising from the expanding Liverpool2 Port.

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HMA Strategic Growth Study Greater Birmingham The authorities in the Greater Birmingham Housing Market Area commissioned a strategic growth study to review and bring together information on housing need and land supply across the HMA, and then to test the potential for additional development (following the sequential approach in the revised NPPF) through increased development within the area, including through increased densities; the potential for strategic development on sites beyond the Green Belt; and undertaking a 360 degree strategic review of Birmingham’s Green Belt. Iceni team members Nick Ireland and Gregg Boyd led the preparation of the study. The work included defining housing need parameters on a consistent basis across the HMA which included 14 local authorities. It then involved putting housing land supply data on a consistent footing. Iceni’s team members developed a proforma to collate housing land supply data, interrogated this and then met with each authority to identify and test additional development options outside of the Green Belt. The assessed the potential of a range of potential development models, from infill development to ‘proportionate dispersal’ through small scale developments at the urban edge to major strategic urban extensions and new settlements.

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The Wheat Quarter Welwyn Garden City Iceni is acting for Plutus Estates to secure a major redevelopment of a historically significant, former industrial site next to Welwyn Garden City Railway Station Iceni is instructed to secure a major residential-led mixed-use redevelopment of the former Shredded Wheat Factory to the east of Welwyn Garden City railway station. With a challenging brief to preserve the most valued components of the historic fabric, remain true to Garden City principles with the scheme design and to optimise development capacity of the site through densification to enable significant affordable housing delivery, Iceni is required to deliver a planning permission that will meet the aspirations of our clients, the Local Planning Authority, the local community and Historic England. A detailed planning application was submitted at the beginning of 2018 and in order to facilitate the commencement of on-site works beginning by Q3 2018, conditionprecedent information has already been provided up front in respect of the first phase of development to enable early delivery. A revised hybrid planning application was submitted in February 2021. The application requests detailed consent for 399 Build to Rent dwellings, a 250 unit care community, a further 153 dwellings, a 15,247m2 community and commercial hub, a cycle hub, and associated infrastructure, with outline consent requested for 418 dwellings. The application is currently under consideration by the Counci. The site is strategically important for the District given the scale of growth required and the extent of Green Belt review proposed to meet the District’s growth requirements.

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James Waterhouse Director, Strategic Planning T: 020 3435 4212 M: 07734 464 067 E: jwaterhouse@iceniprojects.com

A founding Director of Iceni Projects, James is privileged to work on a diverse range of projects for a diverse set of clients, with the only unifying characteristic of the casework being its planning complexity. His work covers the full spectrum of the planning process from site appraisal and promotion through to Development Plans, regeneration strategies, planning applications and appeal work. James’ key strength lies in his ability to think strategically in order to unlock problems and deliver successful planning outcomes, and he prides himself on providing clients with the highest levels of commercial advice. This extends to identifying new business opportunities, whether these be new business models or new sites, in addition to providing core planning advice. James sits within Iceni’s Strategic Planning team, who enable him to maximise the range of projects he can work on at any one time.

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James Bompas Director, Planning T: 020 3435 4203 M: 07736 314 143 E: jbompas@iceniprojects.com

James combines his planning and project management skills to deliver results. James principally works on larger, strategic planning applications, often accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment. This frequently involves site promotion, allocation, the co-ordination of planning application submissions and, where necessary, appeal work. Before joining Iceni Projects, James began his planning career working for the Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation, whose remit was to help with the largest regeneration project in Europe. This included managing the production and implementation of six area action plans and successfully challenging the East of England Plan, which culminated in its formal revision. He was instrumental in the determination of numerous largescale planning applications for residential and employment uses on strategic Green Belt and brownfield sites, which, in most instances, were heavily constrained. James has over 15 years planning and project management experience which is supported by a MRTPI accreditation and a PRINCE2® practitioners qualification. James has also completed an MBA with distinction at Henley Business School.

