He works closely with developers, landowners, and consultants to guide projects from initial appraisal through to submission and decision. His work covers a wide range of planning applications, with particular expertise in permitted development, planning statements, planning appeals, and letters of objection.

Matthew also advises on employment and tourism-focused developments, sequential testing, and heritage assessments, helping clients develop robust, evidence-backed proposals that respond to local policy and deliver practical outcomes.

Key areas of expertise

– Planning applications and pre-application advice
– Permitted development and planning statements
– Planning appeals and letters of objection
– Employment and tourism-focused development
– Sequential testing and heritage assessments

Matthew is a registered member of the RTPI with over seven years’ experience supporting clients to deliver attractive, sustainable, and viable development proposals across the UK.