Stefano Smith Frtpi
Planning Director - Scotland Lead @Third Revolution Projects
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WORK HISTORY
Planning Director - Scotland Lead @Third Revolution Projects
Edinburgh, GB
A commercial and pragmatic chartered town planner with over 35 years of urban and rural planning expertise, providing high quality, solution- driven advice to the private, public and third sectors.
EDUCATION
Heriot-Watt University
BSc(Hons), Town Planning
University of Glasgow
Master of Science - MS, Urban Analytics
Edinburgh College of Art
BSc(Hons) , Town Planning
University of Glasgow
MSc Urban Analytics, Data Science & Spatial Planning
University of Westminster
Postgraduate Diploma, Urban Design
SKILLS
ABOUT STEFANO SMITH FRTPI
Stefano Smith has over 35 years\' planning experience. He is a Chartered Fellow of the Royal Town Planning Institute (FRTPI) with specific experience in statutory planning, sustainability, regeneration, master planning, environmental assessment and economic development. He has advised and negotiated upon complex and sensitive residential, commercial, industrial, mixed-use and power and energy proposals of all sizes. Stefano was a High Streets Task Force Expert & Facilitator (20••••24) and part of the national effort supporting local authorities and communities to transform our high streets at this critical time; helping solve complex, interdisciplinary issues, and bringing expertise to entrenched problems and new challenges.Stefano has recent and relevant experience of undertaking feasibility studies, environmental assessment and siting, permitting and consenting of power, energy and renewables developments; particularly with regard to onshore and offshore wind, transmission and distribution (overhead and subsea cables) and oil and gas. Stefano has gained experience in both the private and public sectors, particularly with regard to the principles and practice of land development, sustainability, urban design, and economics of urban regeneration, complex environmental assessment and project management. Stefano is also an experienced practitioner in the use of appraisal and assessment tools.Specialties: • Statutory planning advice & development management• Expert Planning Witness & Advocacy• Land development, development viability, development economics & developer contributions• Feasibility studies/option generation• Master planning/urban design/regeneration• Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) & Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)• Energy & Renewables• Community & stakeholder engagementCity/Town/High Streets RegenerationProject ManagementRTPI Trustee for Scotland 2018 to 2024RTPI General Assembly Corporate Member 2016 to presentRTPI Education & Life Long Learning Committee Chair 2019 to 2024 & VC 2025 to presentRTPI Audit Committee Vice Chair 2021 to 2024RTPI Ambassador 2014 to presentRTPI Scotland Convenor 2017RTPI Scottish Executive Committee Member 2015 to presentRTPI SE Scotland Chapter Member 20••••16 (former Convenor)RTPI Planning Excellence Awards Judge - 2020 & 2021Homes for Scotland Judge - 2018Design Excellence Judge - Regeneration & Renewal Awards 2011 & 2012External Practitioner (Heriot-Watt University) 20••••17
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