DHA, one of the South East’s largest independent planning and highways consultancies, has recruited six graduate planners and an apprentice, alongside adding three people to its senior management team.
The graduates will join the company’s in-house training scheme and be mentored by more senior colleagues across the planning disciplines delivered by DHA. They will be based at DHA’s offices in Maidstone, Gatwick and London.
The appointments take DHA’s team of planning, transport, environmental and land consultants to more than 75 – an increase of 15% over the last year.
Alex Hicken, managing director of DHA, said: “As a company, we’ve always attracted a combination of planners with proven track records, as well as graduates and apprentices who will be the future of our industry.
“These appointments are all about helping DHA go from strength to strength and to continue to deliver planning successes for our clients, big or small, in a constantly evolving planning regime.”
At a senior level, DHA has appointed Hannah Young as associate director at its Gatwick office, which has seen a significant increase in demand for its planning services.
Hannah has joined from Iceni Planning. Prior to that, she was the strategic sites and delivery team leader for Tunbridge Wells Borough Council and also worked for Lichfields UK.
To support the rising demand for DHA’s transport planning advice, the firm has appointed Leon Shrewsbury as associate director. Joining DHA from Arup, Leon brings his 20+ years of project management and transport modelling experience on major infrastructure projects, including large-scale housing masterplans, as well as for airports, retail and railway redevelopment projects.
A key part of DHA’s work involves supporting landowners, and it has appointed Paddy Good, a chartered surveyor and registered valuer, to its Land & Site Promotion team.
