South Ribble Borough Council
Benjamin Vickers MRTPI is an experienced planning professional currently serving as Team Leader for Planning Policy at South Ribble Borough Council, where responsibilities include leading a team contributing to the Central Lancashire Plan. As Director of Benjamin Vickers Planning, expertise includes managing planning applications and providing support for planning policy. Vickers holds leadership roles at the Royal Town Planning Institute, including Trustee and Treasurer, and has previously contributed to policy and planning at Three Dragons and Cheshire East Council. With a background in urban planning and substantial experience across local councils, Vickers has developed a comprehensive skill set in planning policy and community engagement, supported by a Master's degree in Town & Country Planning from the University of the West of England and a Bachelor of Science in Human Geography & Cultural Studies from the University of Surrey.
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South Ribble Borough Council
We are the local government authority serving the borough of South Ribble — an area of around 113 square kilometres with roughly 110,000 residents and 50,000 dwellings. Our £2.8 million investment into Worden Hall is set to be completed this summer, making the space useful for the modern world. The improvements will allow the historic building to cater for small weddings and other events once opened. A high-quality retail space will also be available for local traders and providing multi-use spaces for office and educational use. To transform the leisure offer in the borough we have invested £1.8 million to create a brand new 3G playing pitch hub at Withy Grove Park. The facility will have two 3G artificial sport pitches, complimented by a fully accessible, state of the art sports pavilion. Work on the flagship McKenzie Arms site has begun, which will deliver much needed affordable homes across the borough. We have also proposed to invest £2.4 million to improve South Ribble’s parks and open spaces and £200,000 for improvements to smaller open spaces and play areas. In 2019, we declared a Climate Emergency and pledged to be Carbon Neutral by 2030 which we are still working towards. As part of the work towards this we have vowed to plant 110,000 trees – one for every resident in the borough, with over 90k planted so far. We are always looking for people to join the community so why not check out our job vacancies here: https://www.southribble.gov.uk/currentvacancies