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Anthony Aitken | Colliers | Edinburgh

Anthony Aitken

Head of Planning

Anthony has provided planning consultancy advice to a wide range of clients since 1994 and has obtained significant planning experience throughout the United Kingdom. Planning advice is provided to achieve clients objectives  for private landowners, institutional investors, commercial developers, house builders, local authorities and government bodies for mixed use proposals and/or separate retail, industrial, business, leisure and residential uses. Anthony has a high success rate in securing a beneficial planning outcome for clients, whether that be via planning applications, securing site allocations or providing strategic planning strategy to attain an agreed outcome. 

+44 7711 713065
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About Me

Anthony has provided planning consultancy advice to a wide range of clients since 1994 and has obtained significant planning experience throughout the United Kingdom. Planning advice is provided to achieve clients objectives  for private landowners, institutional investors, commercial developers, house builders, local authorities and government bodies for mixed use proposals and/or separate retail, industrial, business, leisure and residential uses. Anthony has a high success rate in securing a beneficial planning outcome for clients, whether that be via planning applications, securing site allocations or providing strategic planning strategy to attain an agreed outcome. 

Provided 'Planning' Expert Opinion in Property Industry publications including React News, Property Week, Estates Gazette, The Planner and mainstram media appearances on BBC TV and Radio.

Planning Expert Witness at three Government select Committee's

Conference Speaker at Young Planners Conference

Invited to 'blog' on new Plannning Act by the Government

Overseen and implemented successful growth strategy for client into English market

Planning Expert to Chamber of Commerce

'Ambassador' for the RTPI in the professional body's centenary year

Property Type

Industrial & Logistics, Retail, Healthcare, Hotels, Residential

Services

Planning

Skills

Development Advisory, Planning

Specializations

London Offices, Residential, Retail

Tritax Symmetry, Roysl London Asset Management (RLAM), Shawfair LLP, Santander UK PLC, Vattenfall, Greycoat LLP, Shepherd Offshore, Inspired Village and Mactaggart & Mickel,

Education

BSc (Hons)

Memberships & Involvements

Royal Town Planning Institute

RTPI Ambassador

Chamber of Commerce

Scottish Property Federation (Vice Chair of Planning Committee)

32
Years of Industry Experience

How I can help

Planning

Land and property use and development advice

Authoritative office advice in the Capital

Best-in-class knowledge and experience built for a new economy

Sale, acquisition, investment and lease advisory for retail

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Tenant Rep540x540

Featured News

2 Aug 2021

New Use Class E: Gamechanger or damp squib?

Considering the impact of the Government's new PDR rules from Class E to residential use.
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1 Sep 2020

Town and Country Planning Use Classes Amendments

The new regulations, which were introduced in the UK Government’s White Paper for planning reform on 20 July, are the largest overhaul of the use classes system for a generation.
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