Jonathan Locke

Overall responsibility of the entire North Thames planning team function, including;

• Setting of team strategy to meet objectives
• Full management of planning team
• Overall responsibility for all planning matters
• Ensuring achievement of planning targets in line with financial and delivery forecasts
• Provision of advice on suitable land acquisitions

• Senior function lead on all planning matters setting planning team strategy to achieve planning section PMIP objectives for the TW North Thames Region.
• Reporting to the Technical & Planning Director, Managing Director, Business Unit Management Team, Regional Chair and Group Planning Director directly as required.
• Overall responsibility for planning team management of planning applications, S106 negotiations, appeals, optimisation of development proposals (e.g. to drive HLM and ROCE) EIA, Judicial Review defence and other related matters).
• Assembling, appointing, and managing large consultant teams, keeping appointment documents up to date.
• Driving towards achievement (exceeding where possible) of PMIP milestone targets.
• Managing budgets on all projects through planning stages prior to handover.
• Preparation of reporting documents to the business unit management team and to TW Group where required.
• Handover responsibilities of sites from planning to technical delivery stages.
• Advising internal departments on all planning related matters, including on land acquisition, supporting preparation of bid documents, promotion of TW development opportunities to secure allocations, keeping TW region up to date with changes in legislation and case law, and provision of training where required.
• Lead for external comms and PR in the region and positive promotion of TW amongst key stakeholders (individuals and organisations) and politicians, leading consultation events with stakeholders, managing key relationships.
• Advising, preparing, and submitting responses to local plan consultations and emerging policy documents.
• Line management of Planning Manager and Assistant Planning Manager including workload distribution, development, guidance/mentoring and appraisals.
• Responsible for recruitment of new planning team members.

• Managing caseload, as lead consultant, of various developments (residential and commercial) covering applications, promotion and appeals.
• Mentoring, managing and guiding junior colleagues.
• Integral position in guiding and developing business growth strategy.
• Invoicing/managing fee budgets, and direct appointment/management of consultant teams.

• Managing caseload, as lead consultant, of major complex developments through planning applications, assisting client land acquisition, appeals and promotion through local plans.
• Responsibility for mentoring/guiding junior members of staff.
• Coordinating, advising and guiding large internal and external professional project teams (and reviewing output).
• Invoicing, managing fee budgets and direct appointment of consultant teams.
• Promotion of developments through Local Plan representations, presentation at EiPs and public consultations.
• Managing and leading planning appeals.
• Responsible for business development and network growth.

• Project lead on a range of major development proposals across the South East, including Local Plan promotion, coordination and submission of major planning applications and appeals.
• EIA coordination including the production of an Environmental Statement.
• Mentoring of junior planners.

• Management of a large complex caseload of planning applications within a geographical area, including both minor and major applications and a significant number of renewable energy developments (including negotiation S106 Agreements).
• Responsible for producing reports, appeal statements, defending Judicial Review and presenting at planning committees and appeal public hearings.
• Mentoring junior colleagues.

• Managed a caseload of minerals/waste planning applications and prohibition orders, advised stakeholders and monitored condition compliance for a number of quarries.