CONTACT | NEWCASTLE

NEWCASTLE
26 Apex Business Village
Annitsford
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE23 7BF

TEL 0191 2504771
FAX 0191 2504774
Where are we on the map

Based at Apex Business Park to the north of the City, Signet's Newcastle office was opened in 2006 and has established the company as a leading planning consultancy in the North East.

The team is led by Sandra Thompson and John Wyatt, both of whom have spent their entire careers in the North East advising on planning and development issues.

Amongst key areas of capabilities are:

  • Regeneration including Pathfinder schemes.
  • Housing development across the region.
  • Involvement in the review of the Regional Spatial Strategy.
  • Commercial and retail development.
  • Sports and recreational uses.

The expertise is added to by an in-depth knowledge of the local authorities within the North East region.

 

OUR | TEAM

KAREN READ | REGIONAL DIRECTOR

Karen Read was previously Partner at DPP Newcastle where she took a lead role in large retail-led mixed use regeneration projects including the redevelopment of Gateshead town centre.  Her portfolio includes commercial, leisure and hotel and private health developments. readk@signetnewcastle.com

SANDRA THOMPSON | DIRECTOR

Sandra Thompson has worked in both the public and private sector and has extensive contacts in both sectors across the North East Region. As well as expert knowledge in sport and recreational issues, obtained when working at Sport England, she has developed a specialism in residential development with a client base including many volume house builders and also smaller bespoke developers. thompsons@signetnewcastle.com

JOHN WYATT | ASSOCIATE

John Wyatt provides comprehensive specialist advice on all aspects of planning including regeneration, leisure, residential, business, employment, retail and telecommunications. He has an excellent knowledge of planning law and acute tactical awareness of how best to utilise the planning system in order to achieve clients' objectives. Responsible for servicing the North of England, John manages a wide variety of client land portfolios and is actively involved in site finding and development appraisal exercises for national house builders, leisure operators and other commercial organisations. wyattj@signetnewcastle.com