Mark Hand MRTPI

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About me
RTPI Director of Wales Northern Ireland and Planning Aid England
Education
- University of South Wales
  2013 - 2014
  Post Graduate Certificate - PGC Public Services Leadership Pass (distinction in all modules)
- Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd
  2019 - 2022
  Post Graduate Diploma in Public Leadership Leadership in the public sector Merit
- Aberystwyth University
  1996 - 1999
  Bachelor of Science - BSc Geography 1st
- Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd
  1999 - 2001
  Master of Science - MSc City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning Distinction
Experience
- Newport City Council
  Jun 2001 - May 2015
  - Development Services Manager
    May 2010 - May 2015
  - Development Control Manager
    Oct 2006 - May 2010
  - Principal Planning Officer (Appeals & Enforcement)
    Sept 2005 - Oct 2006
  - Senior Planning Enforcement Officer
    Jan 2003 - Sept 2005
  - Planning Assistant
    Jun 2001 - Jan 2003
- Monmouthshire County Council
  May 2015 - Feb 2024
  Head of Service for the Physical Regeneration, Highways, Flooding, Planning and Building Control services. Head of Service for the Highways, Flooding, Housing, Planning and Building Control services. Head of Service for the Housing, Planning and Building Control services.Chair of South East Wales Strategic Planning Group, working towards Wales' first Strategic Development Plan. Head of Service for the Development Management and Planning Policy teams and Building Control
  - Head of Placemaking, Regeneration, Highways and Flooding
    Apr 2021 - Feb 2024
  - Head of Placemaking, Housing, Highways and Flooding
    Aug 2019 - Apr 2021
  - Head of Planning, Housing & Place-shaping
    May 2017 - Aug 2019
  - Head Of Planning
    May 2015 - May 2017
- Arloesi Planning
  Sept 2016 - Feb 2024
  Director
  Small scale planning consultancy set up in September 2016 to develop a planning performance framework for Northern Ireland's Department for Infrastructure. This led to a commission to undertake a review of one of Northern Ireland's district council's planning services. Completed in August 2017.Restarted in November 2022 to undertake a progress review for the same NI Council in the light of the March 2022 NIAO and PAC reports.
- Royal Town Planning Institute
  Dec 2017 - Nov 2021
  Elected Member of General Assembly
- Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd
  Jan 2018 - Sept 2021
  External Examiner
- Royal Town Planning Institute
  Mar 2024 - now
  Director of Wales Northern Ireland and Planning Aid England
Licenses & Certifications
- Chartered Town Planner
  Royal Town Planning Institute
  Apr 2004
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Mark Hand MRTPI
  Carbon Literacy Accreditation Cynnal Cymru Jun 2021