James is the Group Director of Strategy and Planning at leading Master Developer, Urban & Civic.  

The company was specifically created 15 years ago to disrupt the established approach to the promotion and delivery of large scale residential led Strategic Sites. 

James qualified as a barrister before advising the Government on planning issues and cross-qualifying as a solicitor.  

Prior to being one of the founder members of Urban&Civic, James was part of the senior executive team of Lend Lease Europe with responsibility for town planning and risk management.  

Within Urban&Civic, James heads up strategy, planning and communications.  

Having previously served as a non-executive director of East Thames Housing association and sat on the Development Committee of L&Q, James is currently a senior advisor to Dorrington PLC and a non-executive of Natural England.