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Isabelle Ward is an Assistant Planner at award-winning building consultancy Iceni Projects. Isabelle is a graduate in International Planning MSc from UCL and is working towards RTPI Chartership. She gained her bachelors in Geography from the University of Leeds and prior to joining Iceni worked in Flood Risk Management at the Environment Agency. This role sparked her interest in planning as she produced the maps of areas of flood risk in Yorkshire and worked to mitigate flood risk in new developments. Her expertise as an Assistant Planner lies in considering how planning frameworks and policy affect different sites and in undertaking planning research for developments across London.
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