Calling all practice owners, sole practitioners and architects working in small practices! We’ve developed a series of interactive events to provide a forum to discuss issues and problems that crop up in the day to day running of a practice.
Our new Practice Clinics will create dialogue, discussion and provide practice support.
Each clinic will tackle two different subjects with two panels of experts and attendees can either submit a question they book their ticket or simply come along to join in the conversation.
The event will be interactive, allowing for attendees to pose questions to the panel and offer their own advice and experience.
The format is simple, if you have a hit a hurdle with a Planning or HR issue or problem this event will aim to solve it. You can submit questions when you book your ticket or put a question to the floor for our experts and your peers to discuss.
Planning Panel
Anna Thompson ADL
Anna is an experienced Chartered planning professional specialising in development management. Prior to setting up her own consultancy in 2013, Anna worked in various roles in Local Authorities rising to a management role at the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Through these roles, Anna has a keen understanding of the inner workings of Council planning departments which has proved invaluable in securing consents for her many clients. Since creating ADL Planning, Anna has been involved in a rich variety of projects throughout the country with a particular focus on central London. ADL’s clients range from private individuals, national and international businesses, property developers and architectural firms. ADL Planning advise on all manner of planning issues from pre-purchase site appraisals through to appeals and CIL liability.
Will Lingard CBRE
Will has over 20 years experience of negotiating planning consents for complex redevelopment projects throughout London. Will’s background in both the public and private sectors, having worked in planning consultancy and in a senior position at Westminster Council, gives him an insight to both sides of the development process. His training has been heavily design focussed and after a planning degree Will completed a Masters in Historic Building Conservation. He later established the South East Regional Design Panel to improve the quality of major planning applications in the region which is still running some 15 years later. He is known for his open style of negotiating and has successfully mediated between many competing interests between clients, officers and local stakeholders. Most recently, he has taken a particular interest in representing a variety of parties at both the New Draft London Plan Examination and also the Westminster Draft City Plan.
Graham Robinson - DLP Planning Ltd
Graham is well experienced across both private and public sectors, having joined DLP Planning after a career of over 12 years primarily within development management at the London Borough of Barnet most recently as Area Planning Manager. As a result he possesses vast experience of the planning application and appeal processes; has experience of managing a team of planning professionals and has built up an extensive knowledge of planning policy and law. Since joining DLP Planning as Associate Director he has worked on a broad variety of planning projects across the residential, commercial and energy sectors. His specialisms include development management, engagement with local authorities, and elderly persons’ housing developments.
DLP Planning operate from 8 offices across the UK, specialising in providing town planning and development advice to both public and private sector.
HR Panel
Camilla Neave, HR Partner - Make Architects
Camilla has over 15 years’ experience in HR. She has spent the majority of her career working within the property and built environment. She has always maintained a generalist role dealing with all aspects of HR from payroll to employee relations and learning and development. Camilla prides herself on understanding the business she is working for and building relationships which add value. She is also an advocate of diversity and wellbeing in the workplace.
Lisa Delaney, People and Culture - Woods Bagot
Lisa has over 20 years’ experience in HR and recruitment, 13 of which have been spent within the London architecture and interiors sector. Joining global architectural practice Woods Bagot in 2017 as the European Regional Manager for People & Culture, Lisa’s focus is on delivering a robust end-to-end HR and recruitment strategy. She has a keen interest in employee engagement and welfare, understanding the importance of relationships at work and developing a sense of belonging, thus nurturing a healthy and positive company culture.
Tina Connell, People & Talent Manager - Buckley Gray Yeoman
Joining BuckleyGrayYeoman in November 2017, Tina is responsible for leading the people agenda and driving innovation and change across talent management. Other core areas include organisational development, employee engagement, coaching and mentoring, employee relations and policy development. Always keen to support her profession, Tina is an active member of her local CIPD branch and the architectural HR Network group in London.
This event is part of the RIBA London Practice Clinic series. Book onto the other event: Legal and Project Management.
