About Us
Green Planning Studio has the skills to realise your ambitions.
Our team has specialist skills in planning:
Site appraisal and strategy, measured surveys, certificates of lawfulness, permitted development, custom and self-build sites, enforcement appeals, costs recovery, gypsy and traveller sites and needs assessments, 5-year land supply, land promotion, release of conditions, site licences and representing clients at committee.

Our Directors
Green Planning Studio is led by Matthew Green a former MP specialising in planning, Ruth Reed a past president of the RIBA, and Michael Rudd a planning barrister.
Our Associate Directors
The Management Team behind Green Planning Studio is a highly skilled team of specialists in their area.

Eleanor Simmons
BSc(Hons) FCILEx
Associate Director
(Appeals and Legal)

Helen Morris
Associate Director
(Applications)

Jo Clayton
BSc(Hons) ACCA
Associate Director
(Finance)
Our Senior Staff

Helen Heathcote
Office Manager

George Whitehouse
BA
Senior Planner

Lee Marbury
CertHE
Senior Planner
APPLICATIONS

David Walker
MCInstCES AssocRICS
Surveyor, IT Manager

Nat Green
BSc
Applications Administrator

Ethan Giles
BSc
Planning Applications Caseworker
APPEALS

Olivia O’Shea
Appeals Assistant & Researcher
NEW SITES

Bethan Holdcroft
BA(Hons)
New Sites Coordinator

Ivana Novotna
Mgr PhD
New Sites Caseworker
ADMINISTRATION

Mae Green
BSc(Hons)
PA/Receptionist

Bryony Kidd
Office and Finance Administrator

Aamenah Farooqui
Office and Finance Administrator
Partners
We are pleased to work with partner organisations, sharing skills to get the best outcomes for our clients in planning, architecture, legal matters, acoustics, and custom and self-build.
Contact Us
If you are having problems gaining planning permission or have a planning issue that requires immediate attention or advice, or you are looking for architectural inspiration please do not hesitate to contact us.