People
Helen Cuthbert
Managing Director, London
A creative thinker and skilful analyst, Helen is able to identify solutions to a variety of planning challenges.
BSocSc (Joint Hons) Geography & Planning – University of Birmingham
MA Town & Country Planning – University of Westminster
Fellow of the Royal Town Planning Institute
Helen has over 20 years’ experience in the private sector, promoting development and influencing policy guidance to maximise clarity and ease its application. She takes great pride in her work – not only meeting her clients’ commercial needs, but also ensuring that she delivers the best possible development solutions for all stakeholders. She was elected to Fellowship of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) on 12 May 2021.
As a founding director of Planning Potential, she continues to extend and apply her considerable practical experience. A creative thinker and skilful analyst, Helen is able to identify solutions to a variety of planning challenges – delivering new developments and ensuring that asset managers are able to make best use of their portfolios.
Helen has worked on a wide range of projects across a variety of industry sectors, but she has a particularly strong background in retail, leisure and residential development. She has acted as an expert witness at many public inquiries – dealing with policy, design and amenity issues.
Having helped to deliver hundreds of schemes, Helen is very well liked and highly regarded within the industry.
Apart from being a skilled planner, Helen’s also a keen badminton player and occasional netball player (when her knees allow)!
Projects
Pathfinder Group
Jersey Avenue, London Borough of HarrowSouthampton Gateway — Bouygues Developments Ltd
SouthamptonPrivate Client, Greenhill Allotments
London Borough of SuttonYoung & Co.'s Brewery PLC
The Marquess, Covent GardenYoung & Co.'s Brewery PLC
The Weyside, GuildfordPrivate Client
Hammersmith & FulhamYoung & Co.'s Brewery PLC
The Phoenix, WestminsterSt Andrew's House
Holborn, CamdenHeadley Park Hotel
East HampshireThe Bread Factory
HendonRye Hill Park
London Borough of SouthwarkPrivate Client
Belmont Hill, LewishamMaggie's
Royal Free Hospital, HampsteadHangman’s Wood Industrial Park
South OckendonThe Bristol and Bath Distillery
87-89 Park Street, BristolPrivate Day Care Nursery
RichmondBeavertown Brewery
Enfield Distribution ParkLord Alpha Investments, Duddell's Restaurant
St Thomas's Church, London BridgeThe Courthouse
Friars Walk, LewesPinkmans Bakery
Park Street, BristolShelter From The Storm
IslingtonLadies & Gentlemen
Kentish TownMoira Wong Orthodontics
Kensington Church StreetP. Goddard & Sons
The Ham, BrentfordLawford & Sons Ltd and Capital Homes
New Kent RoadYoung & Co.'s Brewery
Dog & Fox, Wimbledon VillagePaddy Power
Caledonian Road, IslingtonAnglo American & De Beers
17 Charterhouse StreetLandcorp (London) Limited
Headley Park Hotel, East HampshireCreams Cafe
Providing planning advice and assisting with expansion plansCounty Tower Properties
Tower Service Station, BarnetPrivate Client
Minerva House, Hatton GardenPrivate Client
Westminster, LondonKingsbury
The Albion, WoolwichElephant & City Ltd
County Street, SouthwarkBlackhaven Ltd
Crystal Palace Road, East DulwichCambian Group Specialist School
ShropshireCambian Group Specialist School
North YorkshireCambian Group Specialist School
South SomersetShearwater House
RichmondColorama
Webber Street, Elephant and Castle153-159 Borough High Street
SouthwarkBosideng
South Molton Street, WestminsterSeymour Walk
Royal Borough of Kensington & ChelseaRick Stein
Marlborough, WiltshireLancaster Street Properties
Lancaster Street, SouthwarkYoung & Co.’s Brewery
The Old Ship, RichmondYHA
14 Noel Street, LondonASDA
Newport, Isle of WightYoung & Co.’s Brewery
New Town, SuttonALDI Hampden Park
EastbourneThe Ringley Group
The Castle, Kentish TownYoung & Co.’s Brewery
The Clarence, WestminsterLXB Retail Properties
Neatscourt, Isle of SheppeyGeronimo Inns
Crispin Place, Spitalfields MarketChelsea Construction
Lansdowne Walk, Holland ParkYoung & Co.’s Brewery
The Orange Tree Public House & Boutique Hotel, RichmondJMS Estates
Berners Mews, WestminsterASDA and Barratt Homes
Eastside, NewhavenCBRE Investors
London Road, MitchamASDA
Oakridge Park, Milton KeynesPrivate Client
Parker Pen NewhavenStation Road Retail Ltd
Cottingham, East Riding of YorkshirePaddy Power
Faircross ParadeWoodland Views Ltd.
Canada WaterThe Albany Group
King Henry's DockASDA
Shepshed, LeicestershireASDA
WareLondon Hoists Ltd
Piggotts' Yard, Epping Forest