Bricks & Mortar: Turley’s James Simondson on social value and planning

This week’s guest on Bricks & Mortar is James Simondson, associate director in the strategic communications team at planning and development consultancy Turley. Simondson discusses the growing importance of social value and how it can be delivered through the planning process. He emphasises the importance of community engagement in the process and talks through examples of how that might look in practice. He also discusses Turley’s approach to delivering social value, as well as reflecting on how strong credentials in the field can help to attract and retain talent in a business. To send feedback, e-mail sarah.jackman@eg.co.uk or tweet @EGPropertyNews