Emily Bates

Emily is a chartered Urban Planner at NJL Consultancy and Development and is responsible for assisting with the initial assessment of development sites across the Country to advise on their potential, entering into pre-application discussions and preparation of planning applications. She acts as the primary project manager on several schemes, leading the liaison and negotiation of several residential and commercial projects with planning authorities at all stages of the planning process. Emily's project work involves writing reports that align with the scope of each application, and across the projects comprise (inter alia): Planning Statements; Design and Access Statements; Statement of Community Involvement; Health Impact Assessment and Community Facilities Strategy. Alongside the '9 to 5' job as a planner, Emily volunteers with several organisations across the built environment to increase exposure of career opportunities to students - these being the education lead on the RTPI North West Young Planners Committee, Regeneration Brainary and Placed Education.