Our work is overseen through the RTPI Cymru Executive Committee and implemented by the Director and staff team based in Wales. The Executive Committee’s remit includes to:
- supervise, promote and direct the Institute's relations in Wales on planning issues (other than education and membership), whether with Welsh Government and local government, other professional bodies, pressure groups or the general public;
- implement and monitor the EC’s policies for the development of planning thought, to review those policies from time to time; to recommend any modifications or changes; and to develop related policies within Wales;
- support and assist the National Director in undertaking their duties;
inform the Board of Trustees of issues that the Committee considers that it should be made aware of; and - support members in their professional activities.
Details of the rules governing the work of the Executive Committee can be found in the Scheme of Delegation.
The Executive Committee is represented on the RTPI's General Assembly, committees and panels.
Following elections, the membership of the Executive Committee for 2020 was confirmed at the Executive Committee's meeting in December 2019.
Huw Evans MRTPI
Immediate Past Chair
Huw Evans MRTPI
Immediate Past Chair
Huw has 42 years’ experience of planning, 35 of which have been in the public sector embracing planning policy, development management, regeneration, conservation, countryside and coastal management. He worked for Swansea, Alyn & Deeside and Flintshire Councils and is a past Chair of POSW and was Planning Adviser to the WLGA.
He was involved in a number of major schemes with Capita including the Welsh Food Centre at Bodnant. For the last 5 years he has run his own independent planning consultancy in North Wales and is a Planning Adviser to the Public Services Ombudsman in Wales. Huw has until recently chaired the North Wales Chapter for many years helping to organise an active annual training programme for planners and has also served on the Wales Planning Awards Panel.
He lives on the Flintshire border near Chester, enjoys good food and wine, walking, skiing and travelling with his main passion being motorcycling.
Simon Power MRTPI
Chair
Simon Power MRTPI
Chair
Simon is an experienced planner and environmentalist and works for Mott Macdonald.
Jane Jones MRTPI
Senior Vice Chair
Jane Jones MRTPI
Senior Vice Chair
Jane initially trained to become a Chartered Surveyor obtaining a HND in Land Administration and then graduated in 1996 with a BSc (Hons) in Land Management. In 1999 Jane embarked on a career in planning when she became the Planning Enforcement Officer at South Lakeland District Council and then Enforcement Planner at the Lake District National Park Authority in 2004.
In 2005 Jane moved to Wales and continued to focus on planning enforcement, working in planning enforcement at Powys County Council and Flintshire County Council before taking up her current role of Principal Planning Officer (Compliance) at Snowdonia National Park Authority in September 2007.
Having worked in a number of Local Planning Authorities in England and Wales, Jane has gained much experience over the years in planning enforcement and development control procedures and practices. Jane has served on the Management Committee for National Association for Planning Enforcement (NAPE) the RTPI's General Assembly.
In her limited spare time from being a busy Mum to Rob and Jessica, Jane enjoys assisting the family in showing and breeding Welsh Section B ponies.
Rob Chichester MRTPI
Junior Vice Chair
Rob Chichester MRTPI
Junior Vice Chair
Robert is a chartered planner with over 13 years' experience in both the Public and Private Sector. He is a Director at C2J Architects & Town Planners and currently heads up the planning arm of the Cardiff and London offices. He specialises in spatial planning, development management and residential development.
Robert has been a member of the Management Board / Executive Committee of RTPI Cymru since 2015, serving as Associate Representative. He has successfully undertaken the Associate Assessment of Professional Competence Route to chartered membership.
He lives in Cardiff and outside of work is a keen golfer, rugby enthusiast and enjoys spending time with his young family.
Corporate Members
Allan Archer MRTPI
Corporate Member
Allan Archer MRTPI
Corporate Member
Allan has in the past represented RTPI Cymru on the General Assembly and is a past Chair of RTPI Cymru. Allan has his own consultancy and is based in west Wales.
Joe Ayoubkhani MRTPI
Corporate Member
Joe Ayoubkhani MRTPI
Corporate Member
Joe is an Associate at Barton Willmore and is an active member of the Design Commission for Wales' Hatch network, regularly contributing to blogs and planning updates.
Chris Clarke MRTPI
Corporate Member
Chris Clarke MRTPI
Corporate Member
Chris has 14 years of experience of Town Planning sector in the UK and has been a chartered RTPI member for 5 years. He has experience of working in the public sector for local planning authorities, working mainly within development management with a particular focus regeneration funded development and working with the historic built environment. For the last 3.5 years he has worked for a large multi-disciplinary consultancy based in Wales expanding his EIA experience.He is currently Consents and Town Planning Manager for the electrification of the South Wales to London mainline and HS2 in the English Midlands, co-ordinating a range of environmental and town planning consents for these projects. In particular he is currently working on delivering the town planning inputs for the new HS2 station in Birmingham city centre.
