1. MATTHEW J. WANSBOROUGH BSc Hons. MTP MRTPI
Contact: email: matwansborough@yahoo.com mobile: +61(0)468957423
Follow: @matwansborough http://au.linkedin.com/in/matthewwansborough
Professional Profile:
I am a chartered spatial planner with seventeen years of experience in strategic and statutory
planning in local government in the UK and Australia. I am committed to achieving sustainable
development in order to maximise economic, social and environmental benefits, and create high
quality places for all. I hold a valid skilled visa giving me permanent resident status in Australia.
I have significant experience in a wide range of planning work from the production of authority-wide
development plans and supporting evidence base and research, through area planning, urban
design, business and community engagement to involvement in major and controversial
development schemes, presenting evidence at planning hearings and the assessment of
development applications. This has principally been within an urban context with a focus on town
centre development and employment uses but I also have significant experience in housing issues
and a background and interest in flood risk, green infrastructure and waste planning. I also have
significant experience in wider spatial planning at the city region level.
Professional Skills:
 Plan Making – extensive skills in production and amendment of regional, local and
neighbourhood development plans including consultation, legal process and policy writing;
 Development Assessment – proven ability to manage large and varied caseload of
development applications including major housing and commercial schemes, heritage issues,
changes of use, householder alterations, signage, etc.;
 Development Projects - exceptional contributor to multi-disciplinary teams delivering major
housing, retail, employment, sports and leisure development;
 Masterplanning – creative and intelligent developer of small area plans;
 Urban Design – exceptionally sound understanding of essential urban design principles and
skilled application to numerous real-world situations;
 Sustainability Appraisal – highly developed skills in strategic environmental, social and
economic assessment of development proposals and plans;
 Retail Planning – extensive experience in the production and review of retail need and impact
assessments and well-developed skills in monitoring shopping centre performance;
 Expert Witness – demonstrated skills in writing proofs of evidence, presenting a planning
case and being extensively cross-examined (in several cases by Queen’s Counsel) at
development application, development plan and compulsory acquisition hearings/inquiries;
 Research – diverse skills in collection, interpretation, analysis and presentation of data to
support the production and justification of planning strategies;
General Skills:
 Project Management - substantial skills in setting a work programme, organising the required
and available resources, undertaking the work, reviewing progress and delivering documents
to agreed timescales;
 Writing– extremely well-developed, accurate, accessible and concise writing style that has
been specifically commended by my line managers;
 Presentation – proven ability to make simple, effective verbal presentations to a wide variety
of audiences such as developers, specialists, colleagues and the public;
 Negotiation – demonstrated skills in negotiation and problem solving with a variety of
individuals and organisations;
 Staff/Contractor Management – positive and helpful approach to managing and mentoring
junior members of staff. Careful and engaged manager of consultants;
 Information Technology – highly developed skills and experience in computer software for
documents, spreadsheets, databases, presentations, communications and GIS;

2. MATTHEW J. WANSBOROUGH BSc Hons. MTP MRTPI
Contact: email: matwansborough@yahoo.com mobile: +61(0)468957423
Follow: @matwansborough http://au.linkedin.com/in/matthewwansborough
Qualifications:
Masters in Town Planning, University of Manchester UK (1998);
Bsc Hons. Geography/Geology, University of Leeds UK (1994);
Employment History:
Planning Officer – City of Bunbury, WA, Australia (2015-present);
Senior Regeneration Officer - Trafford Council, Greater Manchester UK (2003-2015);
Assistant Planner - Gateshead Council, Tyne & Wear UK (2000-2003);
Planning Assistant - Sedgefield Borough Council, County Durham UK (1999-2000);
Chapel Street Regeneration Paid Intern - Salford City Council, Greater Manchester UK (1998).
Professional Experience:
 City of Bunbury Development Assessment Team(September 2015-present) – working on
a variety of complex DAs including as Acting Senior Planner and Team Leader;
 Trafford Development Control Service (2014-2015) – secondment as Senior Planner;
 Trafford Land Allocations Plan (2012-2015) – led production of local development plan;
 Trafford Park Business Neighbourhood (2011-2013) – supporting role in national planning
and economic growth pilot project;
 Trafford Planning Obligations Supplementary Planning Document (2011-2012) –
coordinated production of policy to enable collection of developer contributions;
 Altair, Altrincham Town Centre (2011) – secured confirmation of Compulsory Purchase
Order in order to facilitate major mixed-use regeneration scheme;
 Emirates Old Trafford / Tesco Extra Stretford (2009–2011) – supported approval of this
iconic and controversial £32m development of world-famous sporting venue;
 Trafford Employment Land Study (2008-2009) – coordinated delivery of report;
 Irwell River Park (2007-2009) – contributed to joint local authority linear urban park project;
 Trafford Core Strategy(2007-2012) – major contributor to strategic development plan;
 Urmston Town Centre Redevelopment, Trafford (2003-2007) – led major public
consultation and delivery of planning permission for GB£43m redevelopment scheme;
 Staiths South Bank, Gateshead (2001-2002) – worked with celebrity fashion designer
Wayne Hemingway on innovative and award winning 600+ unit residential scheme;
 Masters in Town Planning Dissertation (1998) – associated academic paper published in
the Journal of Urban Design has subsequently received over 70 citations;
Professional Development:
Full Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute in the UK since April 2001. Completed training
on leadership, sustainable development, planning for health, sustainable drainage systems,
minerals and waste, retail planning, Plain English writing, data security, MapInfo for GIS, etc.
Volunteering:
Volunteer at City of Bunbury Australia Day 2016 celebrations, the inaugural Manchester
International Festival 2007 and the EuroCities conference 2007 in Manchester. Jointly organised
launch of National Construction Week 2001 in Newcastle/Gateshead;
Referee 1:
Ann Jank, Team Leader Development Assessment and Compliance, City of Bunbury, 4 Stephen
Street, Bunbury, WA 6230 Australia (08)97927000 ajank@bunbury.wa.gov.au
Referee 2:
Clare Taylor-Russell, Strategic Planning & Growth Manager, Trafford Council, Talbot Road,
Stretford, Manchester M32 0TH UK +44(0)1619124788 clare.taylor-russell@trafford.gov.uk