Armstrong Rigg Planning is owned and managed by Geoff Armstrong and Lynsey Rigg who offer 30 years and 20 years of experience, respectively, gained in a variety of posts in both the public and private sectors. During this time they have advised a wide range of clients across the country on the means by which they can maximise the value of land and buildings through the planning system.
Geoff and Lynsey are supported by a team of planners with a wide range of experience in all types of planning, together with administrative support.
At ARP we advise on all types of development including retail, housing, office and leisure, together with large mixed use developments working for a range of landowners, developers, promotors and private companies. We have particular experience in the residential sector, having long established relationships with a number of national housebuilders, including Taylor Wimpey, Barratt Homes, Bellway Homes and Persimmon Homes, as well as more regionally focussed housebuilders, including Manor Oak Homes, Oakford Homes, Avant Homes, Hopkins Homes, Orbit Homes and MJH Homes.
We are currently advising our clients on a wide range of projects, including residential schemes of between 10 - 1,500 dwellings for which we are seeking to secure viable and implementable planning permissions and/or allocations via the planning application, appeal and development plan processes.
Director
Director
Telephone: 01234 867135
Telephone (direct) : 01234 876130
Telephone (mobile) : 07710 883907
Geoff has 30 years’ experience working in both the private and public sectors. His career began in London where he worked for the London Boroughs of Wandsworth and Southwark and the London Docklands Development Corporation, following which he moved to Runnymede Borough Council.
Geoff moved to DPP in 1997 becoming an Equity Partner in 2007. During his time at DPP he established the company’s residential team (along with Lynsey Rigg) and was responsible for residential matters within the company.
Geoff often performs the role of planning witness at public inquiries, working closely with a number of barristers on a range of appeals. More recently he has been spending an increasing amount of time negotiating and liaising with parish, town councils and Neighbourhood Forums, as well as attending/organising public consultation events, to the benefit of a number of projects.
Time permitting; he enjoys spending time with his family and on the golf course.
Director
Director
Telephone: 01234 867135
Telephone (direct) : 01234 867131
Telephone (mobile) : 07803 505360
Email: lynsey.rigg@arplanning.co.uk
Lynsey has 20 years of experience gained in a number of posts in the public and private sectors, including the Government Office for London, CgMs Consulting and most recently, DPP. Prior to establishing ARP in August 2012 Lynsey spent 15 years working alongside Geoff Armstrong managing the residential planning team at DPP.
Over her career Lynsey has advised a wide range of clients across the South East, South West and East of England on all types of development including retail, housing, office and education, together with large mixed use developments. She has particular experience in dealing with the planning issues raised by residential and major development projects, including housing land supply, and in advising on and achieving the release of difficult sites such as greenfield, Green Belt and employment sites, through the application and appeal routes, via enabling and very special circumstance arguments.
Lynsey regularly delivers seminars and presentations to clients and colleagues on changes in the planning system and their implications for the development industry.
Outside work Lynsey enjoys running; whether this be half marathons and 10k’s or simply chasing her children round the local park.
Associate
Associate
Telephone: 01234 867135
Telephone (direct) : 01234 867132
Telephone (mobile) : 07803 505361
Roger is a chartered town planner with over 25 years of experience. In the public sector Roger has worked for Welwyn Hatfield Council, Watford Council and Bristol City Council.
Before joining ARP Roger spent over 6 years working for DPP in their retail and commercial team and was responsible for successfully progressing a number of major and contentious supermarket led schemes.
At ARP Roger works on commercial, mixed use and residential schemes. These range in scale from major urban expansion projects to applications for single dwellings, each presenting their own particular challenges to be resolved to secure the best outcomes for our clients. He has worked on a range of major planning appeals and worked closely with a number of leading planning barristers. Roger has given planning evidence at public inquiries, informal hearings and presented at Examinations in Public.
Away from work Roger enjoys spending time with his family, jogging slowly, the occasional game of golf and watching his son play football.
Principal Planner
Principal Planner
Telephone: 01234 867135
Telephone (direct) : 01234 867134
Telephone (mobile) : 07803 501209
Email: david.jones@arplanning.co.uk
David joined the team in August 2015 as a Planner and works on a wide range of residential and commercial projects. His work involves conducting site appraisals and policy research, preparing pre-application advice requests and planning applications, attending public consultation events and speaking at planning committee, Local Plan examinations and appeal hearings. Prior to joining ARP, David worked as a Planner for Adams Hendry Consulting Ltd in Winchester, where he was involved in a wide range of projects including residential schemes and large-scale infrastructure developments.
David holds a Masters in Town Planning from the University of Brighton and a degree from the University of Sheffield.
Outside of the office, David enjoys running and spending time with his young family.
Office Manager
Fiona is our Office Manager. She provides administrative support to the planning team and is the first point of contact for our clients and callers. Her administrative skills are an essential part of the smooth running of the office, reflecting the experience she has built up from previous appointments with a house builder, Local Education Authority, the NHS and planning consultancy, DPP.
Outside of the office Fiona enjoys trips to the theatre, long walks in the countryside and spending time with family and friends.
Senior Planner
Senior Planner
Telephone: 01234 867135
Telephone (direct) : 01234 867121
Telephone (mobile) : 07841 635006
Email: Alex.munro@arplanning.co.uk
Alex is a chartered town planner of over 20 years. Alex has experience of public and private sector working as well as two years spent working on a national government project introducing the Localism Act and a further 4 years running his own small consultancy.
Before joining ARP Alex worked for a firm of rural surveyors specialising in the promotion of agricultural land and rural planning.
Away from work Alex is a keen runner, footballer, traveller, gardener, and sports fan whilst taking a firm interest in politics and his guilty secret of stamp collecting.
