Chris has recently joined our open space team from Groundwork where he was involved in the creation and delivery of an 18 month strategy for a community nature site.

Prior to this, he worked on regional spatial planning in the North West where he supported the preparation and process of a Public Examination for the Draft North West Regional Spatial Strategy.

With both a degree and a post-graduate diploma in town planning, Chris brings extensive complementary skills and knowledge to our PPG17 assignments. Working in the heart of the company's open spaces team, he conducts consultation to assess need and audit provision and leads on the evaluation of local standards of provision, putting his planning background plus his natural numerical and analytical ability to good use.

He also works closely with the GIS team, which supports PPG17 assignments, providing catchment mapping to illustrate, for example, gaps in open space provision.

christopher.macfarlane@kkp.co.uk