Katie joined the RCA team in 2021 as an Associate Director, and became a Director in 2022. She brought with her prior experience from working in Local Government housing needs and planning teams, and in the private sector for a strategic land promoter and an SME housebuilder.
Katie has strong commercial awareness in relation to land, planning and implementation activities, and applies her close attention to detail to a broad and varied case load of residential and commercial schemes. She particularly enjoys the project-management, problem-solving and negotiation aspects of large or complex schemes, including site promotion, speculative applications, appeals and enforcement cases.
All of her work is closely overseen by her housecats. When not working, Katie is a keen Formula 1 fan, and also enjoys visits to heritage properties, and completing wooden and vintage jigsaw puzzles.
I have over 20 years’ experience across the public and private sectors in housing, planning and land and hold an undergraduate LLB (Hons) degree and an MSc in Development Planning.
At RCA I work on a variety of schemes, both residential and commercial. My work spans from initial site assessment through pre-application advice, site promotion, local plan representations, planning application preparation and management, s106 negotiation, appeals, and post permission work such as discharge or variation of conditions or enforcement cases.
Prior to joining RCA in 2021, I worked in both local government and the private sector.
My Local Government roles included working as a Housing Allocations Officer, a Planning Enforcement Officer and various Planner roles. I worked on a range of sizes and types of applications and enforcement cases, including presenting to the Planning Committee and representing the Council at appeals of all types, including presenting evidence at Hearings and Inquiries.
In the private sector, I have worked for a strategic land promoter, progressing large scale sites through the planning process. I was also involved in new site searches/assessments, preparation and presentation of bids/proposals, land assembly and contract negotiations, for both land acquisition and sales.
I have also worked for a housebuilder, managing planning activities in relation to short term land from acquisition through to detailed consent and implementation, alongside assisting in contract negotiation and the land acquisition process.
Outside work I have also previously volunteered my time, as a resident, to support local Parish Council planning-related activities including Neighbourhood Plan work.
My recently completed projects include:
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82 new homes in Derbyshire
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55 new homes in Worcestershire
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51 new homes in Walsall
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40 new homes in Worcestershire, secured on appeal
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30 new homes in Oxfordshire, secured on appeal
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16 new homes in Derbyshire
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Local Plan promotion and representations
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Neighbourhood Plan assistance
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Various private client planning applications and enforcement cases, including:
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Commercial vehicle storage
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Dental surgery
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Dog training
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Holiday lets
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Listed building householder works
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Manufacturing site
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Music studio
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Supported living
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Waste recycling site
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Wedding venue