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Planning Conference 2025 Speakers

  • Neil Collar - Brodies LLP

    Neil Collar

    Partner & Head of Planning Law, Brodies LLP

    Experienced adviser, inquiry advocate, blogger, author and conference speaker - Neil Collar of Brodies is the only Scottish planning lawyer in the Legal 500 Hall of Fame. He has over 30 years’ experience of renewable energy developments. He is a Legal Associate of the Royal Town Planning Institute and an accredited specialist in planning law. His textbook Planning is now in its 5th edition.

  • Suzie Saunders new

    Suzie Saunders

    Senior Policy Analyst, ScottishPower Renewables

    Suzie is a planning and environmental policy professional, currently working at ScottishPower Renewables. She holds an undergraduate degree in Marine Biology and a Master's in Biological Sciences. She began her career at Natural England, where she managed protected sites within Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire. She then moved to the Woodland Trust Scotland, leading their successful campaign on the National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4). Suzie's expertise lies in the intersection of nature and renewable energy, where she is dedicated to developing innovative solutions that promote renewable energy deployment while addressing biodiversity loss.

  • Carolyn Wilson 2

    Carolyn Wilson

    Onshore Head of Consents & Environment UK & Ireland, SSE Renewables

    Carolyn is a chartered town planning professional with over 35 years’ experience in public and private sector, in both mixed development and infrastructure planning and consenting across the UK. Experienced in Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and significant planning appeal experience including acting as expert planning witness at Inquiry and Hearings. Carolyn is a volunteer lead facilitator and trainer on community engagement for Planning Aid Scotland, with over 25 years’ experience in delivering community and stakeholder engagement. She currently leads the SSE Renewables Onshore Consents & Environment Team across the UK and Ireland and has been with SSE Renewables for over 5 years, with over 10 years' experience in renewables development.

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