Regional Management Board

Scott is a Chartered Member of the RTPI working as an Associate Planner within the General Practice Planning Team for Fisher German. He has experience assisting and leading on a wide range of major and minor projects, predominantly within the rural, residential and commercial sectors. In January 2017, Scott joined the RTPI East Midlands Young Planners Committee providing support in organising a range of CPD and social events across the region. In 2018 the committee delivered the national RTPI Young Planners’ Conference in Nottingham where he was involved in budgeting and sponsorship. Following this great success in January 2019 Scott decided to volunteer on the RTPI East Midlands Regional Activities Committee to then be elected to the position of Vice Chair on the Regional Management Board in November. Going forward Scott will support the Chair, Chris Jesson in promoting great planning across the region alongside delivering a range of interesting and topical events.

John Scott, recently retired Director of Conservation and Planning at the Peak District National Park Authority, with over 30 years’ experience in both the public and private sector. John has been involved with the RTPI for many years, having been the East Midlands Region Honorary Secretary from 2004 to 2017. During this time he was also the Region’s representative on the Nations and Regions Panel and the General Assembly. John served as the East Midlands Chair in 2018 and 2019, having also been Chair in 2002. John has a great passion for Planning and the role of Planners – we have a really important job and the challenges that we face as a society simply underline the importance of planning – we need more of it, not less!

Nigel is a Chartered Town Planner with over 35 years’ experience and is currently Lead Planning Director for WSP in the Midlands. He has extensive experience working both in the private sector and in the public sector. He works across all development sectors to deliver a full range of services, from making the strategic case through promoting land and property in plan-making, and the submission and monitoring of planning applications. It also incorporates large scale mixed use urban developments, development feasibility studies, spatial planning, regeneration, and being an expert witness at Planning Inquiries. Outside of work Nigel is a keen Leicester Tigers supporter having been a member for over 25 years.

Jessica is an Associate Director at Turley based in their Midlands office and a co-Chair of the Women in Planning East Midlands Committee. Jessica is also 2023 Chair of the RTPI East Midlands Young Planners Committee.