Simon NeateSimon Neate MRTPI is a Chartered Town Planner and has worked in consultancy for more than four decades. His experience has included research into planning and development matters, including for government; working on local and sub-regional ecoomic development strategies for public sector agencies in France and throughout the UK; plan-making for local authorities; environmental impact assessment of projects in the UK and Ireland; and advising on development proposals and their compliance with planning and other policies. He has been an expert witness in public inquiries and in litigation relating to planning matters.

Simon was one of the founders of the consultancy Indigo Planning and was the company's executive chair until it was acquired in 2019 by WSP, the global professional services firm. He was a Director until 2023 and is now a part-time consultant with WSP. Read More Read Less