Leading property consultancy firm Fisher German has expanded its regional planning team in response to an increasing work-load across the North West.

Nial Casselden joins the firm as a planner at the Chester office and will be working on a range of projects spanning the residential, commercial and agricultural sectors.

He brings almost 18 years’ experience in local authority planning from Cheshire West & Chester Council, where he led the Development Management team to become one of the best performing in the region.

Nial has also showcased his skills on the small screen, appearing on the BBC2 series `The Planners’ and `Permission Impossible’ in 2013 and 2014, presenting a number of intriguing  planning and enforcement cases in Cheshire.

His appointment comes following a period of continued strong growth across the North West and to further boost the department, another planner will join the FG team in September.

Partner Edward Clark commented: “We are excited to have secured such an experienced planner as Nial to lead our Planning team in the North West Region. Nial will be working closely with our Building Surveying team and this appointment will enable us to expand our range of services to our existing clients and to attract new work within the Development sector in the North West.”

Nial, who has been a chartered planner for 10 years, said: “I am extremely pleased to join Fisher German and I look forward to contributing to the firm’s ongoing success.

“The North West will be one of the key growth areas in the country over the next few years and I am very keen to expand our range of influence and win new customers, whilst providing an exemplary service to our existing clients.”

Contact: Neal Casselden 01244 409664, neal.casselden@fishergerman.co.uk