Samantha is Planning Manager for Lovell Strategic Land. Lovell, are part of the Morgan Sindall Group.  Samantha has over 13 years’ experience working in planning and development. 

Samantha has worked on all sides of planning and development, starting out in Local Authorities as a policy planner before moving to a housing association, major landowner and now working with Lovell, an active house-builder. Samantha believes everyone deserves a home, and growing up as the eldest of three girls, who all shared one room, Samantha knows what its like to crave private, personal space.

Samantha holds both a Masters (MSc Hons) in Urban Planning and BSc (Hons) in Sociology & Social Policy. Samantha is a chartered member of Royal Town Planning Institute (MRTPI).

Samantha also proudly holds a full, unrestricted UK motorbike license and rides a red z650!

Stuart is an Associate Planning Director at L&Q Estates having joined in September 2017 following the expansion of the Planning Team. He is experienced in the promotion and submission of strategic sites through the planning process and works on a wide range of projects right through from promotion to inception.   Prior to L&Q Estates, Stuart gained 9 years’ experience working for two national planning consultancies (GVA and Barton Willmore) and before that in Local Government.

Stuart holds a Master’s Degree in Spatial Planning and is a Chartered Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute.

Dan is a Planning Director at Rosconn Stratgeic Land, having joined in September 2016 after 12 years at planning and design consultancy Barton Willmore. He has over 20 years planning experience in both the private and public sectors, having worked on a wide range of projects across the country including complex urban regeneration schemes and large scale urban extensions.

Dan leads on all planning related matters, managing Rosconn’s strategic land portfolio through from initial site identification to securing planning permission.

Dan is a Chartered Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute.

David joined Catesby Estates in January 2013 as Planning Director having worked in house building, planning consultancy and property development, across a broad range of mixed use projects throughout the UK. 

He became Planning and Operations Director in May 2020, and also sits on the Urban&Civic Executive Management Committee and Senior Strategy Group as part of his role within the parent company and wider group activities

David leads the internal planning department and brings a commercial focus to the team which has responsibility for project managing sites throughout the planning process, from initial site appraisal through to the grant of planning permission.

David started his career as Land and Planning Manager at Cala Homes and has previously worked as a Planning Consultant for CBRE in London. Prior to his move to Catesby Estates he was Head of Town Planning for Morston Assets Ltd.

David is Chairman of the Policy and Technical Committee, a member of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI),  Home Builders Federation National Planning Committee and the Land Promoters and Developers Federation (LPDF) Technical and Policy Committee.

Rob joined Pigeon in 2015, having previously worked for property developer Morston Assets, managing all aspects of Town Planning across a nation-wide portfolio of mixed-use development sites. He started his career as a Planning Consultant for Bidwells in 2004, advising landowners and developers across the Eastern Region.

He is a Director in Pigeon’s Planning & Design Department, responsible for the Planning Team and the provision of planning services for all departments within Pigeon. Rob manages all planning matters relating to the delivery of a portfolio of projects through to the point of disposal or build, ensuring that all members of the Planning Team have the same broad responsibilities regarding their portfolios.

Rob is an experienced development professional with over 20 years’ experience and has been a Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute since 2005 and is a member of the Land Promoters and Developers Federation (LPDF) Technical and Policy Committee.

Andrew is Group Planning Director at Countryside and leads the company’s planning function. Countryside develops private, affordable and privately rented homes through partnerships with landowners, registered providers, institutional investors and local authorities, with a focus on urban regeneration schemes and delivering landscape led developments and new settlements.

Before joining Countryside, Andrew was Head of Planning for a developer in the Eastern Counties and prior to that spent over 18 years in planning authorities in the south east of England. He has experience of both urban and rural planning from small scale exception needs housing to master planning new settlements, major town centre redevelopments and international airport expansion.

Andrew chaired the Royal Town Planning Institute Board of Trustees for 4 years to December 2016 and took on the role of Hon. Treasurer in January 2017, continuing as a Trustee and on the RTPI’s General Assembly.

Andrew is a member of the Women in Planning Advisory board and Chair of the National Planning Forum’s Management Committee, championing planning and inspiring all those involved in the planning process and in delivering the new planning agenda.