Suzi Green
Principal Planner
Working across Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire – Suzi has expert knowledge and understanding of major planning and policy updates.
Working across Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire – Suzi has expert knowledge and understanding of major planning and policy updates.
Based in our Milton Keynes planning team, Suzi works with clients in the heart of the Oxford-Cambridge Arc. Having successfully promoted strategic land, provided planning appraisal advice, and implemented planning strategies across a wide-range of developments – Suzi holds a vast amount of experience and will use her expertise to help you.
While working on Campbell Wharf, Suzi worked diligently with the rest of our Milton Keynes planning team to deliver a vibrant and unique mixed-use development. Recognised by the RTPI for its ‘planning excellence’, the scheme is widely recognised for its success in local engagement and waterside regeneration.
Involved in the innovative scheme MK Gateway, Suzi project managed the planning consent and lead on meetings throughout the planning process. The scheme will result in the regeneration of an underutilised site within Central Milton Keynes and the investment of over £180 million into the local economy.
As Chair of Women in Planning South Midlands, Suzi is passionate about promoting the role of women within the development sector and improving the quality of outcomes for others through the planning process. Considered welcoming and friendly by many, Suzi builds strong relationships with both her clients and fellow planners.
Suzi has been named in the shortlist for Young Planner of the Year in the RTPI South East awards 2023.
Suzi is RTPI accredited.
Awards
- Nominated for ‘Woman of Influence’ Award 2020 for The Planner Magazine
- Shortlisted for RTPI Young Planner of the Year
- Campbell Wharf - RTPI’s Regional South East Award 2020, National Planning Excellence Award nominee in 2020.
Hertfordshire Local Plan Watch - Spring 2023
RTPI Names Bidwells In Awards Shortlist For 8th Year In A Row
For the 8th year in a row, Bidwells’ Planning team has been shortlisted in the prestigious RTPI East of England awards celebrating some of the region’s most impressive projects.
Sites for Sore Eyes: What’s the Plan for Central Milton Keynes?
Principal Planner, Suzi Green, questions whether there is a long-term vision for Central Milton Keynes in the backdrop of a rapidly changing development context.
From Nutrient Neutrality to Ecological Moratoriums
In March this year, the Nutrient Neutrality announcement marked big news in the planning world effectively halting development in the Norfolk area. However, a different spanner has been in the works in Hertfordshire (and neighbouring shires) – the Chilterns Beechwoods Special Area of Conservation (SAC).
Hertfordshire Local Plan Watch - Spring 2021
The January 2021 meeting of the Hertfordshire Growth Board outlined the ongoing work programme for the South West Hertfordshire Joint Strategic Plan. Hemel Garden Communities and Watford Junction Quarter are examples of the emerging development within the strategic growth corridors going forward. The Housing Delivery Test (2020) results for Hertfordshire engages the presumption in favour of sustainable development for seven local planning authorities including North Hertfordshire, Stevenage and St Albans.
Housing Delivery Test 2020 Result
The Housing Delivery Test (HDT) results for 2020 have now been published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). Senior Planner, Suzi Green gives her commentary on the results and what this means for development opportunities in our region.
Hertfordshire Local Plan Watch - Autumn 2020
The current Local Government structure in Hertfordshire, comprising the County Council and ten district and borough Councils, is increasingly likely to change. Hertfordshire County Council (HCC) has revealed it has commissioned consultants to look at options for “structural reform”. The high-level report identifies options, two of which would create a completely new arrangement for Hertfordshire in the form or either a single unitary or the creation of two unitary authorities. The proposals will, however, face opposition as the Leaders of the 10 other councils have said they oppose the plans.