Mike Hughes joined the Knutsford office in July 2005 as a Planning Technician.

Previously, Mike was employed by Baker Associates for four and half years as a planning and GIS technician.

His work was predominantly related to Urban Capacity Studies and other Planning Policy reports for Local Planning Authorities.

He also worked alongside organisations, including the Groundwork Trust and Regional Planning Bodies, helping to produce a variety of reports and studies.

Since joining the company Mike has worked on a wide range of projects for a variety of clients.

Following the introduction of the smoking ban in Scotland, Mike played a major role in securing planning permissions for outdoor smoking facilities for the Spirit Group’s Scottish Estate.

This included securing permission for several properties located within Edinburgh’s World Heritage Site.

Mike has recently successfully completed a Masters degree in Environmental Planning at Liverpool John Moores University and is now working towards Chartered membership of the RTPI.

Outside of work Mike is a keen Football (Liverpool) and Rugby League fan (Widnes Vikings). He is also heavily involved with Chester Gladiators Rugby League Club as a player, junior coach and a committee member. His other interests include reading, watching movies and driving. Mike can currently be found being dragged around Wedding Fayre’s all over the North West in preparation for the big day in July.

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