Executive Committee

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 a position at Snowdonia National Park Authority in September 2007. Jane is currently Acting Planning Manager at the Park.

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.

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.

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.

Simon is an experienced planner and environmentalist and works for Mott Macdonald.

Charlotte is a Chartered Town Planner with over twenty years’ experience in planning, flood risk and strategic environmental assessment within local authority, consultancy and government roles, working on programmes, policies and projects within UK and Europe. Demonstrating an aptitude for complex problem solving and strong values of professional integrity. Charlotte leads on the integration of flood risk management within a new place based operational model across Wales, in her current role for Natural Resources Wales. Strengthening a risk management approach, based on evidence to help demonstrate strategic environmental impacts and benefits. Identifying opportunities for collaboration, governance and new ways of working to delivery, whilst tackling the fundamental issues around communication and understanding within and of flood risk management.

Charlotte was a previous member/volunteer for the RTPI Cymru Policy and Research Forum and RTPI Cymru General Assembly.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Sean has been a Chartered Planner for over 25 years with an extensive career working for a number of the Development Control Planning Departments throughout South Wales. Over the last ten years Sean has been working in private practice working on differing roles and projects.

Kate began work as a Graduate Planner in August 2017, and as of January 2020 has been promoted to a Planner. She completed her MSc in Spatial Planning and Development at Cardiff University in 2018 and now works full time at a planning consultancy in Cardiff. To date her work has included the preparation, submission and management of planning applications and appeals, writing Environmental Statements, promotion of land and appraisal work. Key interests include travelling and running. Kate was Commended in the Welsh Young Planner of the Year Awards 2020.