Thomas Smith

Experience

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  Warwickshire County Council

  Sept 2000 - Sept 2001

  Planning Assistant
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  Leicester City Council

  Aug 2002 - Sept 2004

  Planning Officer

  Planning Officer in Development Control at Leicester City Council dealing with a variety of minor and major applications including residential, industrial and commercial developments. Presented planning applications to Committee and represented the Council at a number of appeal hearings.

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  London Borough of Camden

  Dec 2004 - Feb 2008

  Senior Planning Officer

  Senior Planning Officer in Development Control at London Borough of Camden, dealing with a wide range of major planning applications including the mixed-use redevelopment of Camden Stables Market. Provided pre-application advice to developers, assessed planning applications, negotiated 106 agreements, presented cases to Committee and appeared as expert witness at public inquiry.

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  Olympic Delivery Authority

  Mar 2008 - Nov 2008

  Senior Planning Consultant

  Fixed term contract within the Planning Decisions Team at the Olympic Delivery Authority as case officer managing planning applications for Stratford City, a 72ha brownfield redevelopment including the Westfield Shopping Centre and the Athlete's Village for the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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  AECOM

  Nov 2009 - now

  Technical Director - Town Planning

  Technical Director and senior member of the Town Planning team at AECOM responsible for management, business strategy, delivering technical excellence, together with project management and leading the town planning aspects of major development schemes, including:Northern Arc, Burgess Hill - Project manager for the delivery of a masterplan and an outline planning application with EIA for a strategic urban extension of 3,000+ homes for Homes England.Low Carbon Solar Farms - Secured planning permission for large solar farms and battery storage at Brackley, Chelmsford, Wickham Market, Basildon, Hinckley, Tiverton and Isle of Wight. Planning lead for a DCO scale solar farm.Luton Airport Expansion DCO - Lead town planner responsible for preparation of the Planning Statement and appearing at the DCO examination.Manydown - Secured a local plan allocation for a strategic urban extension of 3,000+ homes, west of Basingstoke on behalf of Hampshire County Council as landowner.Rolls-Royce - Secured planning permissions for a range of facilities at various Rolls-Royce sites around the UK including a new engine test bed at the Derby Aerospace Campus.Brandhall Village - Secured outline planning permission for 190 homes, a new primary school and park on a former golf course on behalf of Sandwell MBC.Kentford - Project manager, lead town planner and expert witness - successfully secured planning permission for 63 houses on an unallocated site following a public inquiry.Crossrail - Lead town planner responsible for obtaining planning consents for Crossrail, including the new station at Paddington.HS2 - Town Planning Manager responsible for obtaining planning consents including at Interchange Station.Colchester Sports Hub - Management of a planning application and EIA for a new sports hub on the northern edge of Colchester.Veolia Energy-from-Waste Power Station, Hoddesdon - Expert witness at a call-in Public Inquiry presenting evidence on alternative sites. Show less