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Growth for our Birmingham Planning team

We have strengthened our Planning service offering in Birmingham with the appointments of Simon Zargar as Director, Jessica Herritty as Associate Director, and Sam Cripps and Holly Okey as Assistant Planners.

Simon joins from Avison Young’s London team and has over 15 years’ experience managing projects across the UK, including town centre redevelopment and residential schemes. Most recently he played a key role in securing planning permission for the redevelopment of Blackwall Yard in London. Simon will be advising our clients on major schemes in Birmingham including Paradise for MEPC and Snow Hill for HUB. 

Jessica joins from Oxalis Planning and has experience providing planning services for residential development, agricultural developments, and employment schemes. Jessica was the RTPI East Midlands Young Planner of the year in 2021 and brings a wealth of knowledge of the East and West Midlands. Jessica will be working on projects for a range of clients, including Vistry, Summix, and Taylor Wimpey.

Sam graduated from the University of Birmingham in 2020 with an MSc in Urban and Regional Planning and joins from Birmingham City Council where he spent a year working in the Development Management team. Holly is studying for a Masters in Urban Regeneration and Development at the University of Manchester. 

Speaking about the appointments, Angela Reeve, Head of Planning Midlands said:

“Simon, Jessica, Sam and Holly are all passionate about the Midlands region and will strengthen our talented 20 strong planning team as we continue to grow our offering across the Midlands. We welcome them at an exciting time with a number of existing and emerging high-profile projects across the region for them to advise on.”

Simon added:

“I’m looking forward to returning to Birmingham and working with the Turley Midlands team and colleagues across the UK and Ireland. The pace of change in the Midlands continues to be impressive, but there is still tremendous opportunity and potential for further growth, and I’m excited to play a part in helping unlock this.” 

17 May 2022