Within the last 10 years Chris has been an active member of Planning Aid Wales and a committee member of Young Planners Cymru.
He has a particular interest in how infrastructure projects can support placemaking and better planning in Wales and have a keen interest in the development of the South Wales Metro and city deals over the coming years.
Neil Harris MRTPI
Corporate Member
Neil Harris MRTPI
Corporate Member
Neil is a Chartered Town Planner and is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Geography and Planning, Cardiff University.
Neil has also supported Planning Aid Wales by acting as a director for over 10 years, including a year as Chairman of Planning Aid Wales. Neil has advised the National Assembly for Wales in its Inquiry into the Planning System in Wales (2011) and also previously chaired the Welsh Government's stakeholder group on the introduction of Local Development Plans in Wales.
Aneurin Mon Parry MRTPI
Aneurin Mon Parry MRTPI
Aneurin has over 30 years' experience in development management and enforcement, commencing his planning career with the previous Dwyfor District Council in 1987. He currently works for Gwynedd Council as a Planning Enforcement Team Leader. He graduated from Liverpool John Moores University in 1995 with an MSc in Environmental Planning, having previously received a HNC in Land Administration from Liverpool Polytechnic in 1991, and was elected a corporate member of the Royal Town Planning Institute in 1996. He is also a member of the National Association of Planning Enforcement (NAPE). He is the current chair of the North & Mid-Wales Planning Enforcement Officers Group, and chaired the 2018 Wales Enforcement Conference. Outside of work he enjoys golf, mountain walking and travel.
Cath Ranson MRTPI
Cath Ranson MRTPI
Cath was the Development Plans and Conservation Manager for Pembrokeshire County Council and Ceredigion County Council. She is a past President of the Institute (2014), a former chair of RTPI Cymru (2004) and served on the RTPI's Executive Board for six years, standing down in 2015. She continues as a member of the General Assembly.
General Assembly Representatives
Gavin Lewis MRTPI
Gavin Lewis MRTPI
Gavin has 18 years' experience in Town Planning and Urban Regeneration and began his career as a graduate town planner with the City & County of Swansea in 1999 where he worked in both the development plan and development control teams. He then moved into the City Centre team at Cardiff Council where he worked with developers and the St Davids 2 team is securing S106 funding for the city centre strategy.
Gavin has successfully led and managed a £100m town centre regeneration programme in conjunction with key stakeholders. Whilst at Merthyr CBC, he led on urban regeneration projects and programmes and has led on Masterplans, Feasibility Studies and Strategies.
Gavin now works with WSP, where he works on a variety of projects from the Towy Valley Cycleway in Carmarthenshire through to a proposed new bypass relief road in Hereford.
Outside work Gavin enjoy travelling, keeping fit and spending time with family.
Will Ryan MRTPI
Will Ryan MRTPI
Will has been a Chartered Planner for over 25 years and has a wide ranging career with differing roles and projects. The vast majority of his career has been spent working throughout Wales and the UK alongside a lot of very talented and enthusiastic planners. Will is a Director with WYG.
Student and Licentiate Representatives
Ruth Jones
Student / Licentiate Representative
Ruth Jones
Student / Licentiate Representative
Ruth is a Planner at WSP and is a Chartered Member of the RTPI. She completed her MSc in Urban and Regional Development and her BSc in City and Regional Planning at Cardiff University. In her spare time, Ruth enjoys running and baking, as well as watching all different kinds of sport.
Emmeline Reynish MRTPI
Chair of Young Planners Cymru
Emmeline Reynish MRTPI
Chair of Young Planners Cymru
Emmeline is a Planner at Arup in Cardiff and is a Chartered Member of the RTPI. Emmeline completed her MSc in International Planning and Development at Cardiff University and also holds an undergraduate degree in International Relations with Spanish from the University of Birmingham. Outside of work, Emmeline’s interests include travelling (particularly to practice her French and Spanish), swimming and yoga.
Co-opted Members
Allan Pitt MRTPI
Co-Opted member
Allan Pitt MRTPI
Co-Opted member
Allan provides planning, regeneration, development management and consultation services to public and private sector clients with Arup. He has a comprehensive knowledge of the planning policy landscape and wider legislative framework in the UK. He has worked on policy research, planning and development projects across Europe. Allan has managed the Welsh Government’s largest ever transport appraisal process and associated formal consultation and has developed wide ranging experience in understanding and practically applying the Wellbeing of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015. He is a Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute and Institute of Economic Development.