We’re really pleased that Chartered Town Planner and accredited RTPI member, Mark Dauncey has joined our growing team.
With 20 years of housing and mixed-use industry experience, Mark brings a wealth of knowledge to Richborough following senior positions at Stantec, Amos Group and Pegasus Group.
Mark has taken a role as Planning Director of our East region. This region has considerably grown in the last 12-months, and has a current portfolio of 40 live sites that will facilitate the delivery of 8,200 new homes and is anticipating further expansion in the coming years to meet the Government’s ambitious housing targets. Mark will oversee planning activity for the region’s portfolio working alongside Regional Director Anabel Christmas, Regional Manager Andrew Miekle and Land and Planning Manager, Briony Stenhouse.
Mark said: “With government aims to provide 1.5million new homes in five years to help resolve the UK’s long-running housing crisis, and changes in planning legislation expected to unlock potential residential sites, East Midlands local authorities have seen their targets dramatically change under the new methodology devised as part of the proposed revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework. If approved, local authorities will face increasing pressure to deliver new homes. Richborough is well placed to help work with landowners and housebuilders to help meet this ambitious target and I’ve long admired their innovative approach to land promotion. It’s an exciting time to join the firm.”
Regional Director Anabel Christmas said: “This is a huge time of flux for our industry with much-needed change on the way to help deliver the homes the region needs, North East Derbyshire alone has seen its targets increase by 178%*. Mark’s expertise will greatly assist our team to ensure we bring forward sustainable and sensible site proposals that benefit their local communities, whilst still helping to meet these ambitious targets.”
Richborough recently secured the sale of a 34-acre residential site in Newbold Verdon Leicestershire to Persimmon and has secured planning consent for several other sites including 475 new homes in Hinckley and 230 homes in Skegby.
- Data from Local Government Chronicle: https://www.lgcplus.com/services/regeneration-and-planning/mapped-housing-targets-for-each-council-under-proposed-method-31-07-2024/
Contact Mark: mark.dauncey@richborough.co.uk
Contact Anabel: Anabel.christmas@richborough.co.uk