Adrian Penfold

Adrian Philip Penfold
OBE MRTPI FRISC FRSA
Born(1952-03-09)9 March 1952
EducationBedford Modern School
Alma materUniversity of Essex and Kingston Polytechnic
Known forPlanning expert

Adrian Philip Penfold OBE MRTPI FRISC FRSA (born 9 March 1952) is a British planning expert and Government adviser,[1] known for promoting the simplification of the development consent system as a means of encouraging sustainable urban regeneration.[2][3][4] He was head of the Enterprise Zone team at the London Docklands Development Corporation between 1988 and 1990,[4] Head of Planning and Design at Dartford Borough Council between 1991 and 1996, has been Head of Planning at British Land since 1996 and has been a key planning adviser to Government most notably authoring the Penfold Review of Non-Planning Consents in 2010.[2][4][5]

  1. ^ "House of Commons – HC 1526 Communities and Local Government Committee: Written evidence from Adrian Penfold". Parliament of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Adrian Penfold, Esq Authorised Biography – Debrett's People of Today". Debretts. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Penfold Review: Non-planning consents must be simplified". Architects Journal. 7 July 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  4. ^ a b c "Twenty eminent planners". Planning Resource. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Q&A with Adrian Penfold – British Land". British Land. Retrieved 25 March 2015.