Reading: Vail Williams’ planning team welcomes new appointment
The latest addition to the growing team of commercial property experts at the Vail Williams Reading office is associate Steven Neal, who brings with him more than a decade of industry experience.
Specialising in residential and commercial planning, Neal’s experience includes local government, developer and consultancy sectors.
Having spent most of his career in the Thames Valley, as well as working on a number of projects in Hampshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire, he joins from Boyer Planning where he has worked for the past three years.
He has worked on projects across the South East, Midlands and the East of England, and recently secured planning permission for a sustainable urban extension comprising 400 dwellings, a 10-hectare business park and a local centre in Stamford, Lincolnshire.
He has also recently project managed and delivered planning consent for Taylor Wimpey on an edge of village site in Harwell, Oxfordshire.
Neal is also experienced in promoting strategic sites through the local plan system as well as advising at local plan examinations and planning hearings.
Vail Williams partner and head of planning James Lacey said: “To have Steven expand our team with his experience and skills is good news both for us and our clients looking to get the best business results."
