India Chard
Senior Planner, Planning
Engaging and diligent, India delivers planning services on a range of projects within the Oxford to Cambridge Arc.
Engaging and diligent, India delivers planning services on a range of projects within the Oxford to Cambridge Arc.
Working across Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire and Cambridgeshire, India is involved with a range of residential, employment, education, and energy projects across the Oxford to Cambridge Arc.
From liaising with various consultants and stakeholders, to assisting with Bidwells’ Local Plan Watch, she has an understanding and knowledge of the Milton Keynes patch. India also has experience in setting out planning appraisals and submitting planning applications to gain consent for clients.
She has been involved in several housing schemes predominately in Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire, this has included project management work, supporting document drafting and appeal research. She often works alongside our residential development and heritage teams to deliver a desired outcome for her clients.
India is a Chartered Member of the RTPI and has spoken at an RTPI Thames Valley Event on the degree apprenticeship scheme, which is the route India took to get into the profession and gain chartership. She enjoys attending RTPI and Women in Planning networking events and is a member of Bidwells’ MK office’s social committee.
Buckinghamshire Local Plan Watch - Spring 2024
Bedfordshire Local Plan Watch - Spring 2024
Is the clampdown on ‘extension of time’ agreements the solution to the problem?
Time is a valuable thing. We all value our time and appreciate a timely planning application decision (no matter how rare they might feel at present).
Northamptonshire Local Plan Watch - Autumn 2023
Buckinghamshire Local Plan Watch - Autumn 2023
Bedfordshire Local Plan Watch - Autumn 2023
Buckinghamshire Local Plan Watch - Spring 2023
Hertfordshire Local Plan Watch - Spring 2023
Bedfordshire Local Plan Watch - Spring 2023
Bedfordshire Local Plan Watch - Autumn 2022
Buckinghamshire Local Plan Watch - Autumn 2022
Northamptonshire Local Plan Watch - Spring 2022
Bedfordshire Local Plan Watch - Spring 2022
Buckinghamshire Local Plan Watch - Spring 2022
Bedfordshire Local Plan Watch - Autumn 2021
Buckinghamshire Local Plan Watch - Autumn 2021
Northamptonshire Local Plan Watch - Autumn 2021
Buckinghamshire Local Plan Watch - Spring 2021
Buckinghamshire continues to be a mixed bag with a delay in the review of Plan:MK due to Covid-19 and the White Paper announced. However, some progress has been made on the adoption of the VALP and background evidence on the unitary Buckinghamshire New Local Plan.