Alder King appoints new senior planner

John Shakespear, Alder King.

Property consultancy Alder King has made another strategic appointment in its planning team. John Shakespear has joined the practice as a senior planner from Tetra Tech Planning in Bristol.

John has broad private and public sector experience in the retail, commercial and advertising sectors. He has secured planning consents for a leading national supermarket chain and contributed to numerous retail, leisure and town centre study reports for multiple local authorities across the UK.

Partner Sarah Hawkins, who recently joined Alder King as head of its planning team, said: “We’re delighted to welcome John to the Alder King team. He is a high calibre planning professional with valuable experience and expertise who will be a great asset and help us service a growing volume of instructions across the UK.”