Our People
We’re a multidisciplinary team with expertise across the fields of planning, landscape design, traffic and transport planning, development and environmental consultancy. We have a passion for intelligent solutions and together, we’re creating a sustainable future – get to know us better here.

Alex Bannister
Senior Transport Planner
Services
Transport Planning
Sectors
Energy, Residential, Commercial & Industrial, Regeneration & Placemaking, Infrastructure, Waste & Minerals
Alex has broad experience in delivering development schemes across a variety of sectors. She is well-versed in providing technical transport planning and highway design advice.

Alistair Yates
Associate Director
Services
Planning, Design
Sectors
Energy, Residential, Commercial & Industrial, Regeneration & Placemaking, Waste & Minerals
Alistair is a chartered Town Planner with more than 20 years’ experience in both public and private sectors. He has substantial experience of preparing planning applications including EIA development.

Amelia Allen
Accounts Assistant
Services
Planning, Design, Transport Planning, Environmental
Sectors
Energy, Residential, Commercial & Industrial, Regeneration & Placemaking, Infrastructure, Waste & Minerals
Amelia is our Accounts Assistant with more than seven years’ experience in Finance, supporting the Finance Manager and carrying out day to day accountancy tasks.

Andrew Barton
Associate
Services
Planning
Sectors
Energy, Infrastructure, Waste & Minerals
A Chartered Planning Consultant with more than 15 years’ experience in both the public and private sector, Andrew coordinates planning applications including Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) for major development projects.

Andrew Russell
Technical Director
Services
Planning, Environmental
Sectors
Energy, Infrastructure, Waste & Minerals
Andrew is an environmental and planning consultant specialising in the delivery of infrastructure projects. He has worked in this role for more than 20 years and has extensive experience of EIA, environmental appraisal and project management of planning applications.

Andy Martin
Senior Consultant
Services
Environmental
Sectors
Energy, Residential, Commercial & Industrial, Regeneration & Placemaking, Infrastructure, Waste & Minerals
Andy has more than 19 years’ experience of landscape and visual assessment, landscape planning and management. His principal experience relates to the Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment (LVIA) of major, multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects.

Ben Hackeson
Planning Consultant
Services
Planning
Sectors
Energy, Residential, Commercial & Industrial, Regeneration & Placemaking, Infrastructure, Waste & Minerals
Ben is a chartered town planner with more than three years’ experience working within the private sector on utilities and renewable energy projects. Ben prepares planning applications including Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs).

Bobby Clayton
Associate
Services
Planning
Sectors
Energy, Commercial & Industrial, Infrastructure
A Chartered Environmental Planner with more than 15 years’ experience, Bobby has vast experience in Environmental Statements (ES) for Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs). This and his keen interest in site appraisal, risk identification and management provides Bobby with a strong understanding of opportunities, constraints and robust solution-finding.

Cameron Pescud
Transport Planner
Services
Transport Planning
Sectors
Energy, Residential, Commercial & Industrial, Regeneration & Placemaking, Infrastructure, Waste & Minerals
Cameron has a diverse background in producing transport planning documentation to support planning applications, including Transport Assessments/Statements, Travel Plans and client-tailored technical notes.

Catherine Zoeftig
Associate Director
Services
Transport Planning
Sectors
Energy, Residential, Commercial & Industrial, Regeneration & Placemaking, Infrastructure, Waste & Minerals
A Transport Planner for more than 22 years, Catherine has extensive experience in Transport Assessment and Highway Design. She has solid experience of all transport and highways aspects required to satisfy the planning process.

Dan Whitney
Senior Planning Consultant
Services
Planning
Sectors
Energy, Residential, Commercial & Industrial
Dan is an RTPI Chartered Senior Planning Consultant. With more than 15 years’ experience advising clients across a range of sectors, he successfully manages applications from conception to determination, including at appeal.

David Adams
Director
Services
Planning, Environmental
Sectors
Energy, Commercial & Industrial, Waste & Minerals
A Chartered Town Planner with more than 25 years’ experience in public and private sector planning, David works predominantly on large scale energy and infrastructure projects across the UK.

