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Mark Doodes
Planning Consultant/Director Mark is an experienced Town Planning Consultant who has worked for over 20 years in Oxfordshire and the South of England, in both local and central government, as well as private practice; he has a firm understanding of the planning system and the way things work from both sides of the fence. He has strong experience in residential schemes, in particular ranging from 1-700 units, including many self-build projects where he is one of the member partners of the National Self-Build Centre in Swindon. Other experience includes called-in appeals, renewable energy, neighbourhood planning and drafting Environmental Statements. Mark’s key strengths are being able to navigate through the maze of planning rules and regulations and being able to present proposals in a clear and concise manner, which can be understood by both clients and the Planning Authorities, to achieve realistic and worthwhile outcomes. This has been demonstrated on numerous occasions with some examples shown on the projects page of this website. Earlier in his career, Mark was involved in service improvement projects working with Local Authorities including process re-engineering, e-planning and "lean" exercises as well as on Nationally recognised projects such as the Planning Portal, 1App and Redbridge-i, meaning he can act in a management capacity. |
Karla Ardon-Finch
Accounts Manager
With over 20 years experience at working at a senior level within a regulatory services function at a London Borough, Karla is a key member of the planning team, managing accounting and procedural matters, alongside providing advice and assembling planning statements, undertaking site appraisals and assembling robust schemes. Karla's experience with the highways act is often useful when discussing proposals or objections to planning applications.
Accounts Manager
With over 20 years experience at working at a senior level within a regulatory services function at a London Borough, Karla is a key member of the planning team, managing accounting and procedural matters, alongside providing advice and assembling planning statements, undertaking site appraisals and assembling robust schemes. Karla's experience with the highways act is often useful when discussing proposals or objections to planning applications.
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Michael Harding
Town Planner Michael worked as a Major Projects Officer for Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Authority before working as an Associate to MDP. Michael's experience includes mainly residential-led schemes and conversions including a strong heritage-led focus, including appearances in the High Court. He has appeared as an expert witness for both developers and local authorities. |
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Kayleigh Huband
Digital Marketing & Social Media With a vast background of expertise in marketing, IT, web development and design, Kayleigh keeps MDP up to date with the latest market research, strategies and modern solutions to increase brand awareness, engaging audiences via SEO and social media. Kayleigh also organises and attends upcoming events and supports the planning team. |
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Louise Molloy
Planning Technician Louise utilises her wide range of experience and skill set by dealing with initial enquiries, seeking third party input from our supplier base and providing updates to clients on their projects. Louise also researches specialist documents and reports to provide to the planners alongside creating professional design and access statements. |
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Susan Wilson
Planning Assistant Susan worked in local government in West London before moving out to Wiltshire. She has worked within a planning setting for a number of years and has a good understanding of the regulatory processes inside Local Authorities. Her work at MDP includes site & appeal research, which assists the team in creating site appraisals and completing CIL assessments. |
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George Clark
CAD Engineer George works part time at MDP, sharing his time with other equestrian and residential projects for Elmtree Enterprises. George uses 2D CAD systems to create floor plans and elevations working mainly on schemes where the submitted scheme is either architecturally uncomplex or for schemes where the submitted scheme is likely to be a “stepping stone” to some other consent. George also undertakes our layout work, for many (but not all) our outline schemes and undertakes some of our drone surveys. |