Rafa Grosso Macpherson is a Chartered Town Planner and urban design specialist with a background in UK local government, national park planning and consultancy. His work focuses on helping communities, councils and project teams understand places, assess development proposals and prepare clear, well-evidenced planning and design advice. He brings particular experience in neighbourhood planning, design guidance, planning representations, public engagement and the review of development proposals in sensitive settings. Rafa’s academic background in urban design, international planning, sustainable urban policy and law supports a practical, design-led and policy-informed approach to planning work.