Meet The Team

Michelle Bath

Michelle BathExecutive Director
0113 236 4573

Michelle has been involved in a variety of projects, including retail, commercial, industrial and residential development as planning adviser and, in many cases, project manager. Michelle has considerable experience in public inquiries, development plans, development briefs, planning appraisals and retail & economic assessments.

Bob Robinson

Bob Robinson Partner DPPChairman
0113 236 4574

Bob has developed an expertise in handling mixed use regeneration projects, as well as retail schemes for regional developers in the north and northeast of England. He also advises industrial clients on their expansion programmes and disposal of surplus land holdings.

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Gary Sutton

Gary SuttonExecutive Director
029 2034 8602

Gary’s 26 years of experience includes preparation of retail capacity and impact assessments and co-ordination of environmental impact assessments for major schemes in Wales and the southwest of England. He also represents clients at planning inquiries and hearings. 

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Tony Bamford

Tony BamfordPlanning Director
00353 (0)1 479 4234

Tony heads up the Dublin office; he offers no-nonsense planning advice and believes clients should never need to chase for information. Tony has a clear vision of what he wants to deliver to his clients, and he does this throughout Ireland.

Nigel Cussen

Nigel CussenPlanning Director
0113 236 4575

Nigel places high importance on understanding client’s requirements, resulting in a successful track record of translating these into positive planning outcomes for a range of complex schemes. Nigel’s excellent understanding of policy and strategy, combined with strong negotiation skills underpin his solution led approach. He successfully provides expert witness at planning inquiries and LDF examinations.

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Emma Adams

Emma AdamsHead of Heritage & Design
020 3176 5402

Emma leads DPP’s heritage and conservation planning services team and joined DPP from Dacorum Borough Council where she was Head of Conservation and Design. She has many years of expertise in this field, is a member of both the IHBC and RTPI and has a sound understanding of the intricacies of the legislative system in both planning and listed buildings.

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Sunil Shah

Sunil ShahHead of Sustainability
020 3176 5404

Sunil is the Head of DPP Sustainability, and a recognised leader in the field. He specialises in providing solutions for complex developments throughout the development cycle. He is a Government adviser and panel member of the Sustainable Development Commission.

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Chris Green

Chris GreenPlanning Director
020 3176 5408

Chris deals with all aspects of retail, leisure and commercial planning. He has high levels of technical expertise in development control and strategic planning issues and promoting major development and regeneration proposals. With particular experience in dealing with changes of use in the high street Chris has a successful series of appeal decisions for Caffé Nero. He worked on other uses such as amusement centres.

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