David Jones
Director
Services
Planning, Environmental
Sectors
Energy, Residential, Commercial & Industrial, Regeneration & Placemaking, Infrastructure, Waste & Minerals
A Chartered Engineer, David has more than 35 years’ experience of delivering the planning process for large-scale infrastructure and mixed-use regeneration projects, including several schemes based on commercial marinas.

Duncan Carter
Associate
Services
Transport Planning
Sectors
Energy, Residential, Commercial & Industrial, Regeneration & Placemaking, Infrastructure, Waste & Minerals
Duncan has more than 15 years’ experience in transport planning, with experience across a wide range of projects including Transport Assessments, Travel Plans, Accessibility Assessments, and Junction Modelling.

Eric Evans
Management Accountant
Services
Planning, Design, Transport Planning, Environmental
Sectors
Energy, Residential, Commercial & Industrial, Regeneration & Placemaking, Infrastructure, Waste & Minerals
Eric is undertaking CIMA after previously completing AAT Level 4. With more than seven years in accounts Eric has worked at both small and large manufacturing firms.

James Boyd
Financial Director
Services
Planning, Design, Transport Planning, Environmental
Sectors
Energy, Residential, Commercial & Industrial, Regeneration & Placemaking, Infrastructure, Waste & Minerals
With more than 20 years’ experience as part of an executive management team and working at board level, James has successfully created high-performing teams, achieved best practice, improved company culture, and delivered exceptional customer satisfaction.

Jay Davies
Planning Consultant
Services
Planning
Sectors
Energy, Residential, Commercial & Industrial, Regeneration & Placemaking, Infrastructure, Waste & Minerals
A planner with two years’ experience working primarily in the telecommunications industry, Jay uses his range of skills to aid in the preparation of a broad range of planning applications.

John Meehan
Associate
Services
Design, Environmental
Sectors
Energy, Residential, Commercial & Industrial, Infrastructure, Waste & Minerals
A Chartered Landscape Architect with more than 19 years’ experience, John’s areas of expertise are in project management, Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment and co-ordination of the detailed environmental design on complex infrastructure projects, including for Development Consent Order schemes.

Jon Maginness
Planning Consultant
Services
Planning
Sectors
Energy, Waste & Minerals
Jon has been an Environmental Planner for more than six years. He’s attained a Masters degree in EIA and has strong experience in the energy and waste sectors, including battery storage and Energy from Waste (EfW). Jon also has experience in residential and retail.

Jon Mason
Technical Director
Services
Design, Environmental
Sectors
Energy, Residential, Commercial & Industrial, Regeneration & Placemaking, Infrastructure, Waste & Minerals
A Landscape Architect for more than 25 years, Jon has extensive experience in Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs), designing schemes, and providing expert witness evidence at planning inquiries.

Laura Mackey
Senior Planner
Services
Planning
Sectors
Energy, Commercial & Industrial, Infrastructure
Laura is an RTPI Chartered Senior Town Planner. Laura primarily works on energy and infrastructure projects and is experienced in the coordination and management of multi-disciplinary specialists to support Environment Impact Assessments (EIAs) and non-EIA planning applications.

Lauren Phoenix
Accounts Trainee Apprentice
Services
Planning, Design, Transport Planning, Environmental
Sectors
Energy, Residential, Commercial & Industrial, Regeneration & Placemaking, Infrastructure, Waste & Minerals
Lauren works in the Finance Team carrying out day to day accountancy tasks. Lauren is currently completing her AAT Level 2 qualification.

Lee Kendall
Technical Director
Services
Transport Planning
Sectors
Energy, Residential, Commercial & Industrial, Regeneration & Placemaking, Infrastructure, Waste & Minerals
Lee manages the Transport Planning team, specialising in the preparation of Transport Assessments, Transport Statements, Travel Plans and expert witness work at planning inquiries.

Martin Pollard
Technical Director
Services
Planning, Environmental
Sectors
Energy, Residential, Commercial & Industrial, Regeneration & Placemaking, Infrastructure, Waste & Minerals
With more than 20 years’ experience as a planning consultant, Martin has extensive experience in the preparation of planning applications and Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) for major development projects, including Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs).

