DPP Planning

DPP Planning Associate Director Jen Patterson, has recently been appointed as North East Chair of the RTPI (Royal Town Planning Association).

The RTPI is an international professional body for town planners with more than 27,000 members in 88 countries. It’s responsible for maintaining professional standards and is accrediting world class planning courses both in the UK and internationally.

Engaging with governments, experts, advocates, and international bodies to promote good planning, The RTPI takes the lead on policy development to research and promote planning in the long-term public interests.

Jen, who is based in DPP’s Newcastle office, one of five offices run across the UK, brings a wealth of experience to her new role with the RTPI, having spent more than a decade in the planning sector.

Joining DPP, an independent national planning consultancy, as a Senior Planner in July 2017, Jen has since gone on to be promoted twice, becoming Associate Director in 2021.

Since joining the company, Jen has been instrumental in leading on numerous significant planning applications across the North East including, for Durham University’s Maths and Computer Science building and the major Riverside Sunderland office scheme, and the Day Treatment Centre at the Freeman Hospital, as well as leading on major projects across the UK.

Jen’s key areas of focus for her year in post is putting planning at the forefront of driving the North East economy forward through greater collaborative working across sectors and between public and private sector organisations working in construction, development and planning industry.

Her first event as Chair will be a member’s reception on 16th February, which will be held at Banyan Bar in Newcastle.

Jen Patterson, Associate Director at DPP, said, “I’m very proud to become North East Chair of the RTPI, which is a highly respected organisation and has a key role to play in shaping the future of the built environment. The RTPI regional awards are now open for submissions and I’m looking forward to seeing some of the outstanding planning work across the region celebrated through the awards. My Chair’s Award this year is for Excellence in Collaboration and I’m hoping for some exciting entries.”

“At DPP we believe that greater collaboration across all areas of the property sector is vital to faster, effective decision-making, in turn unlocking private and public funding, and I will be bringing that focus to this role.”

Gareth Hooper, CEO of DPP Planning said, “Jen has developed an excellent reputation in the North East property sector and this appointment is testament to her knowledge and experience. I know she will promote the positive role that planning can play in shaping places, the profession being well placed to mediate challenges and forge collaborative working.

“She will be an excellent chair for the North East region and we wish her every success in the role.”

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Editors’ Notes:

DPP is an independent national planning consultancy successfully delivering planning solutions to clients across the UK. Operating from a network of offices across the UK, it offers national reach with local knowledge.

DPP provides planning services to clients across all sectors to assist in realising development potential and optimising the use of land, buildings and portfolios.

Contributing to every aspect of its clients’ projects in order to deliver success, DPP has become trusted advisors to some of the largest property planning and development organisations in the UK.

The company has a strong client focus and places emphasis on adding value, innovation, professionalism and providing solutions to achieve a successful outcome.

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