Principal Consultant

Christine Sarris is a senior planning consultant and an experienced planner. She works with local authorities to improve services, efficiency and build confidence in new ways of working.  Her work is complimented by research studies to support the development of planning processes such as performance frameworks, service reviews and environmental impact assessment.  

Prior to joining Addison & Associates from the Government Office East Midlands Christine had been guiding authorities in Northamptonshire to look at new ways of working effectively.  She has closely liaised with local authorities and agencies to look at water and highway infrastructure phasing against housing trajectories, encouraged key partners to work together to identify funding for infrastructure and to put in place a delivery plan as part of core strategy.   Christine focuses on finding ways to enable sustainable development and has been responsible for reviewing the performance of local authorities in both forward planning and development management.  She has spent several years as a team leader managing city centre development in Leicester and Nottingham.