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Ian Cansfield

BA(Hons) MTP MRTPI PGDipM

Planning Director

Newcastle, United Kingdom
+44 (0)191 213 1515

Based in Newcastle, Ian leads Cundall's planning specialism.

Ian is an experienced chartered town planner who joined Cundall in 2007 to further develop the town planning consultancy service. He now leads on a range of projects that require town planning or environmental impact assessment skills.

He brings a wealth of experience gained over 20 years across the field of town planning, covering feasibility, strategic planning and development management, with expertise on a number of types of developments. In particular, he has been involved with a number of mixed use regeneration schemes and significant residential, education and leisure projects and has extensive experience of successfully promoting developments in very sensitive locations involving World Heritage Sites, Listed Buildings, Scheduled Monuments and ecologically sensitive areas. 

He is well respected within the profession, having formerly been a regional chairman of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI). He has also acted as a judge for RTPI Awards in the North East of England for a number of years and remains an active member of regional committees.

 
The Malings
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The Malings

The Malings, East Bank, Ouseburn, represents Carillion-Igloo’s first phase of development of the Lower Ouseburn Valley as part of a Development Agreement with Newcastle City Council and the Homes and Communities Agency.

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Ian Cansfield
Blog

Part One of a planning consultant's travels in Nepal

I have just returned from my Trek to Nepal in aid of St. Oswalds Hospice and as part of Cundall's 40,000 hours at 40 Campaign.

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The Sill Landscape Discovery Centre
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The Sill Landscape Discovery Centre

The Sill is an exciting £11.2 million initiative of international importance that will see the creation of a Landscape Discovery Centre and new Youth Hostel Association Youth Hostel at Once Brewed in the Hadrian's Wall area of the Northumberland National Park.

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It is the knowledge and expertise of our people which helps us to do this; our commitment to recruiting and nurturing great talent is what has made us successful for the last 40 years and it remains critical to our future plans.

At Cundall, we place special importance on our early careers professionals (graduates, apprentices, interns and more), understanding that they are the future of our business and the key to our long-term, sustainable growth. 

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Established in the UK 40 years ago, Cundall has developed into an international multi-disciplinary consultancy operating from over 20 locations across the globe.