Gerald Eve - Appointment - Manchester

Date: 13 Aug 2008

Gerald Eve has announced the appointment of another new partner in its Manchester office to head up the planning team.

Stuart Vendy has over ten years' experience of advising on complex planning issues and joins from Cunnane Town Planning. His work has primarily focused on the residential and retail sectors, as well as renewables projects such as wind turbines. Clients have included Tesco, David Wilson Homes, Scarborough Football Club, Tiger Developments, a number of national restaurant chains and various private landowners.

Stuart will work within Gerald Eve's 50-strong national planning and development business which operates out of London and Manchester.

His appointment closely follows that of Michael Robinson who joins Gerald Eve's Manchester office from CBRE on 18 August to lead the firm's national building consultancy team.

Mike Roocroft, partner and head of Gerald Eve's Manchester office, says: "These appointments are part of the firm's continuing plans to expand its presence in the North West, both by including new services such as building consultancy and occupational and investment agency, and by extending our existing offer. We are making these positive moves against the market trend, demonstrating our faith in the North West and our confidence in prospects for new business."

The 20-strong Manchester office provides planning & development, valuation, landlord & tenant, property taxation advice and building consultancy to a range of public and private sector clients, including ITV, Manchester University, Peel Holdings, Tarmac, Unilever and Whitbread.

Stuart Vendy, the new planning partner