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Jamie Sullivan Director, Planning T: 020 3725 3856 M: 07805 926 150 E: jsullivan@iceniprojects.com

Jamie has a strong technical understanding of planning, with a wide range of experience on complex development projects. Jamie works on a variety of different schemes including large strategic greenfield developments and complex brownfield developments. He seeks to build relationships with officers and deliver collaborative solutions to technical and practical issues. Jamie prides himself on delivering a highly commercial insight in to the relevant planning constraints and opportunities. During his career he has also developed a number of specialisms including; third age living and education. This combination of managing the planning process for a range of clients and analysing national policy issues led to him being seconded to work for HM Treasury in 2015 as a Planning Policy Advisor. He provided advice on key reforms such as Starter Homes, revising the NPPF and streamlining the CPO process. Jamie started his planning career at Northamptonshire County Council in 2004. He moved into the private sector in 2007 and during that time has worked on a wide range of different residential and mixed use schemes, from inner city regeneration projects to strategic urban extensions. In addition to this, he has gained substantial experience in planning policy and was involved in numerous Local Plan examinations.

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Leona Hannify Director, Planning T: 020 3435 4213 M: 07972 894 016 E: lhannify@iceniprojects.com

Leona leads a variety of complex and strategic projects. Leona is a Director on the Strategic Planning Team and in her role promotes a wide range of large scale projects with a particular focus on greenfield residential-led mixed use schemes and renewable energy developments. Leona’s keen understanding of the processes and procedures within planning, alongside her determination to succeed, enables her to manage the delivery of large scale strategic development sites. Leona joined Iceni Projects in 2012 having worked on a number of high profile project portfolios in Ireland. Leona has secured planning permissions for a range of major commercial, residential and infrastructure projects across the UK. Many of these projects involve Environmental Impact Assessments whereby Leona plays a lead role in managing and co-ordinating large multidisciplinary teams. In addition to her technical expertise, Leona’s key strengths include strong analytical, communication and interpersonal skills, which have been enhanced through her work with private and public sector clients and multidisciplinary project teams.

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Lorna O’Carroll Director, Planning T: 020 3657 5039 M: 07875 681 532 E: locarroll@iceniprojects.com

Lorna utilises an analytical approach and attention to detail to deliver positive results for clients. Lorna joined Iceni Projects having worked within the Economics and Regeneration Team at a leading London based planning consultancy. The focus of her work is producing and advising on socio-economic impact assessments for a wide range of development projects including residential, commercial, mixed-use and transport uses to support planning applications and to form part of Environmental Impact Assessments. She also has experience in preparing health impact and equality impact assessments for major projects. Lorna has also led on the preparation and submission of planning applications – co-ordinating multi-disciplinary project teams and successfully negotiating with local planning authorities. She also has experience promoting strategic housing and employment sites through the local plan process and has undertaken employment land, local economic assessments and growth option studies for both public and private sector clients, drawing on her aptitude to decipher technical evidence. Lorna’s strengths include strategic thinking, strong analytical skills, attention to detail and an ability to effectively communicate technical information.

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Nick Ireland Director, Economics T: 020 3963 3315 M: 07917 417 834 E: nireland@iceniprojects.com

Nick brings specialist expertise in constructing an economic case for investment and Green Belt release. Nick joined Iceni in 2018, having previously led the Economic Consulting Team at GL Hearn. He has a track record of developing expert evidence to demonstrate the need for and economic impact of major employment development proposals. Projects include a 120 ha Green Belt Business Park at Coventry (Coventry & Warwickshire Gateway) at which he gave evidence at the Call-In Inquiry, Ashford International Film Studios, Southend Business Park, and Horley Business Park. Nick has also advised both Bromley Council and a site promoter on potential for a 1 million sq.ft business park proposal in the Green Belt close to the M25. He has recently advised Harborough Council on development proposals for 700,000 sq.m of logistics space adjoining the M1 at Lutterworth, addressing issues around need; economic impact; and alternative/competing sites. Nick acts regularly as an expert witness at planning inquiries, for both public and private sector clients.

