Principal Planner
Tom joined ET Planning in October 2024 as a Principal Planner based in the Crowthorne office. Before joining ET Planning, Tom worked for over six years at Savills as a planning consultant, where he started his career as a graduate whilst completing his masters before progressing to Senior Planner.
Tom specialises in the promotion of strategic residential-led development for landowners and developers. He has experience advising clients in relation to planning strategy, development potential and opportunities and the submission of planning applications and planning appeals for strategic sites.
Tom holds a BSc (Hons) in Real Estate, MSc in Spatial Planning & Development and has been a fully chartered member of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) since August 2022.
Outside of the office, Tom is a keen runner and competes for Reading Athletics’ Club in both track and cross-country events, and regularly takes part in his local Parkrun at California Country Park. Tom also participates in international aquascaping competitions representing the UK. He achieved world rank #22 in 2024 and has been invited to Japan for the award ceremony.