Duncan is a Chartered Town Planner with over 11 years’ experience across infrastructure consenting, environmental assessment and policy development. He leads on offshore planning and environmental policy at ScottishPower Renewables (SPR), with responsibility for co-ordinating policy and strategic work to facilitate the efficient deployment of renewables projects. Duncan advises on infrastructure consenting regimes, manages strategic stakeholder engagement and leads SPR’s response to offshore planning and environmental policy consultations across the UK and Ireland. He also leads on consenting and environmental strategies for SPR’s three ScotWind projects with a total capacity of 7GW.

Prior to joining SPR Duncan had 9 years’ consultancy experience, including leading the delivery of planning and EIA services for major infrastructure projects and managing Strategic Environmental Assessments to support the development of spatial plans across the UK.

Duncan has been involved with the RTPI since joining the West of Scotland Chapter as Events Co-ordinator in 2014 and has twice served as Chapter Convenor in 2016 and 2020. He is currently a member of the RTPI’s Scottish Executive Committee, lead member for planning on Scottish Renewables’ Barriers to Deployment – Enabling Group and developer representative on the Offshore Wind Industry Council’s Pathways to Growth Co-ordination Group.