Maxine Cubbins
Business Support
Services
Planning, Design, Transport Planning, Environmental
Sectors
Energy, Residential, Commercial & Industrial, Regeneration & Placemaking, Infrastructure, Waste & Minerals
Maxine works in the Finance Team carrying out day to day accountancy tasks, and actively supports all operational areas of the company.

Nick Roberts
Director
Services
Planning
Sectors
Energy, Residential, Commercial & Industrial, Regeneration & Placemaking, Infrastructure, Waste & Minerals
With more than 34 years’ experience, Nick specialises in the planning of large scale development and infrastructure projects, predominantly comprising EIA development. Nick has managed the production of Environmental Statements more than three decades and given expert witness evidence at more than 30 planning inquiries.

Nicola Greenwood
Consultant
Services
Design, Environmental
Sectors
Residential, Infrastructure
Nicola has worked in both the public and private sectors gaining a breadth of experience in housing development design, Landscape Character and Environmental Sensitivity advice, with a specialism in flood defence schemes.

Peter Metcalfe
Landscape Architect
Services
Design, Environmental
Sectors
Energy, Residential, Commercial & Industrial, Regeneration & Placemaking, Infrastructure, Waste & Minerals
A Chartered Landscape Architect with more than eight years’ experience, Peter works in Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs), Landscape and Visual Impact Assessments (LVIAs) and Landscape Design. Peter predominately works on highways and energy projects and Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs).

Phil Roden
Director
Services
Planning, Design, Environmental
Sectors
Energy, Commercial & Industrial, Infrastructure, Waste & Minerals
A Landscape Architect, Planning and Environmental Consultant with more than 25 years’ experience, Phil has extensive experience in Project Management, Planning, Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs), and Landscape and Visual Impact Assessments (LVIAs) for complex projects.

Sam Kaye
CAD Technician
Services
Design
Sectors
Energy, Residential, Commercial & Industrial, Regeneration & Placemaking, Infrastructure, Waste & Minerals
Since joining us at Axis, Sam has rapidly become a valued member of the design team, offering invaluable support to a wide range of projects through the provision of AutoCAD, GIS and graphic illustration services.

Siân Hayle
Associate
Services
Planning
Sectors
Energy, Residential, Commercial & Industrial, Infrastructure, Waste & Minerals
A Chartered Town Planner with more than 10 years’ experience, Siân project manages and coordinates large scale planning applications, including Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) preparation. Siân also undertakes site appraisals and site promotion through Local Plans.

Simon Newall
Senior Planning Consultant
Services
Planning
Sectors
Energy, Residential, Commercial & Industrial, Regeneration & Placemaking, Infrastructure, Waste & Minerals
Simon is a Chartered Town Planner with more than 14 years’ experience providing consultancy services to both public and private sector. Sector-specific expertise includes managing applications for healthcare, education, heritage and defence-related schemes.

Steve Harding
Associate Director
Services
Planning, Environmental
Sectors
Energy, Infrastructure
A Chartered Planner and environmentalist, Steve has more than 20 years’ experience of environmental planning and impact assessments in the public and private sectors, at both strategic and project level. This includes Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs), Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEAs) and Health Impact Assessments (HIAs).

Steve Mann
CAD Manager
Services
Planning, Design, Environmental
Sectors
Energy, Residential, Commercial & Industrial, Regeneration & Placemaking, Infrastructure, Waste & Minerals
Steve has been with us for more than 16 years. As CAD manager and photomontage artist, Steve has extensive experience working on projects including waste management facilities, road schemes, wind, solar and other energy developments.

Tom Roseblade
Senior Consultant
Services
Planning, Design, Environmental
Sectors
Energy, Residential, Commercial & Industrial, Regeneration & Placemaking, Infrastructure, Waste & Minerals
Tom’s background is in landscape architecture and planning. He has a thorough knowledge and experience of leading landscape and environmental inputs on some of the most complex infrastructure projects in the country.