PHIL RECH
BA, B Phil LD, MLI
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Phil Rech has twenty five years experience of sustainable masterplanning, urban design, environmental capacity studies, site selection exercises and project direction from conception to completion. He has been responsible for the environmental planning and design of many large scale regeneration projects, often on brownfield land. These include major reclamation schemes in Coventry , Wakefield and Ashby where derelict colliery sites have been used for mixed residential, employment and leisure uses in accordance with the latest evolving government guidance.
Phil has been at the forefront of sustainable urban design since the late 1970's, when he was a key member of Nottingham City Council's regeneration team which successfully rescued the historic Lace Market from potential dereliction and decay. This work was recognized by the award of the RTPI Silver Jubilee Cup. He went on to masterplan the Greens Mills Ecology Park , based around a restored working windmill which serves as the focal point for the revitalization of Sneinton. His multi-disciplinary design expertise has been utilized on a wide variety of projects spread across the UK . More recently Phil has been responsible for the environmental masterplanning of the RAF Alconbury redevelopment near Huntingdon. This 400 ha site will provide the UK 's largest rail served distribution complex. He is currently leading the masterplanning and environmental assessment of the major development projects, each individually containing over 1000 new properties. Phil is an experienced Expert Witness and has represented clients at over 70 Public Inquiries.
professional
Chartered member of Landscape Institute
Member of Institute of Environmental Assessment
education
BA (Hons) University of Sheffield
B Philosophy, University of Newcastle .
expertise
Sustainable Design
Masterplanning
Environmental Assessment
Habitat Protection &Creation
Brownfield Regeneration
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