Paul has over 20 years’ experience in the planning sector having worked initially on a private estate of over 4,000 acres linked to a national estate agency and subsequently worked in the planning team at a central London architect practice. Paul has since worked at a multi-national real estate business and London based planning practice with instructions across the country and in Scotland. 

Paul worked on New London Bridge House (adjacent to the Shard) a 56,000 sqm 19-storey office designed by Renzo Piano; and has worked on numerous Tesco and retail store and retail park instructions nationally.  Paul has managed a team that delivered a wide range of projects from urban regeneration and estate renewal to standalone one off planning applications for private individuals. 

Paul has worked closely with Tesco Stores Limited over the years across the portfolio range (superstores (Extras), supermarkets, Metro’s and Express), as well as advising on the Tesco portfolio and site intensification, including air rights and car redevelopment such as Hoover Building. 

Paul also has significant high street experience securing consents for coffee shops, high street shops, cinemas, and food and beverage outlets, many of which have been listed buildings. 

Paul has advised local authorities and advised on the planning case at CPO inquiry. 

Paul currently has many largescale residential instructions including fully affordable schemes, mixed private and affordable, build to rent and co-living, and has also advised on and secured consent for student accommodation and hotels in London and the home counties and beyond. 

Of note, Paul has many projects across the London Borough of Ealing, these predominantly being a mix of commercial / industrial led redevelopment and intensification with residential above to standalone residential schemes and replacement retail and residential. 

Paul has advised clients across every London Borough over the years and as such has some very good contacts with many officers at all levels. Paul is also currently advising clients with sites in the London Boroughs of Camden, Greenwich, Haringey, Harrow, Kensington and Chelsea, Kingston upon Thames, Lambeth, Merton, Richmond upon Thames, Southwark, Tower Hamlets, and Wandsworth. Paul is also advising on some large sites in Luton including a significant residential development which is on-site providing some 877 homes, and other uses; and another site providing 272 homes which was identified by the council to provide 67 homes.