Who we are

Luke is a Chartered Town Planner and has been a member of the Royal Town Planning Institute since 2001. He has worked in the private sector since 2004 after working in Local Government, rising to Principal Planning Officer for East Sussex County Council. Luke occasionally tutors postgraduate architecture students and is involved in the mentoring programme for postgraduate planning students at the University of Brighton.

Simon is a Chartered Town Planner and has been a member of the Royal Town Planning Institute since 1998. He has worked in both the public and private sector, and has advised private, national and international clients on a range of development projects throughout the south east of England. Simon also tutors postgraduate architecture students at Southbank University London and Brighton University.

Paul is a Chartered Town Planner and has been a member of the Royal Town Planning Institute since 1999. He has worked locally for Brighton & Hove City Council and DMH Stallard Solicitors and nationally for larger consultancies including RPS Planning & Indigo Planning. Paul has appeared as an expert planning witness at a number of Public Inquiries and is a member of the Brighton & Hove Economic Partnership.

Joseph joined Lewis & Co in 2016. He previously worked as a private consultant and in Local Government. He has significant experience acting as a lead consultant delivering major residential and mixed use developments for both public and private sector clients. Joseph previously worked for Mid Sussex District Council as a Planning Policy Officer and brings a range of experience in more specialist areas such as land promotion, strategic planning, habitat regulations, and housing needs. Joseph is a Chartered Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute and an occasional lecturer at the University of Brighton.

Zac joined Lewis & Co in 2024. He is currently in his final year of the RTPI's Planning Degree Apprenticeship. Zac brings over 6 years experience from previous roles at Arun District Council and Henry Adams LLP, with a range of experience on residential, commercial and leisure schemes. In January 2022, Zac joined the South Coast Young Planners Network as Social Media Co-Ordinator, before being elected as Chair in July 2022. He also serves on the RTPI South East Regional Activities Committee, and as part of the Governance Committee for the Commonwealth Association of Young Planners. 

Toby joined Lewis & Co in 2024. After graduating from Cardiff University with a BSc in Urban Planning and Development in 2022, he worked at a planning and architecture practice in Worthing. During his career so far, he has worked on a number of minor and major schemes across the south of England, assisting with the day to day running, production of planning documentation and negotiation with local Councils. Toby has key experience in handling the discharge of planning conditions, writing planning statements and pre application advice requests.