South-east planning firm DHA takes on new recruits
South-east planning consultancy DHA has recruited six graduate planners, an apprentice, and added three people to its senior management team.
Hannah Young becomes associate director at the group's Gatwick office, which has seen a significant increase in demand for its planning services.
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She joins from Iceni Planning. Before that she was the Strategic Sites & Delivery Team Leader for Tunbridge Wells Borough Council.
Meanwhile, to support the rising demand for DHA’s transport planning advice, the firm said it had appointed Leon Shrewsbury as associate director, while Paddy Good, a chartered surveyor and registered valuer, has joined the firm's land and site promotion team.
The new graduates will join the company’s in-house training scheme and be mentored by more senior colleagues across the planning disciplines delivered by DHA. They will be based at DHA’s offices in Maidstone, Gatwick and London.
"As a company we’ve always attracted a combination of planners with proven track records, as well as graduates and apprentices who will be the future of our industry," said Alex Hicken, managing director of DHA.
"These appointments are all about helping DHA go from strength to strength and to continue to deliver planning successes for our clients, big or small, in a constantly evolving planning regime."
In 2021, DHA’s in-house graduate training programme was awarded the title South East Planning Team of the Year by the industry’s governing body, the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI).
