
We guide development projects of all types and scale through an increasingly complex and ever changing planning process.
We offer what we think clients want in a planning consultancy - a passionate desire to achieve exceptional results, incisive and innovative thinking, and an unerring commitment to get it right.
Our simple yet challenging motivation is to be recognised in the market as the planning consultancy of choice, valued for the quality of our thinking and our commitment to enhancing our clients’ business.
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Clyde Shanks
Managing Director
Clyde Shanks
Managing Director
Clyde has 23 years experience in planning consultancy having begun his career in London and Reading before returning to Northern Ireland in 1999. He quickly rose to the position of Director at Turley Associates in Belfast before taking the decision to establish Clyde Shanks in 2011.
Clyde has considerable experience in co-ordinating complex, infrastructure projects across all property sectors and in establishing strong relationships with decision makers. He brings thoroughness and clarity of thinking to project direction and strategy and is constantly seeking to improve what we do and how we do it. He is a keen runner, golfer and part time hockey coach at Lisnagarvey minis.
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Gavin McGill
Associate
Gavin McGill
Associate
Gavin is in his sixth year with Clyde Shanks and provides great support to our senior team. He handles a diverse and busy application workload that includes management of a high volume of agrifood work for Moypark and a wide range of planning application work. He is captain of Lisburn Cricket Club’s second eleven and occasional hockey player for South Antrim.
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Rachel Ingram
Graphic Designer
Rachel Ingram
Graphic Designer
Rachel heads up our graphic design team and brings wonderful creativity and vitality to all of the documents that we produce. This includes our diverse core planning work as well as expanding new opportunities in company branding, website design, events and festival advertisement and menus for restaurants, bars and hospitality venues.
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Hayley Wilson
Senior Planner
Hayley Wilson
Senior Planner
Hayley joined us as a graduate planner in January 2019 having previously completed work experience with us. She is responsible for monitoring a very extensive portfolio of submitted planning applications and ensuring that we have early awareness of consultee and objector issues and can respond quickly to resolve and address any issues that arise. She provides strong support to our Senior Planners, Associates and Directors and is enjoying her early days in our busy office.
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Gavyn Smyth
Associate
Gavyn Smyth
Associate
Gavyn previously worked in England and Wales at a number of local authorities securing excellent experience that he applies across a busy and diverse portfolio of planning application work in our office. He works closely with local Council planning officers in trying to proactively manage these towards timely recommendations to approve.
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Lauren Coulter
Planner
Lauren Coulter
Planner
Lauren joined Clyde Shanks in May 2021 as a Graduate Planner after topping the class in her final year at University of Ulster. She has settled well in to the team and provides excellent support in monitoring a diverse project portfolio and contributing to new planning application submissions.
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Susannah Boyce
Graduate Planner
Susannah Boyce
Graduate Planner