Craig Pettit
Planning Director
Specialisms:
- Infrastructure and Regeneration
- Later living
- Mixed Use and Commercial Development
- Planning
- Real Estate
- Residential Development
Craig is a highly experienced chartered town planner with a background spanning both the private consultancy sector and client-side roles.
Craig has advised on a wide range of projects across strategic land promotion, later living and regeneration, and has direct experience managing site portfolios for a regional housebuilder.
Based in the South West, Craig has worked extensively across the South West, Thames Valley and Home Counties, delivering planning strategies tailored to local circumstances. He has a particular interest in the later living sector and mix communities, recognising their growing importance in shaping sustainable communities over the coming decade.
Craig brings a commercially astute perspective to every project, informed by his dual experience advising and representing clients. He is experienced in leading multi-disciplinary teams on complex schemes at both the application and appeal stages, and is a strong advocate for proactive stakeholder engagement, often achieving positive outcomes through early and strategic dialogue.
He understands that navigating the planning system requires not only technical knowledge but also a keen grasp of local and national political dynamics, policy shifts, and long-term authority aspirations. This insight enables Craig to provide clear, forward-thinking advice that aligns with both planning goals and commercial objectives.
Key areas of expertise;
– Strategic land promotion and site delivery
– Mixed-use and regeneration project strategy
– Planning appeals and stakeholder negotiation
– Later living and age-targeted housing planning
– South West and Home Counties planning frameworks
Imperative to the successful navigation of the planning system, is an in-depth understanding of the local and national political influences on planning, alongside the immediate and future policies and aspirations of a local authority.