About Us

Peter is a highly experienced Chartered Town Planner who has a detailed understanding of a wide range of town planning issues, together with expertise in the management of consents for a range of project types, including private commercial developments and major infrastructure schemes.

Peter specialises in providing advice and obtaining consents on behalf of developers, architects, public sector organisations and contractors, successfully delivering tangible results on behalf of both private and public sector clients. He has led on planning and consents on the Northern Line Extension and Crossrail projects and a number of major residential developments in London.

Peter was previously the Planning and Consents Manager as part of the HS2 Curzon Street Station and Old Oak Common design team.  Peter successfully delivered consents for key aspects including the new station in Birmingham and public realm at Old Oak Common.

Peter continues to advise strategic clients on their developments in London, the South East and Midlands.

Stuart has more than 25 years’ experience of delivering planning and regeneration projects for a wide range of clients including Funds, Investors, House Builders and Public Sector bodies.

He is an expert in coordinating consultancy teams and delivering planning applications for complex mixed use and residential led projects including large scale brownfield developments and tall buildings.  As well as C3 Residential projects, Stuart has also dealt with Student Accommodation, Co-Living and Senior Living/Care Home projects. In the Commercial sectors, Stuart has worked with a wide range of assets in inner city London, commuter belt towns and in regional towns and cities.  He has secured planning permissions for Embassies, Offices, Industrial/Logistics, Retail and Leisure uses.

Stuart was Chair of the NLA Expert Panel on Tall Buildings for three years and has presented evidence at Planning Appeals, Industry Think Tanks and UK Parliamentary Scrutiny Committees.

Prior to joining Planning Insight, Stuart was a Partner and Head of Planning Consultancy at Knight Frank and before that he led the Planning Team at property consultancy GL Hearn.

Penny is an experienced Chartered Town Planner and has worked in private sector consultancy for over 15 years, largely focussing on developments within London and the South East. Penny joined Planning Insight in November 2023, having previously worked for national consultancies including Gerald Eve, GVA (now Avison Young) and JLL. Penny provides advice on strategic and local planning issues and has worked on projects ranging from changes of use and alterations and extensions, through to the delivery of major new redevelopment proposals.

Penny has a particular interest in schemes involving heritage assets and has obtained numerous consents for applications involving listed buildings and those located within conservation areas.

Alex is a qualified Town Planner and an Associate member of the RTPI. Alex’s initial planning experience was within the London Borough of Newham’s Major Developments Team. After qualifying, he joined an established planning consultancy in south west London. He worked on a range of projects focussing on the London market. Alex enjoys a challenge, particularly where contemporary issues in planning are at the forefront.

He is currently advising on several major residential schemes in Croydon and Essex, as well as promoting a new community building in Newham. He has had experience with office development across London and has had experience with restaurants, pubs and contentious new takeaway outlets. Alex has had experience with all of appeal routes, including several public inquiries.

Phil is a Chartered Town Planner with experience navigating complex planning applications, as well as the permitted development process and establishing lawful development in tricky circumstances.

Phil joins Planning Insight from a practice in the north of England, where she had a track record in gaining approval for a variety of schemes across the UK, both through the planning system and at appeal, including residential schemes, holiday lodge and park home schemes, farm diversification and wedding venues, and Green Belt development.

She enjoys the new issues and challenges each project brings, identifying strategies to solve problems and achieve better outcomes, and providing meaningful advice to clients. Phil has a particular interest in case law and issues of lawfulness.

Billy is working towards Chartered Membership of the RTPI via the Licentiate Route. Billy’s experiences have come from both the public and private sectors, having first worked at Local Planning Authorities in Greater Manchester dealing with a variety of applications, across a wide range of projects. He later joined an established planning consultancy in Central Manchester that focused predominantly on residential-led developments across the north-west before moving to London.

Billy is currently advising on a range of permitted development schemes, including change of uses and upward extensions across several London boroughs. Having previously worked within Local Planning Authorities, he has an understanding of the planning system and how both public and private sector roles co-exist. Billy is enthusiastic about the topic of regeneration, and the role of place in informing high-quality planning decisions.

David Phillips has over 30 years’ experience delivering planning consultancy services for a diverse range of clients, including private landowners, developers, and public sector bodies. He is an expert in managing multidisciplinary teams and providing strategic advice on complex development projects across the UK including acting as Expert Witness at Appeals and Inquiries.

David is an expert in green field / green belt / grey belt development with extensive experience in guiding clients through land promotion and planning applications. He has expertise in a range of sectors including residential, retirement living, co-living, student accommodation, hotel, leisure, retail, employment, and mixed-use regeneration projects.

With senior roles at leading real estate firms such as GL Hearn, Strutt & Parker, and BNP Paribas Real Estate, David is highly skilled in risk mitigation, value addition, and delivering commercially focused solutions.