With a strong and proven track record in local authority development management, Carl brings a deep understanding of the planning system and its practical application, helping clients navigate complex planning processes and situations with confidence.

Carl supports clients across all stages of the planning lifecycle, from identifying development potential and preparing planning statements to managing appeals and coordinating with planning authorities. His work is rooted in a passion for problem solving and delivering sustainable development that enables communities to grow and thrive.

Carl has a huge range of hands on experience dealing with heritage and landscape designations, Green and Grey belt. Having personally led on schemes ranging from extensions to Paragraph 84 dwellings, strategic housing and commercial allocations, and regionally significant developments such as the redevelopment of Aston Villa’s Villa Park and the post Commonwealth Games legacy works at Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium

Carl holds relevant planning qualifications and is a chartered member of the RTPI. Carl’s experience spans a variety of sectors, including residential, commercial, infrastructure, and agriculture, permitted development rights, and utilising ‘fallback positions’.

Carl established a highly regarded reputation for his pragmatic, solutions-focused mindset, and his ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders, local authorities, and project teams. Whether leading a team, planning applications, preparing appeal documentation, or advising on site feasibility, Carl has proven to consistently delivers high-quality and positive outcomes that support long-term client success.

Key areas of expertise:

– Development management
– Planning applications and appeals, including strategy and approach
– Strategic land promotion
– planning strategy
– Local authority engagement
– problem solving
– National Landscapes
– Paragraph 84 dwellings

With more than 20 years’ experience working within local planning authorities (LPAs), Carl brings deep insight into the realities of planning decision-making at a time when the system is under increasing pressure to balance growth, policy reform and delivery. Carl is uniquely positioned from his experience to provide clients with technically robust advice grounded in a clear understanding of how decisions are shaped and schemes are brought forward.