Stockport based Broadgrove Planning and Development have expanded their team and appointed Jack Appleton as Principal Planner.
Established by Richard Walters and Andy McMullan in July 2018, Jack joins Broadgrove as the planning advisors prepare for growth in a buoyant property market. With clients throughout the UK and across multiple sectors, the prospect of Brexit doesn’t appear to have stemmed the flow of instructions and new enquiries.
Director Richard Walters is seeing an increased appetite for more diverse developments in town and city centres and believes the stability of a newly elected government will instil greater confidence:
“It is well documented that, in order for towns and cities to be sustainable, the offering has to change. But, while retailers may be realigning their strategies, we are seeing a surge in alternative developments and therefore opportunities for business growth. As Principal Planner, Jack’s 10 years’ experience in both the public and private sectors will be invaluable in enabling us to grow the business, both in the region and across the UK”.
Jack, who joins from Alder King, has been involved in several high profile mixed-use, housing and commercial developments, covering private sector planning from the preparation of planning appraisals, development plan promotion through to submission of major planning applications and appeals.
A member of the Royal Town Planning Institute, Jack commented:
“I am delighted to be joining a hungry commercial practice who have some great ideas and a fantastic caseload of planning projects.”
Andy McMullan, Director, added:
“We are thrilled to bring Jack to Broadgrove, where he will enable us to grow our existing business in providing the highest standard of planning advice.”
Broadgrove advise nationally across all sectors. Recent schemes include Capital and Centric’s Eye Witness Works in Sheffield, Residential development in the Green Belt at the County Hotel in Alderley Edge and Fusions Students scheme in Liverpool City Centre. The company is currently advising on circa 12,500 residential plots across the UK.