Group to benefit from Tim’s strong project management skills and extensive industry knowledge
The RO Group is delighted to announce that it has appointed Tim Cakebread as planning manager. In his new role, Tim will be based at the company’s Potters Bar office and will work across the Group’s extensive land and property portfolio.
Edward Rowlandson, Group Managing Director, the RO commented:
“Tim is an ambitious chartered town planner, and brings a decade of diverse experience, spanning both the public and private sectors. He is highly proficient in project management and in navigating intricate planning systems to successfully deliver a range of projects throughout the South of England, our key geographical focus area.
“Our strategy required the appointment of a collaborative planner to join our multidisciplinary team across project inceptions to completions, and Tim delivers on that requirement. Our focus is to make positive and sustainable changes to the built environment, which Tim’s expertise will further support.”
In his previous role as a principal planner within the strategic major planning team of Uttlesford District Council, Tim focused on large scale applications. His responsibilities included managing a diverse caseload focusing on greenfield residential projects, but including all types of applications, which will benefit the RO Group as the owner of over 325,000 sq. ft. of property as well as almost 200 acres of land.
Prior to his time at Uttlesford District Council, Tim was an associate director at Savills, where he was the day to day lead on a variety of complex projects, which involved working closely with clients and Council officers.
In experience that is highly relevant to the RO Group, he delivered a number of very successful mixed-use schemes, such as obtaining the hybrid planning consent at the Edmonton Green Shopping Centre and the implementation of Hurlingham Retail Park. He also delivered planning strategies for development opportunities and planning applications for office refurbishment and extension schemes in London.
Tim graduated from the University of Sheffield with MPLAN (Merit) and BA (Hons) degrees and is a Chartered Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute.
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