Planning and urban design consultancy Turley Associates has strengthened its Leeds planning team with the appointment of Director John Brooks. John joined the firm on 29 April from DTZ.
John headed DTZ’s Northern planning team in Leeds and has extensive experience of leading multi-disciplinary teams responsible for delivering a wide range of residential, mixed-use and institutional planning projects. He is currently Chair of the Leeds Planning & Developers Forum and a member of the Leeds Planning Reform Group.
John is currently advising the landowner on planning for the north of England’s largest solar farm at Haigh Hall Farm at West Ardsley, Leeds. Recent projects include securing outline planning permission for 425 residential units with a mix of commercial uses on an 18 hectare site in Spennymoor, County Durham. He also secured full planning permission for a new building called the ‘Creative Solution’ for use by Preston College’s School of Visual & Performing Arts.
Commenting on his appointment, John said: “Turley Associates is a leading planning consultancy with an excellent track record and I am delighted to be joining the company. Its growing client base presents me with an exciting challenge and I am looking forward to developing my career with the firm.”
Bob May, Leeds office Director said: “John’s high levels of technical knowledge and skills in planning applications and appeals, site appraisals and local plan and development framework representations will be a major asset in helping us deliver our growing workload across Yorkshire.”