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Paul McColgan Director, Economics T: 020 3435 4215 M: 07799 369 992 E: pmccolgan@iceniprojects.com

Paul specialises in Housing-related evidence base work for both the private and public sectors. He has a strong grounding in demographics, affordable housing need and housing market signals. His project management experience includes studies for Leicester and Leicestershire, the PUSH authorities, South Downs National Park, Liverpool City Council, and Harrogate District Council. Paul has given evidence and supported Oxford, Eastleigh, Waverley, Harrogate, Reading, among others on housing matters at the Examination in Public of their Local Plans. He has also given evidence at several S.78 enquiries for the Council in NW Leicestershire, RBWM and Harrogate and for the private sector in Shropshire, Huntingdonshire and Chelmsford.Paul recently presented to the Midlands Planners Conferences and provided training to RTPI members concerning the standard methodology and the Housing Delivery Test. Having undertaken a number of Employment Land Review and HEDNAs, Paul also has a thorough understanding on the linkages between housing and employment as well as the need for employment land. Paul’s involvement is far-reaching and includes the needs for specific groups particularly older persons and students, demographic analysis, market signals, affordable housing need and recommending an appropriate housing mix. He has a thorough understanding of the NPPF and Planning Practice Guidance relating to housing needs assessments, older persons and specific groups. He has also produced standalone studies examining the need for specific groups including older persons and students. 42

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Matt Kinghan Director, Economics T: 020 3435 4226 M: 07753 222 920 E: mkinghan@iceniprojects.com

Matt has a range of experience in economics, spatial planning and regeneration. Matt joined Iceni Projects in 2020 and is a Director within our Economics Team. He previously led the Economic Planning Team at GL Hearn. His key strengths are in economic planning and evidence base work including employment land and commercial demand reviews, social and economic impact assessment, developing economic & industrial strategies, and Green Book business case appraisal. His experience ranges from urban renewal and town centre redevelopment proposals through to greenfield strategic sites and new settlements. Matt’s recent project experience include assessing the economic and employment effects of major infrastructure projects including the expansion of Luton Airport and HS2 Phase 2b. He has undertaken economic assessments for Homes England to justify key site acquisitions through HE’s Land Assembly Fund which has included assessment of land value uplift benefits. He has also been involved in developing the business case for HIF funding bids for number of schemes. He advises local authorities across England on economic development needs and opportunities for economic growth, from the Liverpool City Region to future of warehousing in Leicestershire and housing and economic needs on the Sussex Coast. 43

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Iceni Futures The Iceni Futures team was set up in response to the rapidly changing world and the acknowledgment that more than ever, we need to create futureproofed and sustainable development. The teams role is to assess, predict and influence change across the development industry. In practice that means exploring how places and people will function in the future, analysing existing barriers and providing strategic advice which aligns with clients goals and aspirations to ensure development is fit for the future. The team doesn’t claim to be experts in every new discipline or product, but they understand the existing barriers and outdated development processes that persist across the industry and the importance of working innovatively and smarter to deliver client visions and change that actually works. It’s understood that each client will need tailored advice and the Futures team look to work collaboratively to provide advice which is tailored to a specific site, company strategy or product. Essentially, if you’re looking to plan for or capitalise on the future, Iceni Futures can be there to support you and drive that ambition. Iceni Futures: Smarter Sustainability

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Added Value: iSite iSite pulls together a number of services to enable the promoter of a project – but equally the respective consultant, local authority, consultee, local community and wider interested party – to gain the knowledge and understanding of a site or location that historically has only been possible from an in-depth site visit. Moreover, many projects are of the size and scale that even a physical site visit renders difficult to comprehend. The key focus of iSite is to provide an intelligent digital design and consultation tool. This incorporates the use of drone photography, 360° camerawork (think Google Street View for buildings), interactive, virtual consultation halls and project web sites that can pool together all of the information for effective file management and sharing. So whether you need to initiate an initial site survey appraisal, team site visit, preapplication meeting, public consultation event or committee presentation, iSite can help. iSite wont be for everyone. We understand that. But if you are looking for cost-effective ways to progress with your proposals, it could be the answer. To discuss iSite please email isite@iceniprojects.com

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The Sustainable Development Scorecard The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) has running throughout it the ‘golden thread of sustainable development’. In spite of this, there is no clear-cut, NPFbased assessment criteria to consider a site or project’s sustainable development credentials, making current assessment processes both tricky and subjective. The Sustainable Development Commission was established to address this recognised issue with our planning system. Made up of a balanced cross-section of industry professionals, the Commission has debated the issues and found solutions, culminating in the creation of the Sustainable Development Scorecard. The Scorecard website is free to use and accessible to anyone with a vested interest in development, including developers, architects, planners, community groups and members of the public. By crystallising the NPPF’s guidance into a simple, online analysis tool, the Commissionaims to provide a more consistent approach to sustainable development, leading to a more sustainable built environment.

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