Tim Watts BA [Hons], DipTP, MAUD, MRTPI
Tim is a planner and urban designer with over fifteen years experience of creating visions and transformational frameworks for places and spaces of all scales.Since graduating with a planning degree from Manchester University / University of Amsterdam, Tim has worked in the public sector and private practice. A stint working as a regeneration specialist for a local authority, at which time he gained an MA in Urban Design from Newcastle University, was followed by a period working for leading Oxford based urban design practice Roger Evans Associates. During his time with REA Tim worked on a broad range of masterplanning and urban design schemes including an urban design strategy for the Foleshill Road, Coventry, urban design framework for Chatham town centre, residential masterplan for a large former council estate in Nottingham and a waterfront masterplan for Penryn, Cornwall.
Tim’s time with REA was followed by a period working as a freelance consultant during which time he worked on a characterisation project in Cheltenham and public realm strategy for Walsall town centre. Tim took up the position of Urban Design manager at One North East [the Regional Development Agency for the North East of England] in 2003 and has been involved in a number of high profile masterplan and design code schemes including Durham City Vision, Central Park, Darlington, Middlehaven, Middlesbrough, and South Shields Riverside.
He has an unhealthy interest in VW Camper Vans.
Delton Jackson BA [Hons], MAUD
Delton Jackson is an urban designer with a background in fine art and several years experience working for two of England’s most dynamic core cities [Newcastle & Leeds]. He has a passionate interest in community and design-led regeneration, and is a strong advocate of local and regional identity.
Originally from the United States, Delton is well traveled in Europe, North America and Asia, and has lived and worked in the UK for twenty years. Delton is an active member of the Council for European Urbanism since the signing of the Stockholm Charter in 2003, being a founding member and Chair of the CEU-UK [CEU’s National Chapter for the United Kingdom] and current deputy chair of the CEU.
Delton is an Enabler for Architecture + Design Scotland, a Renaissance Advocate for Yorkshire Forward and continues to work part-time as a Senior Urban Design Officer with Leeds City Council. He has expertise in design guidance and training, consultation and advice, supported by extensive experience in community based urban regeneration [capacity building, benchmarking and signposting, action learning and international knowledge transfer], networking / influencing; advocacy and campaigning; 'Planning for Real', community involvement; and partnership working.
He is not and never has been a CIA agent. Just so you know.
Aidan Oswell BA [Hons], PGDip, MA, FCIH
Aidan graduated as an economist in the early 1990s and immediately began working as an urban and regional economic researcher at the Northern Economic Research Unit [NERU] under the direction of Prof Ian Stone.
In this time, he was involved in the development of a significant body of work, including research into the potential implications of a relocation away from the City by Newcastle United Football Club and the development of a rolling sector monitor of regional economic performance.After studying for post graduate qualifications in Housing Policy and Management, Aidan embarked on a ten year career as a housing strategist. Over this period, he has been instrumental in developing a series of innovative approaches to the delivery of both local authority, sub regional and regional housing policy. It was also during this time that he created his hypothesised approach to housing market assessment, the core methodology of which is currently under consideration for adoption by the new National Housing and Planning Advice Unit.
Aidan has worked as a visiting lecturer to both Newcastle and Northumbria Universities since September 1994, conceiving, developing and delivering a broad range of undergraduate and postgraduate economics courses. He lives in rural Northumberland with his wife and four children.
He works as an associate economist as the founder of Portland Community Regeneration and consultancy UrbanKaleidics and looks incredibly like Mr Incredible.
Michael Crilly BSc [Hons], DipTP, MAUD, PhD, MRTPI
Michael Crilly is a town planner and urban designer with over twenty years work experience in strategic planning, community engagement, urban regeneration and sustainable development. Graduating top of his class at Queen's University, Belfast; where he completed a degree in Environmental Planning and a Post Graduate Planning Diploma; he moved to the south of England to work on a range of structure planning, countryside management and environmental projects. While there he completed a part-time MA in Urban Design at the Polytechnic of Central London and returned to Belfast just in time to vote for the Good Friday Agreement. He worked on a number of sustainability and urban design projects for the private and voluntary sectors in Northern Ireland before being awarded a doctoral student sponsorship from Norman Foster and Partners, based at Cranfield University, to undertake action-research into sustainable cities.
After completing his doctorate, he worked for Newcastle City Council; as the Head of the Urban Design Section; on a range of inner city regeneration projects with a focus on sustainable housing, neighbourhood planning, social exclusion and community involvement. He also developed and managed several European research partnership programmes.
Between 2005 - 2007 he was on secondment as a Regional Programme Manager for the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment in the Tees Valley, working as a design advisor with the Urban Regeneration Company and the local authorities on a series of strategic regeneration projects and sites.
He is a coffee snob and likes doing sketchy little drawings.
Martin Hulse BSc [Hons]
Martin is a project manager and Prince 2 Practitioner with a background in estate management, now working in regeneration with a specialism in design, sustainability and the implementation of public art. At One NorthEast, the regional development agency, Martin worked across the region to ensure that aspects of quality were integrated into physical projects. A key objective was to enhance the sustainability credentials of projects being funded through Single Programme. He offers a high level of expertise in the delivery of physical projects such as procurement, architecture, urban design, inclusive design, energy performance and other areas within the sustainability agenda, and while at the Agency provided guidance and assistance to project managers, Regional Partners and developers. He is a BREEAM and Code for Sustainable Homes Assessor.
Martin is a former Director of the Cockburn Association [The Edinburgh Civic Trust], and has a proven track--record of high--level advocacy work, campaigning for improvements to the amenity of Edinburgh on issues of heritage, environment, transport, architecture and urban design. He continues to work as a part-time with the North of England Civic Trust.
These two posts, on opposite sides of the regeneration sector, have equipped Martin with a unique three dimensional perspective, interdisciplinary skills and excellent communication abilities which he applies as Director of Public Art Consultancy, Grit & Pearl, where he leads on sustainable design, design guidance and community advocacy. Current projects include the delivery of public art in Kielder to a total budget of £370,000, management of a £250,000 fighting fund for public art in Sunderland, the delivery of public art officer services in South Shields and the project management of 2 commissions in West Cumbria.
He has recently lost his passport. If you know where it is can you let him know please?