Carl M.

Project Manager, Principal Policy Officer at South Gloucestershire Council

Carl M. - Project Manager, Principal Policy Officer at South Gloucestershire Council

Carl M. is currently serving as the Project Manager and Principal Policy Officer at South Gloucestershire Council in Bristol, England. He has held this position since July 2018.1

As Project Manager, Carl is responsible for:

Project Management and day-to-day management of the new South Gloucestershire Local Plan
Scoping and implementing the approach to the plan from Options stage (Reg 18) through to Examination in Public (EiP) and adoption
Formulating and implementing strategy, evidence base and policy approach including Housing and Economic Availability Assessment (HELAA), urban and rural growth strategies, retail policies, and flood risk
Leading and managing cross-council input and joint working on Local Plan related evidence and policy
Briefing senior officers and the council executive on planning policy and Local Plan issues
Managing multiple policy and technical work streams1

Prior to his current role, Carl worked as a Senior Planning Policy Officer at South Gloucestershire Council from September 2015 to July 2018. In this position, he assisted and oversaw individual policy areas for the Policies Sites and Places Plan (PSP), represented the council at EiP on various policy areas, and produced evidence for the West of England Joint Spatial Plan (JSP).1

Carl has over 15 years of experience in local government planning policy, having previously worked as a Policy Officer at Bristol City Council from January 2005 to March 2008.1