Savills расширил команду планировщиков в Ридинге двумя новыми специалистами

Savills has expanded its Reading team with the appointment of two new planners. Adam Thomas joins as a senior planner and Matt Smith as an associate, bolstering the company’s planning advisory services across the Thames Valley region. Mr Thomas brings more than eight years of public sector planning experience, having worked on a wide range of applications in Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire. His most recent role was as senior planning officer at St Albans City and District Council, following previous positions with Buckinghamshire Council and Aylesbury Vale District Council. Read more Residents urged to prepare for flooding as rain cannot soak into ground Go Karting business applies for late alcohol sales and music in Reading Met Office extends thunderstorm warning as heavy rain hits Berks and Bucks He said: "Savills is one of the region’s leading multi-disciplinary real estate businesses with a highly respected planning team. "I am looking forward to using my public sector experience in development management to the benefit of our clients across the region." Mr Smith joins from Berkeley Group, where he spent more than four years as a strategic planner focusing on residential-led development opportunities. He also brings experience from the public sector, having worked as a planning officer for the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. Mr Smith said: "Having worked in both local authority and developer roles over the last eight years, I am delighted to support clients in identifying opportunities, navigating the planning system and delivering successful outcomes." Both appointments come at a time of growing demand for specialist planning consultancy as clients face an increasingly complex planning and development environment. Mr Thomas and Mr Smith will be based in Savills’ central planning team, which operates out of both Reading and Oxford. The team provides strategic planning, development, and policy advice to a wide range of clients, including housebuilders, developers, landowners, and promoters. Elsewhere in the team, Amy Allen, who joined Savills Central Planning as a graduate planner in September 2023, has achieved Chartered Town Planner status with the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) and has been promoted to planner. Julia Mountford, joint head of Savills Central Planning team, said: "The appointment of Adam and Matt alongside Amy’s promotion, together reflect our continued investment in talented planning professionals. "Both Adam and Matt bring with them an excellent blend of experience and insight that will further enhance the strength of our team." Savills is a global real estate company with more than 42,000 professionals working across more than 70 countries, delivering unrivalled coverage and expertise to the world of commercial and prime residential real estate.