Dan Wilson, Senior Planning Manager at Cala Homes (North Home Counties)

As a Chartered Town Planner, Dan specialises in delivering sustainable developments that transform places and leave a positive, lasting impact on local communities through holistic, inclusive growth. Dan is experienced in delivering strategic urban extensions, a brand-new garden village, urban regeneration schemes, student accommodation, hotels, and more. Since graduating from Cardiff University (MSc in International Planning and Development), Dan has gained over 12 years of experience in both the public and private sectors. At Cala Homes, Dan is responsible for securing planning consents, providing strategic planning advice, promoting sites through the planning system and assisting on the bidding process for potential new sites, of interest to the company, to ensure a strong pipeline of new homes in the region.

Dan previously sat on both the RTPI West Midlands Regional Activities Committee and the RTPI West Midlands Regional Management Board. He also served as Junior Vice-Chair and Vice-Chair and, in 2020, was Chair of the RTPI West Midlands Young Planners Committee. That same year, Dan won the RTPI West Midlands Young Planner of the year award and, in 2021, was highly commended by the judges in the RTPI National Young Planner of the year awards. In a previous life, Dan was President of a Students’ Union and Regional Chairman of the Commonwealth Student Association (Caribbean Chapter).”