WSP, one of the UK’s leading engineering professional services consultancies, has strengthened its regional planning consultancy teams across the Midlands and North-West of England.
Nigel Harris has joined WSP’s Planning Consultancy and will be based at the firm’s office in Birmingham’s iconic Mailbox. As a Director, Nigel will collaborate alongside other senior colleagues in the planning consultancy team to help shape the future strategic direction of WSP’s national planning consultancy offer.
Nigel is a Chartered Town Planner with over 34 years’ experience in town planning in both the private and public sector. His most recent roles were with Boyer as a Director, at Knights as a Partner and a Director at Pegasus Planning. Prior to this he was Planning Director at David Wilson Homes and Wilson Bowden Developments. Nigel also holds vast experience of the public sector having worked in a number of town planning services for Harborough, Rutland, and Stafford District Councils.
Nigel Harris, Planning Consultancy Director at WSP, said: “Seeing the acquisitions WSP has made in the Planning Consultancy space in the recent past has made me excited me to join such an ambitious organisation. The business’s commitment to sustainability and future-ready practices will be particularly exciting to incorporate as we our support clients in the delivery of their transformational projects.”
Andrew Teage has joined WSP’s Planning Consultancy in Liverpool as a Director, continuing the growth of the team in the North-West with a market focus on Merseyside and adjoining regions. Andrew will also work with senior colleagues to help shape the future strategic direction of WSP’s national planning consultancy offer.
As a Chartered Town Planner, Andrew has over 20 years’ experience in town planning. Having worked across both the private and public sector, he has experience in delivering a full range of town planning services, from making the strategic case through Spatial Regeneration Frameworks and promoting land and property in plan-making, to the submission and monitoring of planning applications.
Andy Teage, Planning Consultancy Director at WSP, said: “WSP has long been a name to watch in the Planning Consultancy space, and I am delighted to be able to assist its continued growth by providing a resource and service that is embedded in the Liverpool and Merseyside markets. Having only recently joined, it is already proving to be an inspiring journey. In a time of immense change for communities, we need a planning system that works for everybody, instilling confidence to deliver and promote sustainable regional economic growth, which has real resonance with the recently announced UK levelling up strategy.”
Phil Villars, Planning Consultancy Strategic Lead at WSP, said: “We’re delighted to welcome Nigel and Andy to help expand our UK Planning Consultancy offering in the Midlands and North-West. Their experience and success working with major clients across a range of sectors will help deliver sustainable, future-ready new places.”
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