RIBA Chartered Archives - Planning Design Ltd

Changes are afoot at Planning & Design Practice Ltd as we welcome new additions to our team and bid a fond farewell to a founding member. Our team comprises RTPI Chartered town planners, RIBA Chartered Architects, and architectural assistants, plus heritage specialists who together offer a comprehensive range of services, specialising in Town Planning, Architecture, Heritage, and Urban Design.

Continuing a tradition of encouraging and supporting emerging talent, we are pleased to announce the addition to the team of three Graduate Planners – Shaun Hyde, Emily Anderson and Megan Askham, plus a Junior Architectural Technician, Scott Williams to our Architectural team.

Shaun, an avid football fan and originally from The Wirral, studied the 4-year MPlan Course at the University of Sheffield. In the summer before his final year, he undertook a two-week placement with us, during which he was offered a part time position at PDP’s Sheffield office. Now working full time after graduating, Shaun’s next career goal is to gain his RTPI accreditation.

Emily graduated from her Master’s in Urban & Regional Planning at the University of Sheffield in September 2022. Prior to this, she worked part-time for the company alongside her studies. Joining us as a full time Graduate Planner, she is looking forward to expanding on her planning knowledge in the company and has a particular interest in the relationship between Planning and Health and is a keen advocate for community engagement.

Megan initially joined PDP in July 2022 in a part-time capacity, before becoming a full-time member of the team in September 2022. She is a Graduate of the University of Liverpool, obtaining a Geography BA in 2021 and the University of Sheffield having studied Urban and Regional Planning MSc in 2022.

Currently studying in his third year of Architectural Technology and Practice (BSc) at the University of Derby, Scott joined the Planning & Design Practice team in August 2022. He joined us as he works towards his goal of becoming an architect or architectural technologist.

Finally, Jonathan Jenkin, our former Managing Director will be leaving the Practice at the end of the year. Having formed the company in 2002, he has been working for the company in a part time consultancy role for the last 15 months, which has proved to be a good transition period for the company. It has allowed the transfer of skills and experience and Jonathan has been able to work with long term clients to see projects through to completion.

Jonathan and his Civil partner Phil will be moving back to West Cornwall, early next year. Jonathan was a council planning officer there in the 1980s, and that is where they met. They have many friends and family in West Cornwall, and it has been a long-term ambition for them both to move back. Jonathan said:

‘I am really pleased at the way Jon Millhouse, Richard Pigott, Michael Bamford, and Lindsay Cruddas are taking the company forward. The transition has been smooth and it is good to be able to leave the company with the business doing well and I wish everyone continuing success’.

Richard Pigott, who has been with the company since 2011 and a Director since 2015, said ‘we will all miss Jonathan’s bubbly character and enthusiasm for all things planning and architecture, but at the same time, this is a move he has been looking to make for a while and we wish him all the best down in Cornwall. Since we took over the company in the summer of 2021 it has continued to evolve and modernise and we are undertaking some very interesting work in both planning and architecture. We now have contracts with Microsoft, NHS Health Trusts and Clowes Developments, to name a few, as well as many local and regional companies and landowners and the future looks bright.’

Planning & Design Practice Ltd is a team of town planning consultants, architects and heritage specialists. Based in Derbyshire, we are perfectly located to work nationally for our clients. We offer a comprehensive range of services, specialising in Town Planning, Architecture, Heritage and Urban Design. For more information on our team and our services, please contact us on 01332 347371 or email enquiries@planningdesign.co.uk.

Planning & Design Practice are pleased to announce that they have been recognised as a RIBA Chartered architectural practice. The Royal Institute of British Architects is a global professional membership body driving excellence in architecture.

RIBA Chartered practices are the only architectural practices endorsed and promoted by the Royal Institute of British Architects. This accreditation sends a strong signal to clients, employees and the wider construction industry and shows that the practice is committed to excellence in design and service delivery.

At Planning & Design Practice we believe in good architecture, to improve our quality of life, create real value and to drive sustainable development, creating robust, resilient homes and buildings to face the challenges of climate change.

Our approachable and experienced team comprises Architects, Architectural Assistants, designers and technicians.

The team is led by Lindsay Cruddas, a RIBA accredited Specialist Conservation Architect, of which there are currently only 141 in the country. Lindsay qualified as a RIBA Chartered Architect in 2012, after receiving her degrees in Architecture at Leeds Metropolitan University, she has a specialist knowledge and interest in historic building conservation, reuse of redundant buildings and residential design.

On receiving the RIBA Chartered Status Lindsay said “We strive to gain the best outcome for our clients and design spaces that we are proud of. Becoming a RIBA Chartered Practice demonstrates that commitment to quality, service and design. I was delighted to receive the Chartered Status and proud to be developing the architectural side of the business.”

Joining Lindsay are Senior Architect Siegfried Doering (Dipl.-Ing. Architecture, AKH, ARBA) and Project Architect Manik Karunaratne (BA (Hons), MArch (Leicester), ARB).

Prior to Planning & Design Siegfried was Senior Architect/Project Design Manager as part of a team of 25 architects and engineers, and also Quality Manager in the department for an international company offering worldwide infrastructure buildings including train stations, data centres, train/tram depots, offices and maintenance facilities.

An Architects Registration Board (ARB) UK registered architect, Manik qualified in 2018 at the University of Nottingham, following an architectural journey comprised of several universities, having studied at the University of Derby, Nottingham Trent University and De Montfort University.

Having worked on commercial architecture practices previously, Manik has experience on office buildings, high rise apartments buildings, housing developments and barn conversions. Currently he is working on a variety of vernacular and domestic projects liaising closely with clients and further developing his knowledge in heritage and conservation.

Also part of the team are Part II Architectural Assistant Tina Humphreys, a graduate of De Montfort University in Leicester with a Master’s in Architecture, who is now working towards becoming an RIBA Chartered Architect. Joseph Cattmull is our Architectural Technologist, who graduated from the University of Derby, after studying the built environment at Cambridge Regional College, and who brings an interest in listed and traditional architecture and how they can be modernised.

Continuing a tradition of encouraging and supporting emerging talent, we are also pleased to announce the recent addition to the team of Joshua Bunce and Matthew Kempster as Junior Architectural Technicians, both joined the company in 2021.

Since being founded in 2002 Planning & Design Practice Ltd has earnt an excellent reputation for winning approvals and for creating attractive and viable proposals. Comprising RTPI Chartered town planners and RIBA Chartered Architects the company has generated over £200m of uplift in land values for clients through its consents and proposals. The architectural side of the business boasts true international expertise having worked on large scale projects across Europe and the United States as well as in the UK. The company is able to design award winning proposals for a wide range of clients across the country.

The company’s heritage team can advise on listed buildings and developments in sensitive locations whilst maintaining a strong planning consultancy team. In both 2019 and 2021 our heritage work was recognised and awarded the Highly Commended Certificate for Excellence in Planning at the RTPI East Midlands Awards for Planning Excellence.

At Planning & Design we believe that good design is a crucial part of the planning process. Getting the design of a project right is critical to gaining a successful planning consent and avoiding unnecessary delay and costs.

We can help you to establish your brief and work through your design ideas, whilst bringing solutions to make your building a successful place to live or work in.

Our architectural team are based across Derby, Matlock, Macclesfield and Sheffield. For more information, or to discuss your dream project please get in touch.

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