NIPA Council
NIPA’s Council is formed from the different sectors and disciplines that NIPA covers. Members of the Council, who must be members of NIPA, are appointed by NIPA’s Board Chairman in consultation with NIPA’s Board. Membership of the Council is distributed across sectors and disciplines to ensure that none becomes dominant. Members of the Board are expected to attend meetings of the Council.
- PROJECT PROMOTERS
- PLANNING
- COMMUNICATIONS
- TRANSPORT PLANNING
- STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT
- CONSULTING
- ENVIRONMENTAL
- LEGAL
Steven Norris, NIPA Council Chair
National Infrastructure Planning Association
Steven Norris is Chairman of Soho Estates. He was a Conservative MP for 14 years and Minister for Transport from 1992 to 1996.
He is credited with forcing through the Jubilee Line Extension as a minister and took the first Crossrail Bill through Parliament. Seeing how long the Public Inquiry into Terminal 5 was taking he was an early defender of the transformative 2008 Planning Act which some of his colleagues wanted to abolish when returned to power in 2010, and an early and enthusiastic supporter of NIPA ever since. Having retired from Parliament in 1997 he continues to be engaged in the campaign to improve our ability to deliver large infrastructure in a timely and efficient manner. Steve is an Eminent Fellow of the RICS and a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and the Institution of Highways and Transportation. He has an Honorary Doctorate from the University of East London.Alex Crow
Land Referencing Director, Ardent
Matt Fox
Senior Associate (Energy and Infrastructure Planning), Pinsent Masons
Greg Phillimore
Director, Camargue
Ada Lee
Policy Specialist, Royal Town Planning Institute
Sinead Morrissey
Senior Associate, Broadfield
Andrew Prior
Director, Aeos Infrastructure Planning
Amanda Pownall
Planning Consultant, Pownall Associates
Viki James
Managing Director, Ardent
Clare Barras
Senior Planning Lawyer, National Highways
Vicki Redman
Partner, Womble Bond Dickinson
Phil Emison
Senior Project Manager, Costain
Harry Dent
Infrastructure Planner, WSP
James Maurici KC
Landmark Chambers
Peta Donkin
EIA Director (Infrastructure and Energy), LDA Design
Viral Desai
Practice Director, AtkinsRéalis
Andy Hunt
Senior Director, Quod
Andy leads Quod’s Infrastructure & Economics team. He has advised clients on a wide range of infrastructure projects including Heathrow, Gatwick, London City and Luton Airports. He has worked on all four new nuclear power stations, offshore wind and solar schemes, as well as major transport schemes including the Lower Thames Crossing, Northern Line Extension and several ports.
Oliver Spencer
Senior Legal Counsel, RWE Renewables
Mark Williets
Assistant Director of Place, North Kesteven District Council
Alex Herbert
Head of Planning, Telis Energy
Sophie Young
Consents and Environment Lead, Associated British Ports
Olivia Heininger
Associate, Burges Salmon
Jordan Martin
Associate, DWD