Marc Giles

Marc is an experienced town planning consultant of over 25 years and has a successful track record for delivering high profile and complex development projects.

He is a trusted advisor to his clients and his experience spans all aspects of land use planning and strategy representing a range of landowners, developers and investors promoting residential, commercial, industrial and mixed-use schemes.

Marc is involved with Homes for Scotland and sits on the Planning and Development Committee at the Scottish Property Federation

SKILLS:

• Commercially focused planning strategy
• Negotiation and delivery of planning applications
• Site identification and feasibility assessment
• Policy evaluation and plan representations
• Pubic consultation and engagement

PROJECTS:

Wemyss and March Estate - Longniddry, East Lothian Advisor to the Wemyss and March Estate for major, residential-led expansion proposals. To date permissions have been secured for 450 new homes and redevelopment of listed farm steadings for use as a local centre.

Knight Property Group – Bellshill, North Lanarkshire Delivering a major industrial, logistics hub comprising circa 250,000 sq/ft floorspace.

NHS Forth Valley - Former Bellsdyke Hospital, Larbert Retained planning advisor to Bellsdyke Consortium regarding the redevelopment of the former Bellsdyke Hospital. The current masterplan has delivered circa 1,700 new homes and a local centre.

Pentland Park Marine Ltd, Loanhead Retained planning adviser managing the delivery of a PPiP for a major, mixed-use commercial masterplan anchored by an Aldi.

John G Russell (Transport) Ltd – Leith, Edinburgh Delivering a major residential-led, mixed use redevelopment comprising 285 new homes across industrial land within the central Leith waterfront area.

CALA Homes (West) – Larbert, Falkirk Responsible for the delivery of a major, residential-led masterplan of circa 1,000 new homes across a 48 hectare greenfield site.