Spencer Powell

I am a chartered town planner at LDA Design with experience of planning for large-scale renewable energy, residential development, placemaking and green infrastructure. Recent projects include co-authoring a report for the RTPI on the role of planning in achieving net-zero transport emissions, and successfully managing a portfolio of solar and energy storage infrastructure schemes from pre-planning through to determination. I have also worked on cultural placemaking and regeneration frameworks in Cambridge and Manchester.

I am particularly interested in how we can make planning more responsive to the climate emergency through better policy integration and a more strategic approach to growth, regeneration, and land management. Outside of work you’ll often find me wandering the city, possibly heading in the direction of a cosy coffee shop or sunny beer garden.