Jonathan Bainbridge

Partner, Planning

07976 603735 jonathan.bainbridge@bidwells.co.uk

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Jonathan leads our London planning team, focussing on technology clusters, large-scale residential, council headquarters and higher education – it’s an eclectic CV.

Jonathan acts for developers, institutions, private landowners, charitable trusts and local authorities. Commercially driven, his focus is on high-value areas of London and the South East.

He specialises in securing complex, mixed-use planning permissions - Its rarely simple. Jonathan thrives on developing personal relationships with both his clients and planning authorities, which he knows is the key to problem solving and delivering results.

Jonathan currently advises on Cambridge’s most sustainable office scheme, a 55,000 sq m building in the heart of its tech cluster for Pace Investments. He helped Surrey County Council move its county HQ from Kingston upon Thames back into Surrey and is promoting 800 homes in St Albans’ green belt through the local plan process.

Jonathan's detailed understanding of constantly evolving policy and regulations across these asset types and geographical areas - and 11 years’ experience of the planning process – means he is well-equipped to lead your next ambitious planning application or promotion.

Jonathan is both a MRICS and MRTPI accredited.

Planning

Develop winning planning strategies that deliver successful projects

Planning Consultancy

Comprehensive planning strategy and submission advice - tailored to your site and your objectives.

Our insights

Insights 06.10.23

As a Partner in the Planning Division at Bidwells, I advise developers and institutions on achieving planning permission through stakeholder alignment and strategic planning solutions.

Jonathan Bainbridge: My career as a Planner for Science and Technology

Insights 30.08.23

Our research shows location is a key consideration for laboratory-based businesses. We compare an out-of-town industrial conversion for Sherlock Biosciences with a retail-to-labs project in Cambridge’s Grafton Centre, examining the considerations of each.

Repurposing Spaces to Labs: Out-of-Town or City Centre?

Blog 25.07.23

Cambridge was identified in a keynote speech from Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Michael Gove, as an area that could supercharge the UK’s position as a science superpower. With the city at its centre.

Making Cambridge the science capital of a science superpower relies on Planning reform

Insights 25.07.23

Making Cambridge the science capital of a science superpower relies on Planning reform

Insights 22.03.23

Jonathan Bainbridge, Partner - Planning, gives ten reasons why the Golden Triangle can be the world’s pre-eminent science supercluster.

Where to grow a life sciences business: 10 reasons why the Golden Triangle can be the world’s pre-eminent science supercluster

Insights 19.05.22

We discuss permitted development and what this means for London’s Central Activities Zone and office space across the city.

What will become of the CAZ?

Event 29.09.21

The London Real Estate Forum is an annual thought-leadership conference at the Barbican Centre, 29–30 September 2021, bringing together key decision-makers from the industry, government, investment and business communities to drive sustainable investment and development in cities.

London Real Estate Forum 2021

Briefing 23.09.20

A number of London LPAs are focussing their efforts on reviewing the White Paper, analysing housing numbers and waiting for updates on the London Plan. This means that many Local Plans have been faced with delays.

London Local Plan Watch - Autumn 2020