Multi-award-winning Oxfordshire-based planning consultancy, Edgars, has appointed Katie Dickson as an Associate to spearhead its services to the heritage sector.
A highly qualified building conservation specialist, Katie brings over 10 years of experience in local authority, having worked as a conservation and design officer in three different London boroughs, followed by seven years as a freelance heritage consultant, where she worked closely alongside the Edgars planning team.
During her career, she has advised on a wide range of projects in the Oxfordshire region ranging from the extension, alteration and conversion of listed buildings and curtilage structures, housing developments and extensions to schools within conservation areas.
In her new role as Heritage Associate, Katie will be heading up the negotiation of listed building consent applications, providing guidance on building conservation, drafting heritage statements, and formulating strategies for the management of construction and restoration projects on heritage sites.
Katie said: “After having spent the past few years working as an independent consultant, I am delighted to be able to progress my career as part of such a dynamic and dedicated team. Their collaborative, supportive, and totally client focussed approach, and exciting and challenging portfolio of projects have made joining Edgars a very easy decision for me to make.”
Jayne Norris, Director at Edgars said: “With the continued growth of our business and the ever-increasing need for heritage reporting on many of our projects, it now makes perfect sense to diversify the business by extending our in-house services into this important sector.
“Katie’s commercial, local authority, and private sector background will bring invaluable insights. Having worked with Katie for many years, we know that her positive, tenacious, and always positive approach, combined with genuine care for clients aligns very much with our own values. We couldn’t be more thrilled to have her join the team.”
Based in Witney, Edgars has seen year-on-year growth and is now a leading planning consultancy for the Oxfordshire region, and with over 50% of its business now involving some kind of heritage requirement.
The company’s 16-strong team of expert planners has worked across a wide range of prestigious projects including the multi-award-winning Radley College Chapel Extension, the UK campus of Peking HSBC Business School, the Command Works at Bicester Motion, and a number of rural estates.
In recent years, Edgars and its team have been recognised in several industry awards including three times winner (2019, 2020, and 2022) of the Oxfordshire Property Festival Planning Consultancy of the Year; finalist of 2021 Bicester Heritage RTPI Awards Excellence in Planning for Heritage and Culture; commended in the 2020 RTPI Awards for ‘Planning Consultancy of the Year’ and finalist in 2019 RTPI Awards ‘Small Planning Consultancy of the Year.
As part of its commitment to a better and more sustainable built environment, Edgars are also active members of Constructing Excellence Oxford, Cambridge, and Berkshire, and are corporate members of the Oxfordshire Preservation Trust.
For information on heritage services at Edgars, get in touch with the team on 01865 731700 or email enquiries@edgarslimited.co.uk.
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