John Pounder

Senior Associate Director - Town Planning @Jacobs

London, GB

Leader of Jacobs London Planning Team.Key project roles include: Lead Planning Advisor to London Borough of Enfield Meridian Water team on the revised masterplan (ongoing) Secured planning permission for A120/A133 Link Road in Colchester in support of the Tendering and Colchester Borders Garden Community (ECC, 2021)Oman Regional Spatial Strategies - working with Khatib and Alama and Urban Silence John was Jacobs\' planning lead in the development of four RSSs including client workshops, land use surveys, options development and evaluation, evidence base, policy development, and implementation plan.(20••••21).HS2 Phase 2b - Topic Lead for Arup+ Environmental Overview Consultant, with responsibility for quality assurance of Community Assessment and authoring route wide EQIA.HS1 Phase 1 and Phase 2a - Part time secondment as client Community topic lead in Environment Team at HS2 Ltd. Responsible for overseeing community and equality impact assessment of Phase 1 and Phase 2a and development of £40m Community, Environment, Business and Local Economy Fund. Project Director for various Integrated Impact Assessments including- proposed changes to the Central London Congestion Charge (TfL, 2021)- Scottish Low Emission Zone Regulations,(Transport Scotland, 2020)- proposals for the Central London and Expanded Ultra Low Emission Zone (TfL 20••••18)- The Mayor\'s Transport Strategy (TfL, 2018)- The Mayor\'s Environment Strategy (GLA, 2018)- Edinburgh City Centre Strategy (ECC, 20••••19) Socio-economic assessment lead for the West Cumbria Supply Project for United Utilities.EQIA Lead for Wylfa Newyyd Nuclear Power StationHead of Discipline for Town Planning 20••••16. Responsible for business development, recruitment and technical excellence within the town planning team of 20+ chartered town planners across the UK.

University of Liverpool

MCD, Urban and Regional Planning

University of Reading

BSc (Hons) 2i, Regional Science (Economics & Human Geography)

The Open University

Professional Certificate, Management