Having worked with Martin over the last decade, I have first-hand experience of his deep understanding of planning law and practice. Clients have found him to be unrelentingly enthusiastic and driven to achieve sound, commercial consents. He has a strong track record of delivering permissions, which is testament to his robust and amenable manner with approving authorities, and his ability to articulate key issues in a variety of settings including, when necessary, at Appeal.

Martin was a close colleague during his time as a senior planner and Planning Manager at West Somerset Council. Martin had an excellent working knowledge of his profession with a particularly good eye for detail and accuracy.Martin has a very positive and cheerful manner which enables him to work well with colleagues and clients alike and I always found him to be very conscientious and dedicated to his work. He was also fairly nifty on the five a side football pitch!

Martin is a dedicated planning professional with extensive knowledge and experience of the development management planning process in both the public and private sectors. He approaches planning challenges with practical solutions and has an excellent eye for detail, particularly with building design and the built environment. Martin is easy to get on with and is a good humoured ‘people person’. He is an active supporter of and advocate for Planning Aid, a commitment which extends to his activities on the Board of the South West branch of the Royal Town Planning Institute.

Martin is an imaginative, diligent, persistent, successful and commercially driven Planning professional, with a strong record of consistent, high quality delivery on projects of all scales in varied and challenging environments. His skills have helped realise substantial new development opportunities in a range of rural and urban contexts and we are sure many property owners across the West Country will find his skills useful to add value to their assets.

I had the pleasure to call upon Martin as a volunteer for Planning Aid, during which time I found him to be invaluable in supporting the aims and objectives of the organisation. I thoroughly recommend him both in a personal and professional capacity.

Martin is a positive person dedicated to his work and highly knowledgable in this arena. Most importantly Martin seems to really enjoy his chosen field and thus the work he undertakes is done with great gusto and enthusiasm. Always a pleasure to deal with.