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Colin Brown is a Partner at Carter Jonas. Appointed Head of Planning & Development Division in November 2020, he is based out of the Cambridge office. He has over 25 years’ experience of planning consultancy and has a broad sphere of work. He acts for a wide range of private, institutional and developer clients and has worked on significant planning applications and appeals.
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