Tom
Pemberton is an Associate specialising in Planning and Development

Tom is a Chartered Town Planner providing specialist advice to both private and public sector clients on a range of challenging town planning projects across Central London.

Tom has experience working across a range of sectors, including offices, town centre/retail regeneration, residential, life science, education, and healthcare.

His responsibilities include providing strategic planning advice, the coordination of project teams, reviewing and inputting into design development, preparation and submission of planning applications and appeals, day-to-day management of projects, negotiation of legal agreements and proactive engagement with interested parties.

Tom’s specialism lies in providing commercially focused planning advice to clients with dated office and retail assets, exploring opportunities for their retrofit, repurposing or redevelopment to maximise value and avoid obsolescence in light of ever-strengthening climate and sustainability policies.

He also has strong expertise in heritage policy and legislation and regularly advises on schemes where there is a complex interplay between maximising development value whilst minimising harm to heritage assets. He regularly works on schemes involving Grade I assets, including advising many private country estates on their aspirations to deliver economic and environmentally sustainable estates for the long-term.

Key skills

• Central London projects (Zones 1, 2 and 3) and private country estates
• Co-ordination, submission, and negotiation of planning and listed building consent applications
• Preparation of site appraisals, feasibility studies, local plan representations and planning strategies
• Project management and coordination of multi-disciplinary teams
• Advising on complex sites with heritage sensitivities

Clients

• Jastar Capital
• Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
• London Borough of Tower Hamlets
• Romulus
• WPP