Lanpro has appointed Diane Ellis as a Regional Director to lead its Manchester office.
The multi-disciplinary consultancy offers planning, EIA, masterplanning, urban design, GIS, visualisation, historic environment, landscape architecture, ecology and arboriculture consultancy services, nationwide from seven offices.
In her role at Lanpro, Ellis will focus on growing the Manchester team, which has seen a significant recent increase in client work across a range of sectors spanning the North West.
Ellis joins from developer Legacie, where she was Head of Planning. She has previously also worked for Zerum, WYG Group, Deloitte, Broadway Malyan and RPS. She continues in her advisory role as a panel member of the RIBA’s Places Matter expert design review panel for the North West.
REGENERATION SCHEMES
Ellis has over 25 years of planning experience and specialises in complex regeneration schemes, heritage projects and tall buildings. Previous projects include St Michael’s in Manchester, Heaps Mill in Liverpool and the Municipal Building in Liverpool.
Her experience stretches across many sectors including residential, office, hotels, student accommodation, retail, leisure, health and education.
Ellis is also experienced in managing environmental impact assessments (EIA), being a Practitioner Member of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) and is an affiliate of the Institute of Historic Buildings and Conservation (IHBC).
DIVERSE EXPERIENCE
Tom Pike, Director of Planning at Lanpro, says: “We are delighted to welcome Diane to Lanpro. As our work in the North West grows rapidly, Diane’s specific skill set will substantially benefit our client work in this area.
“Her diverse professional experience, close client relationships and time spent client-side, has given her a deep understanding of development and its challenges. Diane takes the time to understand clients’ needs and objectives. Her curious and problem-solving nature, together with a deep knowledge of the planning system, allows her to tailor planning strategies and advice to achieve effective, efficient and best value outcomes for clients.”
Ellis (main picture) adds: “I’m excited to be joining Lanpro at this time as it grows further into the North West market as well as throughout the UK. I look forward to offering Lanpro’s existing clients unique insights and to building on my own network with a wider service offering”.
