Steve Quartermain CBE, Former Chief Planner and Director, Quartermain
After a career in Local government , during which time he managed all front line services including an award winning Planning and community planning team , Steve became Chief Planner for the government in 2008. Stepping down in 2020 after 12 years Steve could reflect back on a period that saw the planning system transformed; from the NPPF , the planning guidance suite , to PD rights and the design agenda. He championed the profession and pressed for greater diversity. A former President of the Planning Officers Society he was an active RTPI member during his Local Government time. He now has a varied portfolio of activities, supporting Women in Planning and the University of Kent, as well as giving strategic advice and support to Town Legal, Cratus, hgh planning consultancy,sue the LPDF and London Strategic Land. He is also Chair of Popolo Housing board and sits on the planning committee at OPDC.
