The Team

The Team consists of four qualified planning consultants with extensive experience in all town and country planning matters. Should you have any planning enquiry from a small housing extension to a waste management facility to a power station the team at Heaton Planning are ready to help. For more details on the Team please contact us on 0115 937 5552 or click on this link.

Simon Heaton – BA(Hons) T&CP, MRTPI

Simon set up Heaton Planning in 1999.  He is responsible for the overall running of the practice as well as being fully involved in casework on behalf of a variety of clients.  Casework includes the preparation and submission of planning applications including those requiring Environmental Impact Assessment; project management of large proposals; development plan analysis and submission of representations; site/ land appraisals and desktop studies; and acting as a planning witness at Public Inquiries and Hearings.

Spencer Warren – BSc (Hons), DipTP, MRTPI

Spencer joined Heaton Planning in August 2004, he is responsible for the submission of planning applications including those requiring Environmental Impact Assessment; as well as the analysis of documents emerging from the Local Development Framework process; including the preparation and submission of representations; appeals; site appraisal and project management.  Current clients include UK Coal Mining Ltd, Ennstone Plc, Bullimores Sand and Gravel Ltd and Lafarge Aggregates Ltd.

Jenna Conway – BA(Hons), MA

Jenna joined Heaton Planning in 2007, she is responsible for: the submission of planning applications;  providing professional planning advice; the analysis of Development Plans and the preparation and submission of representations and the promotion of sites through Local Development Frameworks; co-ordinating appeals including preparing written evidence; site appraisals and development feasibility studies and providing assistance to senior members of the team with development projects. 

Christine Heaton

Christine is our Company Secretary and is responsible for all accounts and invoicing.  Should you have any query regarding invoices please direct these to Christine in the first instance.

Joan Clayton

Joan is our Office Supervisor and is responsible for the smooth running of the office and providing support to the team.