Richard Cooke

Richard is a chartered town planner with over 20 years of post-qualification experience gained in the private sector.

Richard is an RTPI member and works on a variety of projects including residential and commercial schemes for a range of clients.

He began working in the planning department of a large multi-disciplinary environmental practice, and has since worked for a regional architecture practice, an independent planning consultancy and a property consultancy- providing a wide range of project experience.

In previous roles, Richard has been involved in infrastructure, leisure and education projects and played a key role in producing an outline planning application for a large sustainable urban extension. He has also promoted small and medium-sized sites through the local plans system, and prepared outline and detailed submissions including reserved matters submissions.

Richard is also experienced in co-ordinating multi-disciplinary project teams for planning applications and other submissions. In his current role, he has overseen the production of environmental statements to support planning application submissions.

His current focus is on planning applications for residential and commercial projects on behalf of national and regional companies. Richard also enjoys working for smaller scale clients, including independent schools, land and property owners.

Key areas of expertise:

– Planning appraisals, review of planning permissions and advice
– Pre-application discussions with local planning authorities
– Preparation of planning applications and appeals
– Development management applications including lawful development certificates