Emily Temple

Executive Director and Founder Emily Temple is the Executive Director and Founder of ET Planning, an Independent Planning Consultancy established in April 2017. Emily has over 19 years’ experience in Planning, within both the Public and Private sector, including as a Planning Officer at Test Valley Borough Council and Wokingham Borough Council between 2005-2012. Emily […]

Katie Walker

Associate Director Katie Walker is an Associate Director of ET Planning, with nearly 20 years of experience in the planning sector, Katie brings a wealth of expertise spanning both public and private practice.  Katie has extensive experience in both the public and private sector, having worked for local authorities as well as private practices. She […]

Matthew Miller

Associate Director Matthew joined the ET Planning team as a Principal Planner in December 2019, having previously spent over eight years within local authority, namely at Bracknell Forest Council. Within both his previous and current planning roles, Matthew has worked on both minor and major scale developments ranging from householder applications through to large scale […]

Sam Peacock

Principal Planner Sam Peacock is a Principal Planner at ET Planning, where he has been a valued member of the team for over five years. With more than eight years of professional experience in the planning sector, Sam brings particular expertise in Green Belt development and sequential testing, supporting a diverse range of clients across residential […]

Rosie Palin

Principal Planner Rosie joined the ET Planning team in August 2020, based at the Crowthorne office. Before joining ET Planning, Rosie worked for several years within a local private planning consultancy in the Thames Valley area. Having been based in Wokingham and Crowthorne, Rosie has a great understanding of the planning opportunities in the Thames […]

Gareth Jones

Principal Planner Gareth joined the ET Planning team in July 2021 as a Planner based out of the Crowthorne office. As a Principal Planner Gareth can apply his knowledge and experience of the planning system by supporting clients with a range of services including planning appraisals, applications and appeals. Gareth has worked on a variety […]

Stephanie Richards

Senior Planner Stephanie joined the ET Planning team in October 2020 based at the Crowthorne office. Stephanie uses both her local knowledge and her extensive research skills to provide planning research to the wider ET Planning team to support planning appraisals and applications. This research includes evidence and data gathering and policy review. Stephanie found […]

Sam Pryor

Senior Planner Sam joined the ET Planning team in March 2022 as a Graduate Planner. He joins the team after completing his Geology degree at Plymouth University and working in archaeology and surveying. Sam has completed his  MSc in Spatial Planning at Oxford Brookes.  As a Senior Planner Sam can support clients with a range […]

Holly Goulding

Planner Holly first joined the ET Planning team as an intern in June 2021 and returned again in June 2022 before graduating in BSc Human Geography and Planning from Cardiff University in 2023. As a Graduate Planner Holly can support clients and the team with a range of services including planning appraisals, applications and appeals. […]

Justice Schwerdtner

Graduate Planner Justice joined ET planning in September 2025 as a Graduate Planner, having graduated from Loughborough University. Justice is based in the head office, and works on various planning projects. Justice is also currently doing a part-time masters degree at Oxford Brookes university, where he’s undertaking a 2-year Spatial Planning course. Outside of the […]